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5 Durable Wall Solutions for Your Next Project
On busy sites, retaining structures do more than hold soil. They manage water, resist loads, and keep access ways open. The right choice balances structural performance with build time, finish quality, and long-term care. For teams comparing options on mixed-use or light industrial jobs, local insight is helpful. Experienced contractors who build day in and…
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Why Resilient Heating Systems Matter in Modern Facilities
For today’s facilities managers, heating and hot-water performance has moved far beyond being a basic operational requirement. In commercial environments—whether multi-storey office buildings, hospitality venues, industrial units, education sites or large-scale kitchens—heating infrastructure underpins business continuity, comfort, compliance, and energy strategy. When a commercial boiler plant fails, operations fail with it. This is why facilities…
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Walmart, other retailers to 3D-print more than 12 projects
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Building on its portfolio of 3D-printed projects, retail giant Walmart, alongside other commercial retailers, will work with 3D-printing firm Alquist to deliver more than a dozen construction projects across the U.S., according to a Nov.…
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Stop emailing people on the jobsite. Talk to them instead.
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Corey Febo is a superintendent with Kansas City, Missouri-based JE Dunn Construction. Opinions are the author’s own. I’ve only been in the superintendent role for a short time, but one aspect has surprised me more than anything…
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Are Seattle Home Prices Expected to Keep Rising in 2026?
Seattle’s housing market often sparks debate, especially as 2026 approaches and buyers wonder if prices will climb again. After several years of sharp increases followed by slower growth, the market now shows signs of steadier movement. Experts expect Seattle home prices to rise modestly in 2026, likely between 2% and 4%, rather than the rapid…
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5 Remodeling Experts Who Transform Vienna Homes
Vienna, VA homes have charm for days, but even charm runs out of storage space. Maybe your kitchen still thinks it’s 1997. Maybe your bathroom lighting makes you look like an extra in a horror movie. Local renovation pros can fix that fast. Let’s walk through five trusted teams that keep Vienna houses stylish, practical,…
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Fluor kicks off $671M Texas highway rebuild
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Work along a 12-mile stretch of highway is officially underway on one of Texas’ most significant corridor upgrade projects. Irving, Texas-based contractor Fluor broke ground on the $671 million reconstruction and widening of State Highway 6 in…
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AstraZeneca to invest $2B in Maryland manufacturing expansion
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Biopharmaceutical maker AstraZeneca said it will invest $2 billion to expand biologics and clinical drug production at two manufacturing facilities in Maryland. The investment includes a “significant expansion” of AstraZeneca’s Frederick facility that would nearly…
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Why adopting better helmets in construction is a no-brainer
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Steve Rowson is a professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics and the director of the Helmet Lab at Virginia Tech. Opinions are the author’s own. Across the U.S., construction accounts for one in five workplace deaths and…
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Hinkley JV issued enforcement notice after ‘fire safety shortfalls’
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served a fire enforcement notice after identifying “significant fire safety shortfalls” at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site. The notice was served on Bylor – a joint venture of Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics – which is delivering Hinkley Point C’s main civil engineering works. According…