Category: Featured
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Developer and director sentenced over fire safety failings in seafront flats
An Essex developer has been fined £40,000 and its director given a 12-month community order after failing to fix serious fire safety breaches at a seafront apartment block in Felixstowe, Suffolk. Dragon Wood Homes Ltd was served an enforcement notice in relation to Cliff House in Chevalier Road, a former hotel converted into luxury residential…
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Staying Productive in 2025: State of the Concrete Industry
Jeff Keeling, vice president of sales and marketing at Brokk Inc., shares his insight into the state of the concrete industry and the challenges contractors are managing daily. Concrete Contractor connected with Keeling over email in June 2025. Q. Where are concrete contractors at with employment and the skilled labor shortage? Labor shortages continue to…
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Our 2025 Summer Landscaping Reveal (With Full Process)
I’m currently caught in the “why would anyone live anywhere else” fever dream that is “Oregon in The Summer”, and while I intellectually know there is no perfect place to live, right now, up here, it’s magical (and has been since March – 2025 was a real pretty one). This backyard is certainly serving up…
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Construction Robotics: The Sentiment-Implementation Gap
Construction professionals are increasingly optimistic about robotics in their companies, according to BuiltWorlds’ just-released 2025 Equipment & Robotics Benchmarking Report. But while the mood is upbeat, actual implementation still lags in some areas. This raises important questions about the path from experimentation to standard practice. A stronger appetite for robotic innovation BuiltWorlds surveyed a diverse…
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£1.66bn in EPC fines could be handed out if market fails to improve by 2030
If new government energy rules were enforced today, over £1.6 billion in fines could be handed out to homeowners whose properties don’t meet the proposed minimum efficiency standard. New figures reveal that 39% of homes sold in England over the past year fall short of the EPC rating the government wants in place by 2030,…
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7 glazing innovations that can make homes more comfortable
The glass in the windows of your home lets the light in and keeps the weather out – but it can do a whole lot more. Glazing innovations mean that it can offer additional benefits that make life easier, safer, and ensure the conditions inside a home are more comfortable. Clever glazing solutions can, for…
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Acuity Gets U.S. Patent for Hydrel Flame Luminaires
Acuity Brands Lighting announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. patent number 12,215,854, which covers luminaires that can implement Hydrel’s Flame Lighting Technique. Hydrel® is an established innovator and provider of outdoor architectural, aquatics and landscape lighting products. The patent was issued on February 4, 2025. Flame is a new play…
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BDB Expands, Transforms Berkeley Building into Housing
Following its successful streak of building projects in the Eastern United States, BDB Construction Enterprise has executed a high-profile residential renovation project in Berkeley, California, to reinvent an existing student housing complex. This success marks the first foray by the New York City-based contractor into construction work on the West Coast. Led by Tallal Bhutta, founder and…
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Servpro Names David D’Alessandro Board Chairman
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Servpro Industries, LLC (“SERVPRO”), a leader in cleanup, restoration and construction services, recently announced the appointment of David D’Alessandro as Chairman of the Board. D’Alessandro succeeds Nigel Travis, who has served in the role with distinction for the past five years, helping guide SERVPRO through an era of strong growth, digital innovation, and operational excellence…
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Cornerstone Names Gunner Smith as New CEO
Cornerstone Building Brands, a leading manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, today named Gunner Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective Aug. 11. Gunner was selected after the company’s Board of Directors conducted a comprehensive search to identify its next CEO. His strong commercial background and experience leading high-performing businesses in…