Tag: project
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Wates project engages CIOB members in Manchester
CIOB’s Manchester Hub and guests recently joined the Wates Group construction team to visit a residential development in Manchester. The development, at Rodney Street, Ancoats, will include 119 apartments spread across two buildings – a mix of 28 one-bed and 91 two-bed homes – alongside 10 townhouses. Members were particularly interested to hear about the…
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BIM, Email, and AI: Rethinking Project Information Management
In this episode of the AI AEC Show by AEC Business, I sat down with Carl Veillette, Chief Product Officer at Newforma. With a career that began in architecture and evolved into co-founding BIM Track, followed by joining Newforma, Carl brings a unique perspective on how the industry can better manage the explosion of construction…
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Concrete Project Profile – SK Construction Places Green Concrete for Simpson University
The drive to reduce the carbon footprint of the cement production and concrete construction industries continues. According to the statistics and facts from Statista.com published on March 2025 these industries would be the world’s fourth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Yet, works and efforts continue and every foot and every slab provides an opportunity for some sustainable…
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Private delays, abandonments drive project stress higher
Project stress rose again in April with the private sector nearing a multi-year high in abandonments, according to the latest data from Cincinnati-based ConstructConnect. The Project Stress Index, a measure of construction projects that have been paused, abandoned or have a delayed bid date, climbed 1.5% in April. The jump marks a 16% increase over…
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Alabama home builder completes first commercial project
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: An Alabama home builder has completed work on its first ground-up commercial project as it expands into the nonresidential sector. Stone Martin Commercial, a division of Opelika, Alabama-based Stone Martin Builders, finished construction on the…
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Kiewit, WSP tapped for $3.2B Canada nuclear waste project
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Nuclear waste storage repositoryValue: $3.2 billion for initial constructionLocation: Northwestern Ontario, CanadaClient: Nuclear Waste Management Organization A project to store Canada’s nuclear waste is moving forward in northwestern Ontario with the selection of a design and…
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Kiewit, WSP tapped for $3.2B Canada nuclear waste project
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Nuclear waste storage repositoryValue: $3.2 billion for initial constructionLocation: Northwestern Ontario, CanadaClient: Nuclear Waste Management Organization A project to store Canada’s nuclear waste is moving forward in northwestern Ontario with the selection of a design and…
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5 Essential Software Tools for Construction Project Management
The construction industry is often in flux. While the need to build and modify structures has been around for thousands of years, the tools that exist to help with these projects are always improving. That is certainly the case in the modern era, when apps have become integral in so many fields and industries. Whether…
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Stone Martin Commercial finishes first ground-up project in Alabama
Stone Martin Commercial, a division of Stone Martin Builders, a leading homebuilder in Alabama, completed construction on its first ground up build project, the Wyndham Industrial Warehouse in Opelika, Alabama. This achievement signifies Stone Martin Commercial’s successful expansion into the commercial construction sector. The 18,000 square foot industrial warehouse priced at $1,800,000 is located at 3000…
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$500M Kelso Solar Project breaks ground in Missouri
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction has started on Arevon Energy’s Kelso 1 & 2 solar projects in Scott County, Missouri, according to a May 1 news release from the Scottsdale, Arizona-based renewable energy developer. The $500 million, 430-megawatt project is Arevon’s…