Grenfell cladding not 'uniquely dangerous' - BBC
Cladding of a different type to that on Grenfell Tower burns almost as fast, tests reveal...
- Topic / Article / 59 minutes ago
- www.bbc.co.uk
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Coronavirus delays hit £26bn-worth of projects - CN
Delays to construction work worth almost £26bn have been caused due to project delays in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Analysts at Barbour ABI...
- Topic / Article / 6 hours ago
- www.constructionnews.co.uk
Managing a coronavirus-related project shutdown - Construction Dive
Contractors and subcontractors need to take several steps to secure their jobsites before stopping work under new county, city and state orders.
- Topic / Article / 6 hours ago
- www.constructiondive.com
Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water - AP
The second-largest river in California has sustained Native American tribes with plentiful salmon for millennia, provided upstream farmers with irrigation water for...
- Topic / Article / 19 hours ago
- apnews.com
Notre-Dame restoration restart considered despite lockdown - CN
Restoration work on Notre-Dame Cathedral could soon restart, despite the country being on coronavirus lockdown. Work to restore the Paris landmark, which...
- Topic / Article / 3 days ago
- www.constructionnews.co.uk
Washington state bans construction, Boston extends moratorium - Construction Dive
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's clarification updated Monday's mandate that appeared to exempt construction while Boston Mayor Martin Walsh extended his construction...
- Topic / Article / 3 days ago
- www.constructiondive.com
Construction of Jiaodong International Airport fully resumes in Qingdao - Xinhuanet
Aerial photo taken on March 25, 2020 shows the Jiaodong International Airport under construction in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province...
- Topic / Article / 4 days ago
- www.xinhuanet.com
More sites closing down - TCI
Bovis Homes, Barratt Developments, Taylor Wimpey and Speller Metcalfe have joined the likes of ISG and Galliard in closing their sites in response to the Covid-19 pandemic...
- Topic / Article / 4 days ago
- www.theconstructionindex.co.uk
Shut down all nonessential jobsites to protect construction workers from COVID-19: A superintendent's perspective - Construction Dive
By continuing construction on sites that aren't critical for a community's wellbeing, companies are putting their people at risk in favor of schedule and profit...
- Topic / Article / 4 days ago
- www.constructiondive.com
Holding back the hurricanes
Atlantic hurricanes can cause death and destruction even as far north as New York City where engineers are about to embark on a huge coastal defence project...
- MS Amlin / Article / 5 days ago
- www.msamlin.com