GameChange Targets U.S. Transformer Shortage with New India Factory

Foundation work is underway on a 300,000-sq-ft transformer plant set to send 75% of its annual production to customers in the US.

Henry Brothers completes Belper health centre

Henry Brothers has handed over a £15.2m Race Cottam Associates-designed health centre in Belper, built for Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

McLaughlin & Harvey help cut test wait for Braintree patients

McLaughlin & Harvey has completed a new community diagnostic centre (CDC) at Braintree Community Hospital for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

FPS baselines foundation carbon

The Federation of Piling Specialists has completed an extensive review of foundation carbon emissions, creating a baseline from 63 projects that can be used to assess progress on decarbonisation.

Government targets thousands more homes near stations in new NPPF

Rayner said: “A safe, secure home is the foundation of opportunity, but too many people are being priced out of the communities where they want to live and work." The post Government targets thousands more homes near stations in new NPPF appeared first on Property Week.

WSJ - The Construction Method That Can Prevent Skyscrapers From Sinking 11042023

Super-tall skyscrapers are being built in cities around the world where they may normally sink, and builders are using a unique engineering method called deep-soil mixing to make it happen. Mixing soil and cement creates a super-strong slurry called “soilcrete” that is three times stronger than regular soil. WSJ explains the process of essentially changing the earth, and the risks it poses as cities expand

The B1M - The Wild Story of New York’s Abandoned Skyscraper

This video looks at "161 Maiden Lane" - The Manhattan skyscraper that tilts by 8cm!

Lesics - Burj Khalifa - The Secrets of its incredibly strong foundation 23122022

An animated video that shows how such a massive building - the Burj Khalifa - is able to stand strong on loose Dubai soil?

Cheddar - The Challenge Of Skyscraper Construction In The Most Crowded City In America, 22092022

New York's skyline is constantly changing as the city continues to build up. But building here comes with its own particular set of challenges: confined spaces, subways and a general lack of land. It's a task New York's construction workers and architects are particularly well-trained to face. Cheddar & CuriosityStream explore the unique histories and modern challenges, defining the future of each of New York City's one-of-a-kind infrastructure systems

Ineffective Risk Management - That's Risky - Published by Project Management Institute

According to PMI’s 2018 Pulse of the Profession® report, 9.9% of every dollar spent on projects is wasted. That’s a scary number, and it’s not improving significantly from previous versions of the report. Perhaps even more alarming is that the same report showed the best performers waste 21 times less money than the worst performers. That’s a pretty telling statistic and it illustrates

How do you determine the most cost-effective foundation type for a commercial building when dealing with variable ground conditions?