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Beazer Homes Sacramento Wins Top National Award for Quality of Construction SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 10, 2019--Beazer Homes’ Northern California Division was awarded first place for the Quality of Construction Award for Full-Scope Quality Assurance (QA) Inspections by Quality Built, LLC. Quality Built is the nation’s leader in third party QA inspections and risk management solutions for new building construction. The awards recognize builders in their program who consistently build to a high level of quality and pursue continuous process improvement. Over 185 international builders, product manufactures, and insurance companies gathered in Las Vegas, NV for the 2019 Quality Built Builder...

Pittsburgh to require ‘clean construction’ on Duck Hollow bridge project ittsburgh officials announced plans Thursday for a new $3.2 million bridge accessing the quirky riverfront neighborhood of Duck Hollow. The city will require the contractor to abide by a long dormant “clean construction” ordinance. The McFarren Street Bridge spanning Nine Mile Run provides the only access to Duck Hollow located along the Monongahela River across from Homestead. To reach the McFarren Street Bridge, traffic must pass under a railroad overpass that is too low for large vehicles to pass underneath, including fire trucks and emergency vehicles. Residents have complained about...

Birmingham construction project causes shopping center next door to start sinking into ground BIRMINGHAM, Mich. - A construction project that went awry in Birmingham caused a shopping center next door to sink a few inches into the ground, officials said. The Daxton Hotel is the new construction project: a five-story luxury hotel that will feature a two-story underground garage. When excavation started last summer, everything appeared to move along smoothly. Construction workers building next to an existing structure are required to pay attention to the new building's impact on the existing one. Monitors noticed cracks in the floors and drywall...

Seven Areas To Tackle Poor Productivity In Construction With ConTech In the 2017 report “Reinventing construction through a productivity revolution”, MGI argued that, if construction sector productivity were just to catch up with that of the total economy, there would be a cumulative productivity boost of up to 60%, translating into a 2% global GDP boost. The report highlighted seven areas which, if acted in simultaneously, would permit us to achieve these gains. Regulation This is considered to be an enabler for the other efficiencies. The goals are to streamline permitting and approvals processes, reduce informality and corruption, and encourage...

Investor Momentum Builds For Construction Tech Although it’s not the sexiest of industries, the hefty construction sector in 2018 attracted not only the attention but, more importantly, the dollars of investors. Historically, the multi-trillion dollar sector has been slow to adopt new technologies, as builders rely on a variety of disparate systems to manage projects, traditional building methods to construct homes, and non-smart materials. But a wave of startups is looking to capitalize on opportunities within the sector. Companies that have developed software solutions aimed at streamlining processes and increasing efficiencies are increasingly common. Prefab construction has evolved thanks to...