Mar 28, 2025
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KB Home and IBHS create first wildfire-resistant neighborhood in California, demonstrating innovative fire-prevention construction techniques. In a pioneering approach to wildfire protection, a new neighborhood in Southern California is redefining home construction, offering a potential model for communities threatened by increasingly destructive wildfires. The Dixon Trail neighborhood, developed by KB Home in collaboration with the […]
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Mar 19, 2025
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Take a deep dive into the latest developments in Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) laws in 2025. In this blog post, we shed some light on the ins and outs of the latest regulations, guiding contractors , homeowners and real estate enthusiasts through the changes. From zoning updates to permitting requirements, we unravel everything you need […]
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Mar 10, 2025
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Discuss these ideas with your tax professional to potentially reduce your tax liability for this year and beyond. Small business owners are often looking for ways to minimize their company’s tax liability. That may mean evaluating your company’s current financial performance and adjusting your tax strategy accordingly, taking advantage of tax-friendly pass-through provisions. Whatever your […]
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Mar 06, 2025
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The Design History of the World’s Biggest Houses Allen J. Schaben – Getty Images If there’s one thing the ultra-wealthy have consistently done throughout history and into the current day, it’s build some insanely large houses. We’re not talking about your town’s most expansive McMansion or even the White House—we’re talking about palaces and estates […]
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Feb 28, 2025
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Here is a round up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including PCL, Stantec and Granite. A rendering of the Halifax Infirmary Expansion Project’s forthcoming acute care tower in Halifax, Nova Scotia. PCL will work on the project as part of a joint venture. Courtesy of PCL Construction Contractors […]
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Feb 20, 2025
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Architecture stands at the cross-section of art, technology, and humanity. At the most basic level, it shelters us, and on the grandest level, it seeks to inspire and awe. Whether inspired to honour their religious beliefs, house their pursuit of knowledge, or pay tribute to the grandeur of their monarchs, mankind has for centuries been […]
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Feb 13, 2025
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Contractors expect activity to pick up over the next six months amid renewed confidence since the presidential election, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. Construction workers help build a condo tower using steel rebar on Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images via Getty Images Brief: Construction backlog increased to 8.4 months […]
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Feb 03, 2025
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Here is a round up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including AECOM, Jacobs and Trumbull. Trumbull, Fay, S&B Construction and Wagman Heavy Civil will help build the new Long Bridge rail project between Virginia and Washington, D.C. Retrieved from Virginia Passenger Rail Authority. Contractors thrive on new business […]
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Jan 30, 2025
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Cheap and flexible perovskite solar cells could revolutionize solar power, making it easier than ever to power the world with sunlight. The new thin layer of solar film is 27% efficient when converting sunlight into energy — compared with the approximate 22% efficiency of silicon panels on the market today. (Image credit: Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images) […]
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Jan 23, 2025
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Build credibility and relationships with potential clients to negotiate more deals. Successful business relationships are based on trust, according to consultant Matt Verderamo. Stock Photo via Getty Images Matt Verderamo is a consultant at Well Built Construction Consulting, a Baltimore-based firm that delivers strategic consulting, facilitation services and peer roundtables for construction executives. Opinions […]
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