The Grenfell Tower tragedy has had significant impacts on legislation and combustible cladding remediation in every built environment, in every city, around the world. Incredibly, there has been no fail-safe solution for building and apartment owners, who are tasked with having to replace one form of unsafe cladding with another says ExinTech.
Category Archives: Foundations
Good gully: Onwards and upwards as Transmission Gully readies to open
Onwards and upwards as Transmission Gully readies to open.
Getting a skate on: Youngman Richardson prove integral in skatepark makeover
Marlborough Park is a modern recreational area for all ages located in Glenfield on Auckland’s North Shore. A colourful playground was added in 2017 and recently the skateboard park which has been a feature of the landscape for years was reopened after being given a complete makeover.
Cementing a sustainable future
Fletcher Building has announced the completion of its tyre project at Golden Bay Cement, which will avoid up to three million used tyres going to landfill each year to instead be used in cement manufacturing.
Komatsu celebrates 100 years
On May 13, 2021, Komatsu celebrated the company’s 100th anniversary. A series of activities over the next year will be centred around the company’s commitment to its new brand promise of “creating value together”.
Taking a lead from high-hit COVID-19 areas: UK construction offices will help recover the sector in 2021
Why all construction workers in the UK must eventually return to the site and how this can be achieved safely.
‘Game changer’ for stress testing and failure monitoring of structures
An Australian innovation with significant pedigree, and global safety implications, is rapidly moving towards commercial reality thanks in part to a co-funded grant from the Federal Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC).
Paying the price: The construction works risk of not agreeing to cost at project’s outset
A recent High Court decision highlights the importance of parties agreeing on a pricing mechanism for construction works from the outset to prevent disputes arising as to the cost of the works. This is particularly relevant now, given the level of residential construction activity occurring.
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