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Following our latest national market update, Director Barry Laycock spoke with Ralph Nicholson from The Urban Developer to shed further light on the rising costs within the building industry. Visit the link to read the piece which helps contextualize the varied factors currently affecting the construction market. https://lnkd.in/dGMXh3D6

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Activity in residential and commercial construction grew in May for the third month running, new figures indicate

The Spring 2024 BC Construction Stat Pack and Survey Report from the VRCA - Vancouver Regional Construction Association and British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) are out! We agree wholeheartedly with this quote from a tradesperson responding to the survey, when asked about diversity in the workplace: "How could it possibly be negative to have a range of people with different life experiences and backgrounds working together to achieve a goal?" See the full details at https://ow.ly/PgYL50RnzSu

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UPFRONT COSTS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF SCOTTISH ROAD - https://lnkd.in/eW2KHBZX - A staggering £246.7 million – more than half of the money spent on the project so far – has been handed over to cover “preparation costs”. Transport bosses have paid design consultants and planners almost double what has been spent on actual construction to dual the A9. We can reveal a staggering

Doug Ford Olivia Chow 9:27 am. East bound Gardiner Expressway. Exhibition Grounds. Five (5) pieces of heavy construction equipment sitting on the top deck, no operators, no workers to be seen. In the previous days I had seen workers underneath, taking down isolated sections of the expressway - but that’s not the case today. I can’t understand why there is heavy equipment sitting idly during, what should be, our most productive construction period. Where’s the call to action??? Yes, I saw council requested the City to come back in JULY with construction acceleration recommendations - but why did they have to be directed? And why July? Why weren’t contingency plans for acceleration already contemplated in the construction contract? Why is our world class city being choked by gridlock while we wait for these recommendations? 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We, as citizens and taxpayers, deserve better. We need to use our voices now and more importantly we need let our votes do the talking come election time.

With its prominent location in Cathedral Square, Tūranga was always going to be an important building for the city. Following the earthquakes in 2011, the Christchurch City Council undertook an extensive programme to ensure the rebuild was future-proofed, gleaning inspiration from local residents and knowledge from international experts. Looking at the award-winning finished product it is easy to gloss over the innovation and depth of experience that were key to making it happen. We think the lessons from creating this building are important to share to help future projects. There are 3 key lessons from this build that we think will have value for future projects: 1. Embed build methodology and cost management expertise into the design process to avoid value engineering exercises at the end of design. 2. Professionals with builder’s experience have valuable knowledge and can own key solutions for defined building elements. In this project, we proposed a different seismic system than was originally designed. This deployed system went on to win an international award. 3. Be open to innovation in construction. We recommended the use of the first 3-story precast panels in NZ on this construction which meant savings on temporary works. Their use is now commonplace in New Zealand. This project is a great example of the value that can be added to projects by construction partners. Learn more about this complex project here: https://lnkd.in/g5T7vX2J