Insurance industry acts to speed high-rise repairs

Insurance industry acts to speed high-rise repairs

In the wake of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, developers, contractors and indeed the whole construction supply chain have been wading through impediments to make high-rise blocks of flats safe.  The insurance industry has been a persistent impediment.

The hope is that the new model clause –  freely available for use by underwriters looking to provide professional indemnity insurance for

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Willmott Dixon to host ethnic diversity workshops

Willmott Dixon to host ethnic diversity workshops

Willmott Dixon is working with the Black Professionals in Construction network (BPIC) to improve ethnic minority representation and retention.

BPIC provides guidance on inclusion, career opportunities, training, and networking, to improve diverse representation in construction. It will provide Willmott Dixon with a two-month programme of eight workshops on listening and understanding.

The workshops will capture the personal experiences of employees,

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Webinar: Hi-Visibility Protective Clothing – Be Safe, Be

On Sep. 29, 2022, at 1:00 pm Eastern, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR will hold a free webinar, “Hi-Visibility Protective Clothing: Be Safe, Be Seen.” This webinar is sponsored by GlenGuard.

Be Safe. Be Seen.

Join NECA Safety’s Wes Wheeler and Mike Starner as they discuss protective clothing requirements for hi-visibility garments, especially in an FR or arc-rated environment.

Speakers:

  • Wes Wheeler, executive

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Managing an UnCommon Project | Civil + Structural Engineer

By Luke Carothers

Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, UnCommons recently broke ground on Phase II of the 40-acre development.  Although the project has only recently started its second phase of development, the space is already gaining notoriety for its growing list of tenants, which includes DraftKings, CBRE, Morgan Stanley, BDO, Sotheby’s International Realty, and Berkadia. Phase I, which broke ground

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