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Aug 14, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Rod Sweet

    CIOB seminar to probe building safety regulation approaches that work - Global Construction Review (opens the original)

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    To shed light on the topic, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) will hold an online seminar featuring leading international experts on 14 September, entitled Building Safety Regulation in a Changing World: Global Lessons for Reform. It will take place 12-2pm on Monday 14 September and will feature the following speakers: Reckoning with the performance-based code revolution Soon after the IMBA was published, Kim Lovegrove said the act, drawn from good practice tested in countries around th

  2. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Rod Sweet

    New York State pauses all new data centres for a year - Global Construction Review (opens the original)

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    Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order issuing the moratorium on data centres consuming 50MW or more of electricity on 14 July. The order noted that as of May 2026, nearly 12GW of data centre load requests were in the state’s queue, 8GW having entered the queue in 2025 alone. The moratorium will be in place for up to a year, giving the state time to develop a regulatory framework that protects ratepayers, the environment, the energy grid and communities. “New York has always been at the

  3. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Rod Sweet

    Jail break: Giving prisoners construction jobs is changing lives - Global Construction Review (opens the original)

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    41 inmates have come to work at DragonHeart so far. They get training in vital skills the construction industry is crying out for. It also gives them cash in the bank upon their release. It means that when they get out, they have money to rent a place to live and decent job prospects – two major factors that prevent reoffending. DragonHeart is the largest employer in a pioneering scheme called Prisoners Building Homes, which unlocks public land for housing developments and helps prisoners get wo

  4. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Rod Sweet

    Meet the prisoners building homes - Global Construction Review (opens the original)

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    DragonHeart Homes is a CIOB chartered company in Peterborough, UK that makes volumetric modular units for public-sector housing. In the last three years, it has employed 41 prisoners from an open men’s prison. They get training and NVQs in construction skills and experience the industry is crying out for. I went to meet two men who’ve come through the programme and are still working at DragonHeart. They’re proud of their new skills, proud to be looking after themselves and their families, and th

  5. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Rod Sweet and Joe Quirke

    Evacuations in Manhattan after office-tower collapse scare - Global Construction Review (opens the original)

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    The steel-frame building at 235 East 42nd Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues used to be the headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer but is now being converted to house 1,600 apartments by developer MetroLoft. It has been billed as the biggest such conversion in the US. New York Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore told a media briefing that the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) received an emergency call at 7:57am Tuesday reporting bricks falling from upper floors. On arrival, crews determi

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