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Mapping high-impact construction across the US
Groundbreaking at $1B Sapphire Bay Land Development's Crystal Lagoons near Dallas, Manhattan's $1.5B convention center expansion set for completion by mid-2021 and changing Hawaii's beleaguered $9B rail project to a P3 round out the update.
UPDATED: Dec. 13, 2019 at 8 a.m. -
Dive Awards
Modular Builder of the Year: Skender
Skender says it's perfecting a business proposition that not only solves myriad problems the industry faces, but helps evolve construction as a practice into the most vertically-integrated, efficient process possible.
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Dive Awards
Executive of the Year: Richard Kennedy, Skanska USA
Looking back on his 15 years leading one the nation's largest builders, he says, "You have to stand for something more than just quarterly and annual results," such as enterprising solutions that underline safety, diversity and inclusion.
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Dive Awards
Innovator of the Year: Predictive Analytics Strategic Council
Thirteen major contractors and an insurance firm joined forces to help combat jobsite safety incidents via tech-enabled tools.
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Dive Awards
Luminary of the Year: Mittie Cannon, Power Up
Her grassroots workforce development program aimed at helping empower young women to step into roles that will solve the construction industry's labor shortage has grown to five states and Guam.
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Contech leaders meet with Trump to talk tariffs, labor and mandatory tech
Industry representatives had their say in Washington in recent weeks on topics ranging from apprenticeships and deregulation to material costs and mandating management software on public projects.
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AECOM weighs in on long distance Texas hyperloop construction
Though it scored highest on the infrastructure giant's study of high-speed transit options, the technology's costs are unclear because no such system yet exists, unlike the state's bullet train which is in a preconstruction stage.
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Contractor gets jail sentence for worker trench deaths
A judge in Boston found that Kevin Otto and Atlantic Drain Services "knowingly and willfully" put the victims of the 2016 incident in extreme danger by not using required cave-in protection methods.
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The US has no BIM mandate. Does it matter?
While many countries require the use of building information modeling for some projects, the AEC industry in the United States relies on a non-mandatory standard.
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Katerra closing Phoenix modular building facility, laying off 200 workers
The California-based designer and builder of prefabricated components and mass timber modular units said it's on a growth path toward profitability next year despite having to close the 250,000-square-foot facility this month.
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Regulation of bird-friendly glass windows set for all new NYC construction
The new rule would require that 90% of the external building envelope for the first 75 feet of new construction and major alterations be made of bird-safe materials.
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Deere says new layoffs due to projected dips in construction
The John Deere manufacturer is laying off 57 workers in Iowa, following Q4 news that it expects sales of its construction equipment to fall as much as 15% next fiscal year.
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Tutor Perini owes $8M to prior owners of its MEP subsidiary
The contractor went to court over potential payout held up in holdback provisions during its 2011 acqusition of wholly-owned subcontracting firm Greenstar.
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Largest mass timber structure in US goes up at U of Arkansas
At 202,027 square feet, Adohi Hall is the largest cross-laminated timber building in the U.S., according to Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Associates.
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Atlanta metro commission floats $173B transportation plan
The Atlanta Regional Commission's draft plan includes $102 billion for the maintenance of existing infrastructure including road resurfacing, bridge repair and transit upgrades.
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New York, Chicago among the world's 2019 'construction mega cities'
Ten U.S. cities on GlobalData's list each have a minimum of $30 billion in their pipeline.
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How an AEC innovation award-winner propels construction technology
Windover Construction’s Amr Raafat pushes the envelope on the integrated use of technology on the jobsite.
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STO, Layton to merge before year-end
Layton Construction and STO Building Group, formerly known as the Structure Tone Organization, announced the deal yesterday and said it would create one of the nation's largest construction firms.
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Hard Rock New Orleans developer will not implode partially collapsed building
1031 Canal Development said a conventional demolition could start sooner, help keep the structure stable and give crews a better chance to recover the two deceased workers inside.
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House oversight committee chair seeks probe of $400M Fisher Sand & Gravel border wall contract
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, a Democrat, is concerned that the construction firm, frequently supported by President Trump, may have gotten the contract through "inappropriate influence."
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Federal judge blocks We Build the Wall group's construction of privately funded US-Mexico border wall
"Project 2" south of Mission, Texas, was already subject to additional cease and desist orders and is now halted until a federal environmental review is complete.
UPDATED: Dec. 6, 2019 at 10:22 a.m. -
McDermott reaches short-term agreement with debt holders
The agreement with senior note holders should allow McDermott to "continue collaborative discussions regarding a long-term balance sheet solution," the petroleum contractor said.
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Report: Scope of work changes top cause of construction disputes
Consultancy HKA said contractors could use technology as a way to reduce the number of disputes, but it is not a sure solution for human error.
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2020 could see construction growth throttled by costs, labor and bearish owners
Although market forces are causing architects to be hit with delays and even cancellations, two of the industry's top economists say growth will slow some but remain mostly steady over the next year.
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