Commercial Building: Page 2

  • A mockup of Columbia University's upcoming all-electric lab research building.
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    KPF designs NYC’s first all-electric academic research lab building at Columbia University

    The building will exceed New York City’s Local Law 97 greenhouse gas emissions rules, despite increased ventilation requirements, the architecture firm says.

    By Joe Burns • April 10, 2024
  • Positioned at the heart of Bellevue’s central business district, 555 Tower stands taller than any existing building in Bellevue.
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    Courtesy of Vulcan Real Estate
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    Turner reboots construction on Amazon office tower

    Work will continue on the top 22 floors of the 1-million-square-foot building in Bellevue, Washington, where the tech giant paused its efforts in July 2022.

    By • April 9, 2024
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    Nikada via Getty Images
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    Trendline

    Data center construction

    New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.

    By Construction Dive staff
  • CRG Completes 77-Acre Industrial Land Sale at The Cubes at West Port Near Savannah, Ga.
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    After pandemic boom, industrial construction starts fade

    Project kickoffs fell 40% last year, as a slew of COVID-era warehouse and distribution projects have outpaced demand.

    By • April 9, 2024
  • A rendering of two modern buildings, angular and glassy. The building on the left is more squat, and wider at the base.
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    Courtesy of Sutter Health
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    Sutter Health to build $442M medical complex in San Francisco

    The Northern California healthcare giant picked Appleton, Wisconsin-based Boldt Co. to deliver the project, which will open its doors in 2028.

    By • April 9, 2024
  • The exterior of a TSMC semiconductor facility.
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    Courtesy of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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    TSMC awarded $6.6B in CHIPS funding

    The chipmaker also announced plans for a third semiconductor factory in Phoenix as part of an advanced manufacturing hub.

    By Kate Magill • April 9, 2024
  • A rendering of new stadium construction. People in the rendering mill about in the foreground, performing normal football-watching activities, like tailgating.
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    Courtesy of Baltimore Ravens
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    Executive Moves

    Gilbane promotes exec to Mid-Atlantic region lead

    Industry veteran Ted Holt helped the contractor become the second-largest builder in the Baltimore region.

    By • April 8, 2024
  • A blue clipboard with a white paper that says "OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration," and protective gear lying above it.
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    OSHA publishes final employee walkaround rule

    The May 31 change reverts to a long-standing practice that gives employees the right to select a third-party advocate to accompany an inspection.

    By • April 4, 2024
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    Courtesy of Skanska
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    Project Wins

    Skanska to build $1.4B Seattle bridge replacement

    The contractor will construct the new Portage Bay Bridge, designed to better withstand earthquakes. 

    By • April 3, 2024
  • An older and younger person kneel in a workshop as they examine a grey concrete tile on the ground.
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    Courtesy of Consensus Digital Media/Purdue University
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    Indiana DOT, Purdue collaborate on highway that charges EVs

    Researchers will embed coils in a quarter-mile stretch of concrete roadway to produce a magnetic field that can recharge vehicles while they drive.

    By • Updated April 5, 2024
  • A rendering of a futuristic building in an open, green field. The shining white, rounded structure is bedecked with windows.
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    Courtesy of Andretti Global
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    Project Wins

    Andretti Global taps Clark for new Indiana HQ

    After replacing its first contractor, the racing giant plans to move to its new space in Fishers, Indiana, in 2025.

    By • April 2, 2024
  • An elevated view of a basketball arena as players and fans file in.
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    Tight timelines, future-proofing key to stadium upgrades

    PCL Construction’s team breaks down its playbook for the numerous pro sports renovations it has completed across North America.

    By • April 2, 2024
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    Jens Lambert Photography via Getty Images
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    Driver sentenced to 18 months in work zone crash that killed 6

    Melachi Brown pleaded guilty to six charges of manslaughter as a result of his involvement in last year’s collision on I-695 near Baltimore.

    By • April 2, 2024
  • A render of a square building with modern windows and beige brick, compared to a blue sky.
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    Courtesy of Turner
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    Project Wins

    Turner-led JV nabs $200M contract for Case Western Reserve University facility

    The construction team, which includes three local partners, will build the Cleveland, Ohio, university’s first new research structure in more than two decades.

    By • April 1, 2024
  • A yellow crane is dwarfed by massive broken steel debris from a bridge.
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    Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Crews begin to remove Key Bridge debris

    The DOT released $60 million for a “down payment” on efforts to clean up the Baltimore-area span that collapsed last week.

    By • Updated April 1, 2024
  • Five women, the heads of the Chicago offices of AECOM-Hunt, Gilbane, Mortenson, Turner and Powers & Sons, pose for a group photograph.
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    Courtesy of Emma Kluever, C-Strategies
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    Q&A // ROUND TABLE

    Meet the 5 women leading major construction firms in Chicago

    The heads of Turner, Mortenson, Gilbane, AECOM Hunt and Powers & Sons in the Windy City talk inclusion, overcoming stereotypes and market dynamics.

    By • Updated March 29, 2024
  • A shot of the outside of a refurbished warehouse. The light-brown-colored bricks shine next to new windows under a blue sky.
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    Project Milestones

    Balfour Beatty gives 109-year-old Coca-Cola plant a modern facelift

    The builder leveraged technology to access plans in real time, as it transformed the century-old bottling facility in Atlanta into a mixed-use space.

    By • March 29, 2024
  • A rendering of a white building with a road and parking lot with cars and green landscape in front of it.
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    Retrieved from Lamar Johnson Collaborative on March 27, 2024.

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    AESC investing $1.5B to expand South Carolina operations

    The company is adding a second battery factory at the site, which will supply BMW's EV assembly facility in Mexico.

    By Sara Samora • March 29, 2024
  • A group of people in hard hats and yellow vests walk between scaffolding on a jobsite.
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    Permission granted by Hire360
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    Column // Help Wanted

    Chicago nonprofit recruits hundreds to apprenticeships

    Hire360 targets recruiting minorities and women to the trades, leveraging partnerships with big name developers, contractors and unions.

    By • March 28, 2024
  • Cargo ship Dali is seen after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Engineer: Baltimore collapse will change how bridges are built

    The Key Bridge’s modest protections couldn’t stop the massive cargo ship, but safeguards strong enough to do so would be impractical, experts say.

    By • March 28, 2024
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    Schott Pharma to build $371M syringe factory

    The North Carolina plant is part of the company's effort to triple its U.S. supply of glass and polymer syringes used in GLP-1 therapies by 2030.

    By Joelle Anselmo • March 27, 2024
  • In an aerial view, the cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Key Bridge ‘couldn’t have been expected to withstand impact’

    The federal government intends to pay for the bridge near Baltimore to be rebuilt, President Biden pledged Tuesday.

    By • Updated March 26, 2024
  • aerial shot of Meta's new data center in Rosemount, Minnesota.
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    Courtesy of Meta
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    Oracle, Google and Meta lead data center construction surge

    Digital transformation spurred a 46% year-over-year increase in these high-tech builds, according to CBRE, with even bigger numbers on tap for 2024.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    Thinkstock via Getty Images
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    DOL recovers $1.5M in back wages from contractors on California project

    Among construction firms, Greeley, Colorado-based Hensel Phelps was ordered to pay the highest amount to make 37 workers whole.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    Dotted Line: Tips to de-risk chip factory projects

    The federal push to onshore semiconductor manufacturing has opened up big opportunities for contractors, as well as unique challenges.

    By • March 26, 2024
  • A computer-generated render of a new hospital and office building complex in Florida, which will be built by Gilbane Building Co.
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    Project Milestones

    Gilbane breaks ground on $410M Florida hospital complex

    The new healthcare center, located on the state’s Space Coast, was engineered to withstand a Category 4 hurricane.

    By • March 25, 2024