Commercial Building: Page 28

  • Rendering of the Tucson Rehabilitation Hospital
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    Q&A

    Mycon breaks ground on first Arizona project, talks strategic growth

    Among other innovations, the Dallas firm is using robotic process automation to streamline routine accounting tasks.

    By • July 16, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    Clark completes first phase of Andretti Global headquarters

    The nearly 400,000-square-foot facility in Fishers, Indiana, will more than quadruple the size of the auto racing giant’s current headquarters.

    By • July 15, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

    Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Project Milestones

    $2.5B tower completed in Times Square

    The contracting team on the 47-story TSX Broadway used lifts to raise the site’s original theater by 30 feet.

    By • July 12, 2024
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    Midyear construction check: Cooling inflation boosts most sectors

    Innovative financing and cost management strategies can help contractors manage headwinds, said Joe Natarelli, construction services leader at Marcum.

    By • July 12, 2024
  • A rendered photo of the outside of Entek's battery separator facility in Indiana.
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    Entek receives $1.2B DOE loan for Indiana battery separator facility

    The loan covers most of the costs to build the facility in Terre Haute and boost the domestic lithium-ion battery cell supply chain.

    By Joelle Anselmo • July 12, 2024
  • Project rendering of the Science Park and Research Campus
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    NYC issues RFP for $1B life sciences project

    The redevelopment aims to transform Hunter College’s Brookdale campus in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan into an innovation hub.

    By • July 11, 2024
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    NorSun to invest $620M in first US solar facility

    The Norway-based company will work with Silfab Solar to supply the manufacturing plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

    By Joelle Anselmo • July 11, 2024
  • Interior of a coworking office space with computers and laptops in desks. Modern open plan office with no people.
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    Office real estate is now a tale of three markets, Cushman & Wakefield says

    The office vacancy rate will peak at 21.6% in late 2025, but performance between the best and worst buildings varies greatly, according to the firm’s mid-year macro outlook for commercial real estate.

    By Nish Amarnath • July 10, 2024
  • A rendering of a large cluster of manufacturing facilities and surrounding parking lots.
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    Project Wins

    BE&K to build $4.1B Novo Nordisk facility in North Carolina

    The project will encompass 1.4 million square feet across 10 buildings and boost the drugmaker’s production of the diabetes medication Ozempic.

    By • July 10, 2024
  • A BART train rolls past in an underground station, the light is yellowed and the train is moving quickly.
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    Bechtel wins $490M contract for California rail extension

    The new line will be the largest single public infrastructure project ever constructed in Santa Clara County, according to a news release.

    By • July 9, 2024
  • Rendering of Meta's $800 million data center in Alabama
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    Data center demand continues despite supply bottlenecks

    Momentum for these projects has escalated again, fueled by institutional investment and strong underlying fundamentals, according to a recent CBRE report.

    By • July 8, 2024
  • A railroad station in Santa Ana, California.
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    DOT awards $1.8B in transportation infrastructure grants

    Nearly 150 road, rail, transit and port projects will receive discretionary grant funds from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, program.

    By Dan Zukowski • July 8, 2024
  • A rendering of the Oak Ridge Second Target Station, which is a large, modern-looking facility, white and grey, on a large plot of land.
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    Project Wins

    Hensel Phelps snares Oak Ridge lab job worth up to $3B

    The facility, where the Department of Energy will conduct research across the physical and biological sciences, has an eight-year build schedule.

    By • July 8, 2024
  • A rendering of a large building, covered in windows on the exterior, lit up at night.
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    Q&A // ConTech Conversations

    What generative AI can do for construction right now

    Aaron Anderson, the director of innovation for Swinerton, dishes on the tech and the tools the firm uses to stay competitive.

    By • July 3, 2024
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    Supreme Court’s Chevron, Corner Post decisions could delay energy investments, spur litigation: analysts

    FERC Chairman Willie Phillips defended the commission’s transmission planning rule after the court eliminated the Chevron deference for federal agencies.

    By Ethan Howland • July 3, 2024
  • A construction worker walks through the Stamford Transportation Center on August 28, 2023 in Stamford, Connecticut
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    Economic Reports

    Job openings remain flat

    Construction counted 339,000 open jobs in May, a less than 1% decrease from the month prior.

    By • July 3, 2024
  • A white building with windows, with the black Topsoe logo above the glass doors.
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    Topsoe, ABB, Fluor to build joint electrolyzer facility in Virginia

    The collaboration aims to develop a facility with reduced costs and improved safety for making e-fuels.

    By Sara Samora • July 2, 2024
  • Workers walk through the halls of a modern laboratory
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    Q&A

    NYC lab project exemplifies the importance of collaboration

    For the space at the Hudson Research Center, Talisen Construction relied on technology, such as BIM, to optimize work in the early stages. 

    By Jennifer Goodman • July 2, 2024
  • Construction crews work on Interstate 95 in Connecticut at night.
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    Economic Reports

    Public construction spending roars, private markets whimper

    Outlays for commercial builds faltered in May as those for civil projects rose again, propelling the overall nonresidential sector to a 6.2% gain for the year. 

    By • July 2, 2024
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    OSHA proposes rule to protect workers from extreme heat

    Released Tuesday, the standard would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when high heat creates a hazardous work environment.

    By • July 2, 2024
  • Aerial view of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies manufacturing site in Holly Springs, North Carolina
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    Project Wins

    Fujifilm taps Jacobs for $1.2B manufacturing site expansion

    The Dallas-based contractor will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for additional work at the site following its initial phase, which began in 2021.

    By • July 1, 2024
  • The facility occupies half of a 40,000 square foot building, one that was constructed by the Wright-Ryan team in close partnership with owner and developer, J.B. Brown & Sons, a leading commercial property management and development company based in Portland.
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    Q&A

    Maine GC spotlights new prefab facility

    Wright-Ryan’s Portland factory provides a controlled environment for millwork, wall and floor systems and employee training.

    By • July 1, 2024
  • Rendering of LG's $5.5 billion battery plant in Queen Creek, Arizona
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    LG pauses construction on part of $5.5B Arizona battery plant

    The firm said it's adjusting the pace of its investments but remains confident the facility will play an important role in its operations.

    By • July 1, 2024
  • Loper decision ending Chevron deference doctrine
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    Supreme Court deals big blow to federal agencies

    In a landmark ruling, the justices overturned a 40-year-old precedent and significantly reduced the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer.

    By David Weisenfeld • July 1, 2024
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    Chicago DOB still needs to fix broken inspection process: report

    The city's watchdog agency said its buildings department has “not implemented corrective actions” to issues discovered during an August 2022 audit.

    By • June 28, 2024