Commercial Building: Page 53

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    Federal money buoys construction, engineering firms

    More than 36,000 transportation improvement projects have advanced due to the IIJA, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.

    By Dan Zukowski • Aug. 15, 2023
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    ‘It appears to be a total loss’: Wildfires devastate Lahaina’s infrastructure

    Last week’s blaze took out power lines, roads and water systems in Maui, Hawaii, local officials say, but no major construction projects seem to have been affected. 

    By Julie Strupp • Aug. 15, 2023
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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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    Delta Hotels by Marriott opens first NYC location in Times Square

    Marriott is the latest in a string of hotel companies to have opened, or re-opened, properties in Times Square this year.

    By Noelle Mateer • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Adolfson & Peterson completes 2 Texas hospitals worth $37M

    The medical facilities, which recently celebrated their grand openings, are over 100,000 square feet combined.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Lendlease pauses $1.2B San Francisco mixed-use tower, its biggest US project

    The Australia-based developer and contractor confirmed the news on Monday, about a month after it laid off 10% of its global staff.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Manufacturing megaprojects gobble up workers

    From Taylor, Texas, to Licking County, Ohio, multibillion-dollar factory projects are magnifying labor woes and driving up costs.

    By • Aug. 14, 2023
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    Google pours $350M into Iowa data center project

    Major digital service firms continue to show interest in markets with ample land and water supply, low natural disaster risk and favorable energy costs.

    By • Aug. 14, 2023
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    Economic Reports

    Construction materials prices unchanged, signaling ‘stable’ costs ahead

    Relatively flat materials figures in recent months indicate contractors are finally experiencing relief from supply chain woes and price volatility, according to a new report.

    By • Aug. 11, 2023
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    Opinion

    How to support the mental health of an injured employee

    Taking certain steps can help workers heal faster, according to Jennifer Cogbill, vice president at third-party claims firm Gallagher Bassett.

    By Jennifer Cogbill • Aug. 10, 2023
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    Adaptive reuse pipeline rises to 122,000 units under construction

    Despite strong incoming supply, office-to-multifamily completions in the sector have fallen since 2020.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Aug. 10, 2023
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    Contractor pays $1.6M following Labor Department lawsuit

    R&R Construction Maintenance of North Carolina misclassified employees as independent contractors, the agency said.

    By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 10, 2023
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    JLL rolls out proprietary generative AI model to internal employees

    In the first 48 hours following deployment at the commercial real estate and investment management company, more than 11,000 employees used the large language model.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 9, 2023
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    CHIPS Act draws over 460 applicants for semiconductor manufacturing funding

    With $39 billion dedicated for the program, the immense interest may mean some tough choices for federal officials.

    By Sara Samora • Aug. 9, 2023
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    4 ways schools are rethinking building design

    From charging stations for electric vehicles to true-to-life career and technical spaces, schools are transforming, architecture experts say.

    By Kara Arundel • Aug. 9, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    R.D. Olson breaks ground on $27M retail project

    Bolsa Row Terrace in Westminster, California, at the heart of Orange County’s Little Saigon community, will feature more than 26,000 square feet of shopping and dining space.

    By • Aug. 9, 2023
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    Economic Reports

    Construction planning drops for fifth month on interest rates, lending issues

    Weaker commercial activity will counter more robust institutional ambitions for the rest of 2023, said Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting for Dodge Construction Network.

    By • Aug. 8, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Clark tops out first of 3 towers at Washington, DC, apartment project

    The Bethesda, Maryland-based contractor has finished concrete work on the $643 million first phase of The Stacks in the city’s Buzzard Point neighborhood.

    By • Aug. 7, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Ohio, Kentucky tap Walsh Kokosing JV for $3.6B Brent Spence Bridge project

    Jacobs and AECOM will pitch in with design and engineering on the endeavor, which has become a symbol of the country’s infrastructure push.

    By • Aug. 7, 2023
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    Dallas, Atlanta lead US hotel construction pipeline

    The cities had the most hotel projects planned or under construction at the end of Q2, according to Lodging Econometrics.

    By Jenna Graber • Aug. 4, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Clayco breaks ground on $4B North Carolina EV plant

    The Chicago-based construction firm won the award for phase one of the project, which has a total investment of up to $2 billion.

    By • Aug. 3, 2023
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    Enrollment, funding, supply chain issues throw wrench into school construction projects

    Schools are having to delay or alter facility projects as market forces balloon total project costs beyond what was initially budgeted or agreed upon.

    By Naaz Modan • Aug. 3, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    $30B Bechtel-built nuclear plant starts operation in Georgia

    The contractor took over work in 2017 to complete the first new atomic power unit built in the U.S. in more than 30 years.

    By • Aug. 3, 2023
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    Q&A

    Skanska exec named to OSHA advisory committee

    Mindy Uber, who oversees health and safety for the contractor in parts of the Western U.S., hopes the agency will prioritize mental health and its upcoming heat standard.

    By • Aug. 2, 2023
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    The good news is also the bad news: Job openings are stagnant

    Unfilled positions dipped about 0.1% from May to June, but that means contractors’ hiring struggles aren’t going anywhere.

    By • Aug. 2, 2023
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    Economic Reports

    Private projects stall even as public construction spending jumps

    Although infrastructure dollars are flowing, “private developer-driven activity appears to be drying up,” said ABC’s chief economist.

    By • Aug. 2, 2023