Commercial Building: Page 64

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    Bay Area contractor gets real with as-built capture technology

    The tech tool transformed a laborious and time-consuming process — the jobsite walk — into a valuable fact-finding mission.

    By • Dec. 7, 2022
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    Michigan tribes launch first-of-its-kind construction company

    Three Native American groups have created Aki Construction, which has already started projects in the Midwest.

    By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 7, 2022
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    Preconstruction

    Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Tech sector decline saps office construction comeback

    In-office occupancy is at the highest level since the pandemic began, but Big Tech's woes have undercut the office sector's recovery, a Newmark report says.

    By • Dec. 7, 2022
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    Turner teams up on $1B EV battery recycling plant

    The country’s largest contractor partnered with Kokosing Industrial and SSOE Group to win the 500,000-square-foot design-build project in Kentucky. 

    By • Dec. 7, 2022
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    Apartment transactions plummet

    The multifamily sales market won't take off until interest rates stabilize, says CBRE exec.

    By Leslie Shaver • Dec. 6, 2022
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    5 charts that hint at what’s in store for construction in 2023

    The industry will continue to face labor shortages, high materials costs and other headwinds, but infrastructure will be a bright spot.

    By Julie Strupp • Dec. 6, 2022
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    Turner hits milestone at $160M Seattle Aquarium expansion

    The project team has completed the concrete pour for the curved main tank at the facility's new Ocean Pavilion.

    By • Dec. 5, 2022
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    ABC: As construction adds jobs, recession is more likely

    The surge of jobs in November won’t necessarily be positive for employers, as a downturn continues to threaten the U.S. economy.

    By • Dec. 5, 2022
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    Jacobs wins $92.5M NASA contract

    The award is a guaranteed one-year contract, with four one-year options to extend services at the discretion of the space agency.

    By • Dec. 5, 2022
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    Nonprofit launches ‘nudge’ program to protect workers from struck-by accidents

    The Center for Construction Research and Training is piloting a resource to mitigate the most deadly hazards on jobsites.

    By • Dec. 5, 2022
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    Construction spending shows nonresidential ‘weakening’

    Public construction spending remained positive in October, despite a decline in seven of the 16 nonresidential categories, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis.

    By • Dec. 2, 2022
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    Deadline extended for jobsite Holiday Lights contest

    Tomorrow at noon EST is the last chance to submit photos for Construction Dive’s annual competition.

    By • Updated Dec. 19, 2022
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    More construction jobs filled, fewer quits in October

    Construction job openings dropped by 52,000 in October, though the industry’s high demand for labor remains.

    By • Dec. 1, 2022
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    Qatar officials walk back statement about worker deaths

    The country’s World Cup leader said in a recent interview that hundreds of migrant workers died from construction and preparation, much more than in previous reports.

    By • Dec. 1, 2022
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    Third conspirator pleads guilty in Caltrans bid-rigging scheme

    A California contractor bribed a state DOT official and colluded with others to steer contracts to multiple companies, the Department of Justice said.

    By • Dec. 1, 2022
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    9 of the year’s top construction stories

    The economy, lawsuits, labor challenges and supply chain woes: These are the topics that have resonated most with readers in 2022.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Dec. 1, 2022
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    LG Chem plans $3B Tennessee EV battery plant

    The new plant will be the largest of its kind in the U.S., with construction to begin in the first quarter of 2023.

    By • Dec. 1, 2022
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    Did the pandemic really kill just-in-time? Experts weigh in.

    Supply chain pros say the lean operating model may need to make a comeback to maintain resilience while keeping costs down.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 1, 2022
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    NASA awards 3D printing firm Icon $57.2M for space construction research

    The funding will enable the Austin, Texas-based company to continue its work toward building infrastructure on the moon and Mars.

    By • Nov. 30, 2022
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    Commercial real estate downturn to slow construction starts in 2023

    Dodge Chief Economist Richard Branch expects pullbacks in the warehouse, office, hotel and retail sectors.

    By • Nov. 30, 2022
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    NYC construction worker falls 15 floors to his death

    A worker who fell Monday became the eighth construction worker to die in New York City this year.

    By • Nov. 30, 2022
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    Racism in Construction

    NY developer settles ‘dungeon’ discrimination suit

    The attorney for four Black workers who were nicknamed “the felony crew” said the case was resolved.

    By • Updated March 7, 2023
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    $1.9B Ohio State hospital project resumes after repairs to cracked column

    The Walsh-Turner JV had paused work through Thanksgiving weekend after cracking was discovered last week.

    By • Nov. 29, 2022
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    Bechtel selected for $20B Intel facility in Ohio

    The contractor will be in charge of Phase 1 of the semiconductor project, which will span approximately 2.5 million square feet.

    By • Nov. 28, 2022
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    Diesel’s big price jump puts pressure on contractors

    The quadrupling of the fuel's price has both caused and been exacerbated by supply-side kinks as project costs climb.

    By • Updated Nov. 30, 2022