Commercial Building: Page 69

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    Q&A

    Suffolk sees opportunity and a ‘swift rebound’ out West

    Construction Dive spoke with the Boston-based firm's new business development lead for Northern California about life sciences, being nimble and a soft landing in the Bay Area.

    By • Nov. 18, 2022
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    Total construction starts jump 8% following 2-month decline

    Nonresidential and nonbuilding starts led the increase, while residential starts tumbled, according to the Dodge Construction Network report.

    By • Nov. 17, 2022
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    Labor

    A roundup of articles about issues affecting the workforce.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Construction input prices creep higher

    Despite the climb in nonresidential input costs, most materials saw month-to-month decreases, per an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis.

    By • Nov. 17, 2022
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    Q&A

    What this Kitchell exec loves about preconstruction

    Over her 18-year career in healthcare and higher ed construction, Julie Garcia has learned the importance of sweating the details and fixing problems early. 

    By Jennifer Goodman • Nov. 17, 2022
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    Inflation pushes MSG Sphere price tag to $2.18B

    The cost of the Las Vegas concert venue jumped 9% due to inflation, supply chain issues and project complexity, according to MSG Entertainment’s chief financial officer.

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Skanska JV completes first phase of Atlanta airport concourse expansion

    The infrastructure work the Swedish contractor recently completed is part of the larger ATLNext expansion at Hartsfield-Jackson.

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Project Wins

    Turner to lead $4.4B Ohio EV factory build

    The company expects to begin construction on the Honda battery facility near Columbus in early 2023.

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Backlog falls below pre-pandemic level, optimism lingers

    Backlog in the commercial and institutional category posted its largest monthly decline since July 2020, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.

    By • Nov. 15, 2022
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    AECOM beats on earnings, misses on revenue

    The firm's CEO said slower-than-expected IIJA funding has pushed back the timeline of infrastructure construction projects.

    By • Nov. 15, 2022
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    Construction’s supply chain outlook: more shortages, price hikes ahead

    Analysts and contractors break down prices and lead times for concrete, cement, steel, lumber, insulation, drywall and HVAC equipment in the coming year.

    By • Nov. 14, 2022
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    Work resumes on $830M Obama Presidential Center project

    Construction was halted for three days following the discovery of a noose on the Chicago jobsite.

    By • Updated Nov. 16, 2022
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    CRE developers reveal their biggest challenges for 2023

    “If you’re in real estate, you are in a recession,” said the author of a new study looking at the main drivers of anxiety among owners.

    By • Nov. 10, 2022
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    New suit alleges RealPage, Greystar, others colluded on student housing

    The class-action lawsuit accuses 10 companies of using RealPage’s systems to inflate student housing rents across the U.S.

    By Leslie Shaver • Nov. 10, 2022
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    Project Wins

    Turner nabs $236M GSA contract in Manhattan

    The country’s largest GC will assume the role of construction manager as contractor on a modernization project at the Silvio J. Mollo Federal Building.

    By • Nov. 10, 2022
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    First mass timber commercial office building in DC opens

    A 108,000-square-foot addition at the Capitol Riverfront property incorporated 1,300 tons of the renewable material.

    By • Updated Nov. 11, 2022
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    Racism in Construction

    Judge dismisses construction worker’s discrimination charges against Microsoft

    A federal judge ruled the software company was not the employer of a construction worker who performed tasks for a Skanska-Balfour Beatty JV.

    By • Nov. 9, 2022
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    Deep Dive

    Multifamily developers embrace modular building

    The sector is turning to prefabrication to speed up project deliveries, but not for any real cost savings during the construction phase, experts say.

    By • Nov. 8, 2022
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    Construction planning numbers leap in October despite recession fears

    The Dodge Momentum Index, a benchmark that measures nonresidential building planning, increased 9.6% last month.

    By • Nov. 8, 2022
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    Fluor beats revenues estimates, misses on EPS

    Fluor posted higher-than-expected revenue during the third quarter, but three legacy infrastructure projects continue to cause challenges.

    By • Nov. 4, 2022
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    The 6 states with the highest construction unemployment rates

    Construction’s national unemployment rate is down to 3.4%, according to a year-over-year analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors.

    By Jennifer Goodman • Nov. 4, 2022
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    Gilbane-Turner JV selected for Buffalo Bills’ new stadium

    The structure was designed by Populous and will seat at least 60,000.

    By • Nov. 4, 2022
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    CONSTRUCTION DIVE INVESTIGATION

    Despite OSHA’s efforts, construction’s death rate hasn’t budged in 10 years

    Ten in every 100,000 workers died on the job in 2020, a stubbornly stagnant rate that has held since 2011.

    By , , Noelle Knox • Updated Nov. 4, 2022
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    Industrial construction pipeline reaches record high as demand slows

    Commercial real estate advisory Newmark expects industrial supply to accelerate, even as the need for inventory space tapers and construction timelines remain stretched.

    By • Nov. 3, 2022
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    Fed meets as demand for workers stokes red-hot labor market

    Although manufacturing flagged in October, robust demand for workers suggests that the economy has not begun to slow enough to meet the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation goal.

    By Jim Tyson • Nov. 2, 2022
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    Top 10 causes of construction claims

    Firms need to turn to technology to help avoid issues like scope changes and incomplete design, according to a new report.

    By • Nov. 2, 2022