Commercial Building: Page 30

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    Shared challenges: Why preconstruction is suddenly so important

    General contractors such as Mortenson, Messer and PCL say project collaboration is happening much earlier and with greater transparency than before the pandemic.  

    By Chris Wood • Sept. 6, 2023
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    Retrieved from Tennessee Titans on August 16, 2023
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    August Project Wins: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest jobs won by some of the country’s biggest builders.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Sept. 5, 2023
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    Trendline

    Recruiting, retention and training in construction

    A roundup on articles focus on recruiting and retention for construction.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Texas judge strikes down law that would ban city-mandated water breaks

    Supporters claimed the so-called Death Star legislation would eliminate cumbersome regulations across the state.

    By • Sept. 5, 2023
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    Economic Reports

    Construction spending growth looks ‘solid going forward’

    Strong nonresidential hiring numbers and several massive projects in development signal more investment ahead, according to ABC’s chief economist.

    By • Sept. 5, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    JE Dunn tops out $425M Tennessee manufacturing plant

    The 900,000-square-foot project will produce disposable tableware products for Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific’s Dixie brand.

    By • Sept. 1, 2023
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    AECOM Hunt breaks ground on $625M Indianapolis convention center, hotel

    The city took over the project earlier this year after the original developer failed to secure funding.

    By • Sept. 1, 2023
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    NYC earmarks record $19.4B for school-related construction

    Funding from the School Construction Authority, which maintains 1,400 buildings and serves 1 million students, ranks as the largest investment ever for city schools.

    By • Sept. 1, 2023
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    Mapping the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on manufacturing

    The landmark law has spurred more than $86 billion in project investment, but not all U.S. states are benefiting equally.

    By Kate Magill , • Sept. 1, 2023
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    Racism in Construction

    EEOC sues TNT Crane & Rigging for nooses, Nazi symbols in workplace

    Employees and managers regularly used a derogatory term when referring to Black workers, the suit claims.

    By • Aug. 31, 2023
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    Q&A

    Contractors adopt electric equipment to fight rising prices

    Making the switch from diesel brings lower operating and maintenance costs, as well as federal and state tax incentives, according to an industry expert.

    By • Aug. 31, 2023
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    Economic Reports

    As US labor demand cools, construction is still hot

    In many industries, job openings and worker quit rates dropped last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For construction, the labor pool is still too shallow.

    By • Aug. 30, 2023
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    Google invests $1.7B in Ohio data center campuses

    The pledge will support all three of the tech giant’s facilities in the state in Columbus, Lancaster and New Albany.

    By • Aug. 30, 2023
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    Florida builders face down Idalia

    As residents and businesses boarded up structures, contractors tied down materials and prepared for flood mitigation.

    By • Aug. 30, 2023
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    Column

    The Dotted Line: How to avoid skyrocketing dispute costs

    Big construction disagreements arise when there’s not just one error or issue, but a combination of things that went wrong, attorneys say.

    By • Aug. 29, 2023
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    5 construction-related ideas from Fast Company awards

    Modular moon habitats, autonomous trucking technology and inside-out buildings are some of the advancements that the magazine highlighted in its annual list of innovations.

    By • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy breaks ground on $400M battery materials manufacturing plant

    The 140,000-square-foot project is located in St. Louis, the contractor’s hometown.

    By • Aug. 28, 2023
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    Q&A

    Lendlease mixes glass into cement for NYC tower foundation

    The firm’s director of sustainable construction detailed why plentiful, recycled glass benefited the project’s foundation and how environmentally conscious construction makes economic sense.

    By • Aug. 28, 2023
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    Readers Respond: Project schedules, costs feel the heat

    This summer’s extreme temperatures are having an impact on more than just worker safety, readers told Construction Dive. 

    By • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Hyundai investing $290M to upgrade Alabama assembly plant

    The renovations will prepare the facility to produce the fifth generation of its Santa Fe gas-powered sport utility vehicle.

    By Sara Samora • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Margaritaville opens hotel in downtown San Diego

    Margaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is the brand’s first city-center location on the West Coast.

    By Jenna Walters • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Construction turns college students’ heads from tech sector

    As the industry ramps up outreach, the number of computer and data science majors applying to construction jobs has doubled, according to a new report.

    By • Aug. 24, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Skanska breaks ground on Cincinnati’s first mass timber project

    The contractor will construct the city’s new $32 million public radio headquarters.

    By • Aug. 23, 2023
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    Opinion

    How lean construction helps clients and improves contractors’ profits

    Beyond better collaboration and time savings on projects, gains show up in builders’ bottom lines, writes a Rochester, New York, construction executive.

    By Ken Osmun • Aug. 23, 2023
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    Executive Moves

    Sundt names municipal water lead for Southeast

    The Arizona-based contractor promoted David Rieken, a civil engineer who has worked with the company since 2021.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Turner kicks off $100M Albany airport revamp

    The project at the nation’s oldest municipal airport will relieve passenger congestion that backs up from security to the facility’s parking garage.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023