CMAA Honors 17 Outstanding Construction Management Projects in 2024

The Construction Management Association of America has recognized 17 projects for outstanding achievements in construction management. The 2024 Project Achievement Award winners are: Commercial/Sports/Entertainment/Hospitality: Construction value greater than $50 million BETA Technologies S40 Aircraft Assembly Facility Owner: Beta Technologies CM/PM Project Team: PC Construction Commercial/Sports/Entertainment/Hospitality: Construction value less than $50 million Empower Field at Mile High Suite and Corridor Refresh Owner: The Denver Broncos CM/PM Project Team: Turner Construction Company Education: Construction value greater than $50 million West Maui Temporary School Facility Project Owner: Hawaii Department of Education CM/PM Project Team: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Goodfellow Bros. Education: Construction value … Read more

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US Department of Labor launches Severe Injury Report Dashboard

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration unveiled an online tool giving users the ability to search its severe injury report database and view trends related to workplace injuries occurring in states covered by federal OSHA. The Severe Injury Report dashboard allows users to search and download data by year, industry, state, establishment name, and Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System codes. The dashboard includes information on all severe injuries reported by employers covered under federal OSHA since 2015. OSHA encourages workers and employers to use the dashboard to learn how severe injuries happen in their industries … Read more

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Gilbane Employees Volunteer Over 4,500 Hours of Service in Week-Long Community Impact Challenge

As part of Gilbane Building Company’s first enterprise-wide Community Impact Challenge employees nationwide and around the world volunteered at organizations serving everything from healthcare and food insecurity to parks and animal welfare in a week-long coordinated effort. Across the company’s more than 45 offices, employees contributed more than 4,500 hours of service benefiting more than 150 nonprofits. Since 2021, local offices have organized local community service challenges, with 855 company volunteers contributing more than 3,800 hours of service to 156 organizations. This year, Gilbane expanded the effort, encouraging participation in every location where Gilbane has an office. The company supports … Read more

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DBIA Announces 2024 Project/Team National Awards of Merit

The Design-Build Institute of America announced the 2024 National Design-Build Project/Team Award winners. Sixty-three projects from across the U.S. –– and one in Antarctica –– were submitted for consideration across 10 categories. Submissions were evaluated by a panel of industry experts. Merit Award winners will now compete for a National Award of Excellence, “Best of” categories and Project of the Year. “As Design-Build approaches nearly half of all construction spending, we continue to see extraordinary projects that raise the bar for Design-Build teams across the country, pushing the limits of high performance and optimizing triple-bottom line success,” said DBIA Executive … Read more

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The Rosendin Foundation Inspires Future Builders with Nationwide Construction Camp

The Rosendin Foundation, the charitable arm of Rosendin, is addressing the nationwide construction workforce shortage with a free construction camp designed to ignite a passion for building and craftsmanship among young students. The camp allows middle schoolers to explore their interest in the skilled trades through hands-on activities such as soldering and lamp building. This summer’s camp season concluded after hosting events in Charlotte, North Carolina; Anaheim, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Sherman and Austin, Texas from May to July, with 107 graduates selected from more than 300 applicants. “The camp is not only about teaching construction skills, but also changing industry … Read more

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