Together We Excel: 4 Benefits of Building Alliances with Architects

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By Lloyd Schoen Builders and architects rely on each other’s expertise to translate design concepts into completed spaces that serve the needs of their owners and occupants. Yet, despite the built-in synergies between design teams and construction teams, the relationship isn’t always a cohesive or collaborative one. Too often, it can deteriorate into an adversarial partnership that’s focused more on protecting each team’s self-interests than on meeting the client’s goals. In this scenario, no one wins. As a superintendent with more than a decade of field experience, I’ve learned practical lessons about the importance of building strong alliances with architects … Read more

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CMAA 2023 Industry Excellence Awards Winners Announced

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The Construction Management Association of America has announced the winners of its 2023 Industry Excellence Awards. The awards recognize excellence in construction management practice and honor companies and individuals each year based on merit. Lauren Sullivan, Bay Area business development manager, Vanir Construction Management, has received the 2023 CMAA Leader in Environmental Stewardship Award. This honor recognizes individuals, teams or organizations for outstanding leadership in innovation or best practices in guiding and aiding owners as they seek to define and meet objectives for environmental stewardship throughout a project’s lifecycle. Audrey Lynn Schultz, Ph.D., professor and chairperson, Pratt Institute, has been … Read more

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Sentera Expands Mapping Capabilities with New Drone System

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Sentera’s ultra-high-resolution RGB sensor – the 65R – is now compatible with its PHX fixed-wing drone, lowering the cost and time required to produce accurate digital surface models and imagery products for several industries, including agriculture, construction, infrastructure and environmental monitoring. 65R’s global shutter and fast frame rate combine to quickly produce exceptional imagery, free from distortions produced by electronic rolling shutter cameras and with a rugged “no moving parts” design ideal for the sometimes-challenging physical environment onboard a drone. With 65 million pixels per frame of global shutter imagery, the 65R is an outstanding tool to produce 3D products … Read more

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John Deere Expands Lineup of P-Tier Compact Wheel Loader Models

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John Deere expands its Performance Tiering offerings with the shift from L-Series to P-Tier for the 244, 324 and 344 Compact Wheel Loader models. The new P-Tier compact wheel loaders will carry over all L-Series features, and will introduce new productivity-enhancing qualities, including standard ride control in base models and optional factory-installed features, including an auto-reversing fan option. Additional optional features include attachment assist controls, which include integrated electrical (three-pin) controls for attachments and combined creep control and throttle lock. Previously offered as an optional upgrade on L-Series models, ride control is now standard on all P-Tier compact wheel loaders. … Read more

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Renovations Begin on ‘The Hive’ Office Building in Belgium

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A contract was recently signed by BESIX Belgium-Luxembourg for the renovation of the 60,147-square-meter office building ‘the Hive,’ which is owned by BNP Paribas Fortis and located in the center of Brussels, Belgium. The project includes full renovation and rehabilitation of the building, with a comprehensive material circularity approach and the early contractor involvement concept from the start. BESIX Belgium-Luxemburg will be in charge of all renovations, including asbestos removal and transformation of the existing building composed of 13 floors (five underground levels with a total of 31,352 square meters, a ground floor and seven upper floors, totaling 28,795 meters). … Read more

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