A Chat with Matt Tumminia, Senior Superintendent at Hoar Construction

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Managing unique challenges, ongoing industry struggles + ‘green grass’  By Chris Maday Schmidt With 20 years of trades experience under his toolbelt, Matt Tumminia, senior superintendent at Hoar Construction, is responsible for coordination of the construction schedule to ensure no unanticipated interruptions in the normal operation of the project. He conducts weekly job progress and safety meetings, and maintains cost control for work performed by company personnel with full authority for jobsite activities. Join Construction Superintendent as Tumminia shares his all-time time biggest job-related influence, advice for those interested in pursuing a career in the trades, insights on jobsite safety, … Read more

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42-Story Mixed-Use Tower in Chicago Undergoes Extensive Curtainwall Restoration

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Restoration is underway on a curtainwall at Accenture Tower, a 1.46-million-square-foot, 42-story Class A office and retail property in Chicago, Illinois. The project team includes Western Specialty Contractors and KBS. The tower, completed in 1987 and formerly known as 500 West Madison, has twice earned The Outstanding Building of the Year Award Internationally by The Building Owner and Managers Association. The building, which features numerous top-tier amenities, contains 40 stories of office space and 80,000 square feet of retail space over two levels. Sitting above the Ogilvie Transportation Center, the sixth-busiest railway commuter station/terminal in North America, Accenture Tower has … Read more

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Economic Pressures Drive Change for Construction and Engineering Companies in 2023

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There is huge potential for those looking to adapt and become more resilient explains Kenny Ingram, vice president of Construction & Engineering and Chris Knight, global industry director of Construction & Engineering at IFS. With a combined 60+ years of industry expertise, they analyze key market data and identify three areas of change that will help C&E organizations navigate the turbulent market dynamic. 1: The rise of the industrialized construction model – becoming the next-gen construction company Increasingly, we are seeing the industrialization of construction processes; in fact, by 2025, 30% of companies will change their construction processes to an … Read more

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Houston Methodist Cypress ‘Hospital of the Future’ Tops Out

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The topping out of Houston Methodist’s new Cypress Hospital campus, located in the greater Houston, Texas area, was recently celebrated. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. serves as construction manager at risk. The campus sits on 105 acres and consists of a seven-story hospital, two medical office buildings and a central utility plant, with a mixture of built-out space, as well as a shell for future growth. McCarthy broke ground on the hospital in February 2022, and construction is scheduled to achieve substantial completion by the end of 2024. McCarthy’s scope includes demolition of 11 existing buildings, totaling 600,000 square feet, before … Read more

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Aralia Sendejas Promoted to Field Superintendent at Henderson Building Solutions

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Aralia Sendejas has been promoted to field superintendent at Henderson Building Solutions. Based out of the company’s Lenexa, Kansas office, she most recently served as program/project administrator at Henderson Engineers. In this new role, she will oversee all stages of construction projects onsite. Sendejas has more than two decades of construction management experience at various architecture, engineering and construction firms.

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