UNSW Sydney, Plenary to Deliver Health Translation Hub

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UNSW Sydney has contracted the Plenary Group-led Plenary Health consortium to deliver the $600-million Health Translation Hub – one of the marquee developments within the Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct – located in Australia. Hansen Yuncken has been engaged as the design and construction partner and Architectus as lead architect. The Health Translation Hub will bring together educational and medical researchers, clinicians, educators, industry partners and public health officials to drive excellence and support the rapid translation of innovative research and education into improved patient care and better community health outcomes. An expansive 2,500 square meters of north-facing, open public space … Read more

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GSSI Introduces UtilityScan DF for Locating, Mapping Underground Utilities

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GSSI’s ground-penetrating radar systems are designed to save contractors time and money. The UtilityScan DF is for complex jobs that have multiple targets buried shallow and deep. With the two antennas, 300 MHz and 800 MHz, built into one system, you can view shallow and deep targets simultaneously in a single scan on the screen — which means it can be used for a multitude of applications including utility detection, environmental assessment, archaeology and forensics. Both metallic and non-metallic targets can be identified quickly and easily, and GSSI’s patented LineTrac technology gives users the ability to detect AC power and … Read more

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Get Smarter About Electric Construction Equipment

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Submitted by CONEXPO-CON/AGG Sustainability in the construction industry is being advanced by the public and private sectors. Governments are adopting more clean-air regulations at local and regional levels and companies are adopting sustainability policies and asking partners to help them meet their targets. Consequently, many manufacturers have already developed – or are in the process of developing – electric-powered construction equipment to meet increasing emissions regulations, provide efficiency improvements and lower operating costs. All electric, electric/hydraulic and battery-operated versions rival their diesel and gas counterparts in performance, notes Joel Honeyman, vice president of Global Innovation at Bobcat. The changing industry … Read more

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San Diego International Airport Administration Building Tops Out

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The structural steel topping out of the new airport administration building at the San Diego International Airport (California) was recently celebrated with a ceremony, including the signing of the final steel beam, as well as a barbeque. Sundt Construction is serving as the general contractor on the project. The new SDIA is a replacement to the San Diego Airport Authority’s existing administration building, which is located in an area that conflicts with proposed terminal and roadway improvements that cannot be completed until the administration building has been relocated. The Design-Build project consists of the construction of a new 130,000-square-foot building … Read more

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Wages Increasing for Skilled Labor in Construction Industry

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Turner Construction Company announced the Third Quarter 2022 Turner Building Cost Index — which measures costs in the nonresidential building construction market in the United States — had increased to the value of 1311. This represents a 2.18% quarterly increase from second quarter 2022 and an 8.62% yearly increase from third quarter 2021. “We are experiencing a robust market with numerous mega-jobs. A shortage of skilled labor continues to lead contractors to be more selective in the projects they pursue. Wages are increasing to attract more labor into the industry and to incentivize skilled labor to travel to meet project … Read more

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