SkyPodz LLC Develops New Crane-Hoisted Jobsite Office

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SkyPodz LLC announces the SkyPod, a mobile office and storage structure for high-rise construction projects, increasing productivity by allowing site managers and superintendents to remain closer to their work. The lightweight, temporary office structure is capable of being hoisted by crane and mounted to any floor during construction. Providing an enclosed office, storage and power source for any trade, a SkyPod saves the effort and labor hours of employees traveling to and from the mobile office on the ground. Made from a lightweight aluminum 20-foot modified container, a SkyPod is mounted to an underslung steel beam assembly with outrigger beams … Read more

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MTSU Unveils $40.1M School of Concrete and Construction Management Building

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Middle Tennessee State University officials recently cut the ribbon to officially open the new $40.1-million School of Concrete and Construction Management Building. The 54,000-square-foot facility will be an integrated and experiential learning laboratory for 135 concrete industry management majors and 200 commercial construction management students — a major change from the roughly 9,000 square feet of space they’ve been using in the Voorhies Engineering Technology Building. Among the building’s many features are a 200-seat lecture hall; a quartet of basic materials and building labs; a dedicated mechanical-electrical-plumbing classroom; a covered amphitheater and two computer labs, including a virtual design and … Read more

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Construction Begins on 127K-SF Miami-Area Children’s Hospital Tower

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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital leaders and supporters joined together recently for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the launch of the next phase of the hospital’s master facility plan, construction of a 127,000-square-foot surgical tower slated for completion in 2024. The tower will rise four stories above the hospital’s emergency department, located at the center of the main campus near Coral Gables, Florida. The surgical tower will enable the hospital to construct operating suites to replace existing operating rooms that are now 35 years old and lack the size and ceiling height necessary to fully accommodate the latest equipment, along with multidisciplinary … Read more

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Handling Mass Timber on the Jobsite

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By Joe Hovan Mass timber construction has taken hold in a big way. These structures, made of various types of wood products such as cross laminated timber, glue-laminated beams, laminated veneer lumber, nail-laminated timber or dowel-laminated timber, rival traditional steel and concrete building materials in terms of durability, seismic performance and fire resistance. They are also lighter in weight and result in less costly foundations. In addition, because mass timber components are machined to a high precision (+/- 1mm), the installation onsite is faster, less noisy and utilizes a smaller crew than alternative materials. Not to mention, they are really … Read more

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Symbolic Topping Out Signifies Milestone for Nowy Rynek Complex

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The symbolic topping out of building E., as part of the Nowy Rynek complex in Poznań, Poland, signifies the end of construction works, which began in April 2021. The office building, designed by the JEMS Architekci studio and built by Skanska, will provide 28,500 square meters of sustainable, innovative office space to the Poznań market. The commissioning is scheduled for the second quarter of 2023. Nowy Rynek is a project that will ultimately consist of five buildings, with a total usable area of more than 100,000 square meters. It’s the largest investment by the Swedish developer in Poland. The complex … Read more

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