Carbon Negativity of Finland Ecovillage to Slow Down Climate Change

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Finland’s first carbon-negative small houses are being built in Pargas, Southwest Finland. Carbon negativity means that more CO₂ is being sequestered than emitted and thus the emissions are negative. This prevents or slows down the climate change. Macon is the company conducting the carbon footprint calculations of the building project and ensuring that the ambitious carbon negativity target is reached. Godai is serving as general contractor. The small houses have a wooden structure. They are carbon negative upon completion and certified by numerous certification programs. The general contractor’s aim is to build homes with healthy materials to provide healthy indoor … Read more

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A Chat with Rick Fisher, Senior Superintendent at Robins & Morton

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The constants of safety, change & forward movement By Chris Maday Schmidt Rick Fisher is a senior superintendent at Robins & Morton with 35 years of experience in the construction industry. Specializing in healthcare construction, Fisher has been based in Florida over the last two decades. In his role, he collaborates with the preconstruction team throughout the design process to develop the schedule, provide constructability reviews and prepare a site utilization plan. Following preconstruction, he oversees field operations to ensure a clean, safe and orderly jobsite. Join Construction Superintendent as Fisher discusses building in the Stone Age, advice that works … Read more

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Novant Health Marks Construction Milestone with Topping Out Ceremony

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Novant Health and construction firm Robins & Morton reached structural completion at the new Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center and Medical Office Building in Charlotte, North Carolina. Once complete in 2023, the $154-million investment will bring acute care resources to the growing suburban population in South Charlotte through a 216,236-square-foot state-of-the-art medical facility. The historic site, previously owned by Hall Family Farm, will transform into a 38-acre hospital and MOB offering services including emergency care, inpatient (medical/surgical and intermediate), women’s care (including birthing suites), expanded diagnostic services and surgical services. Keeping the tradition of community alive, walking trails and space … Read more

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Construction at La Cantera Town Center Improves Infrastructure, Serves Future Expansion

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Sundt Construction has recently completed the development of new streets in the Town Center at La Cantera, located in San Antonio, Texas, improving the area’s infrastructure and adding two parks. Located on the northwest corner of Loop 1604 and IH-10, the improvement project constructed approximately 4,500 linear feet of asphalt and paver parkway streets. Sundt also added associated water, sewer, gas, communication, electrical, stormwater utility infrastructure and landscape improvements. Almost half of the project acreage is home to two new parks straddling Leon Creek. The first included paved trail systems meandering through the native hill country forest and connecting the … Read more

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Monthly Construction Input Prices Rise in January, Says ABC

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Construction input prices rose 3.5% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 3.1% for the month. Construction input prices are up 23.6% over the past 12 months, while nonresidential construction input prices rose 24.3%. Input prices for natural gas and unprocessed energy materials fell for the month by 26.1% and 4.7%, respectively. Crude petroleum prices increased 15.5% in January. All three energy subcategories are up significantly on a year-over-year basis. “While many economists expect inflation to … Read more

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