One-of-a-Kind Arena Set to Open in January 2023

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Less than seven months after the official groundbreaking, the last piece of steel was put into place at Sacred Heart University’s Martire Family Arena located in Fairfield, Connecticut. Home to the school’s Division I hockey programs, club teams and nationally ranked figure skating team, the $70-million project is slated to open in January of 2023. What has only been imagined through artist renderings is becoming reality with the addition of the final pieces of steel. The concourse from the East Building, at SHU’s West Campus where the success of the varsity hockey programs will be showcased, as well as the … Read more

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Every Child’s Hope William N. Dill Youth Development Center New Hub for Healing Families, Transforming Communities

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Every Child’s Hope, a North St. Louis, Missouri-based child services organization, recently broke ground to celebrate the official start of construction on its William N. Dill Youth Development Center – the organization’s new hub for healing families and transforming communities. KAI Design served as the architect on the project and KAI Build is providing general contracting services. The new ECH Youth Development Center will be far more than just a building. Its 18,000-square-foot design integrates a new model of care where families can receive the treatment and services they need in a single location. ECH’s present 70-year-old residential facilities have … Read more

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ABC Publishes Inaugural Construction Technology Report

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Associated Builders and Contractors released its inaugural Tech Report, a study of the innovative technology and tools that ABC contractor members are using on jobsites to be safer, more profitable and primed to win more work. The report was sourced from a survey conducted from March through May 2021. It details opportunities for construction contractors to improve their operations in project coordination, planning, estimating, production and scheduling. Among the findings, the 2021 Tech Report reveals: 70% of respondents listed an operational issue as one of their top three challenges that technology can help solve More than half of respondents rely … Read more

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New WHOOP Global Headquarters to Bring 1,000 Jobs to Boston

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Gilbane Building Company has been selected to serve as construction manager for the 121,000-square-foot interior fit-out of the new global headquarters for WHOOP, located in the newly built Commonwealth Building at One Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by STUDIOS Architecture, with JLL acting as the owner’s project manager, WHOOP will occupy all eight office floors and a first-floor retail space of the Commonwealth Building. Some of the amenities include executive suites, a podcast studio, beverage bar, outdoor roof deck, apparel labs and a fitness area for data collection. Founded in Boston in 2012, WHOOP offers industry-leading wearable technology and … Read more

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Kaylin Leas Wins Empowering Women in Industry Initiative 2021 Tradeswoman of the Year Award

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TDIndustries, Inc.’s Fort Worth, Texas’ construction partner and “welder woman” Kaylin Leas was awarded 2021 Tradeswoman of the Year by the Empowering Women in Industry initiative. Empowering Women in Industry is an online community with the mission to connect, educate and empower women to not only inspire the next generation of leaders, but provide a community for those currently leading. The conference was held in October in Chicago, Illinois. A former high school rodeo champion, Leas began welding on the job by befriending other welders and learning the trade. After diligent practice, she passed her first welding test in 2013. … Read more

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