Choate Partners with ACE Mentor Program of Greater Charleston

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Choate’s Charleston, South Carolina team has joined the ACE Mentorship Program, directly engaging with local high school students to educate, inspire and build up the future generation of industry leaders. Choate served as a “Friends of ACE CHS” sponsor and participated in various events throughout the spring semester. The ACE Mentorship program serves to promote and introduce students to careers within the AEC industry, as well as the entire process behind producing successful construction projects. Offering real-world insights into architecture, engineering and construction careers and facilitating tours of active projects, the program allowed students to learn in-depth about the entire … Read more

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Ground Broken on Nation’s Largest Self-Sustaining Bus Depot

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In a strategic partnership with developer AlphaStruxure, Mortenson Construction has been assigned as the engineering, procurement and construction partner for the Montgomery County David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance & Transit Operation Center fleet depot EV charging and microgrid project in Derwood, Maryland. The EMTOC microgrid will include up to 2.25 MW of electric bus charging capacity powered by 5.5 MWDC of rooftop and canopy solar generation, 2 MW battery energy storage and existing backup generation, along with plans for an onsite 1 MW hydrogen electrolyzer. The microgrid will not only power a mixed fleet of battery electric and fuel cell … Read more

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CFC Construction Names Josh Thall as Director of Procurement

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CFC Construction has promoted Josh Thall to director of procurement. His new role will bridge the gap between business development, preconstruction and operations, helping to ensure CFC’s bidding and planning activities are in alignment with how each project will be bought, staffed and built. With 20+ years in both construction and development across hospitality, multifamily, commercial, industrial, healthcare and beyond, Thall’s experience wearing a wide variety of hats on an even wider range of builds enables him to understand project needs and success factors from every angle. He first brought his leadership skills to bear as a senior project manager … Read more

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NCCER Releases Recommendations to Support Industry Tradeswomen

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The National Center for Construction Education and Research recently published a follow up to its research released in 2023, In Her Own Words: Improving Project Outcomes. As a follow up, NCCER compiled the recommendations made by 176 tradeswomen in the field to assist contractors with recruiting and retaining women in the construction industry. This new publication, In Her Own Words: A Call to Action From the Field, highlights actionable items that contractors can take to build more inclusive projects and companies. “With the construction workforce shortages continuing to grow, and competition for talent getting even tighter, it is time for … Read more

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A New Era in Sustainable Construction

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Mass timber: challenges + best practices  By: Derek Smuin Mass timber construction continues to grow across the United States as an alternative to steel. Visually stunning and sustainable, this method presents a ton of benefits for both contractors and owners. For instance, its lighter weight makes for smaller, less expensive foundations and allows for a faster installation with a smaller workforce. Not to mention its environmental benefits, requiring less energy to produce, transport and even capture carbon long into its lifespan. Although mass timber can serve the same purpose as steel, the approach to planning and construction is entirely different. … Read more

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