Making Room for Millennials at the Jobsite

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Construction has often been considered one of the last industries to embrace technology. That is starting to change, however, as construction companies look for new ways to change the mindset of those working at the jobsite. Enter the younger generation, otherwise known as millennials. They have grown up with apps and solutions to solve just about any system problem that arises. As the industry evolves, it will have to embrace more innovation in order to entice and appeal to millennials—and those even younger. Some of the emerging technology that millennials appear to be comfortable with that they might leverage on … Read more

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Leaders Celebrate Winter Park Memorial Hospital’s Nicholson Pavilion Topping Out

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WINTER PARK, Fla. — Leaders from Winter Park and Florida Hospital gathered recently to celebrate a significant construction milestone at the Winter Park Memorial Hospital Nicholson Pavilion, located in Winter Park, Florida, which will add 140 all-private rooms and a new lobby when it opens next year. The Nicholson Pavilion will allow the hospital to convert the majority of its existing rooms into private patient rooms. The expansion will also include private beds for orthopedic care, surgical and other services. Crews from general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie hoisted a tree decorated with peacock feathers — Winter Park’s community symbol — … Read more

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Adolfson & Peterson Earn National Excellence in Construction Awards

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Adolfson & Peterson Construction’s work on Preston Garage in Dallas, Texas; Silverthorne Performing Arts Center in Silverthorne, Colorado and USPI Midland ASC/MOB in Midland, Texas have earned the company first place national Excellence in Construction Eagle Awards from Associated Builders and Contractors in the following categories: Single-Family Projects up to $100 Million (Preston Garage) Institutional – $5 to $10 Million (Silverthorne Performing Arts Center) Healthcare – $10 to $25 Million (USPI Midland ASC/MOB) Representatives from the company received the award during ABC’s 28th annual Excellence in Construction awards celebration in March. Preston Garage is a 33,000-square-foot underground parking garage for … Read more

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The Construction Chart Book 6th Edition Now Available

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The sixth edition of “The Construction Chart Book: The U.S. Construction Industry and Its Workers” has been released. This Center for Construction Research and Training mainstay, with its extensive statistical portrait of the construction industry, has become an essential reference for all construction stakeholders, such as policymakers, researchers, contractors, labor unions and management, construction workers, safety professionals, trainers and reporters. Take a look inside the new Chart Book and you will learn that: Construction unemployment dropped from a peak of 27.1 percent in February 2010 to 7.5 percent by the end of 2015 (page 20). There were 144,583 active apprentices … Read more

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Construction Financial Management Association CONFINDEX Results Show Confidence Sags in Early 2018

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The Construction Financial Management Association has released the results of its quarterly CONFINDEX survey showing that the overall CONFINDEX reading declined by more than 6 percent during the first quarter and is down more than 10 percent on a year-over-year basis. Overall, CONFINDEX stood at 116 during the second quarter, after holding steady at 124 for the last two quarters of 2017. “Undoubtedly, construction CFOs, who were concerned about profit margins in earlier quarters given expanding worker shortages, are now even more concerned given recent spikes in fuel and softwood lumber prices and the implications of recently enacted tariffs on … Read more

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