Stone Martin Commercial Wraps up Debut Ground-Up Project in Alabama

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Stone Martin Commercial, a division of Stone Martin Builders, recently completed construction on its first ground-up build project — the Wyndham Industrial Warehouse in Opelika, Alabama. This achievement signifies the builder’s expansion into the commercial construction sector. The 18,000-square-foot industrial warehouse located on Wyndham Industrial Drive is priced at $1.8 million. The project includes 18-foot ceilings, one dock-high door/loading zone and four drive-in grade-level doors, and took six months to complete. The industrial manufacturing building will be utilized as a facility for Atlanta Flooring Design Centers, enhancing operational efficiency and supporting business growth in the region. Stone Martin Commercial was … Read more

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Project Team Tapped for New Academic Health Sciences and Clinical Facility for Florida International University

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Located on Florida International University’s Modesto A. Maidique campus, a new $212-million academic health sciences and clinical facility is planned as a collaboration between FIU, South Florida’s public research university and Baptist Health South Florida. The facility will serve as a hub for clinical, research and educational activities. Stantec will be providing architecture, medical planning, landscape architecture, sustainability consulting and other specialty services; joint-venture team Robins & Morton and Thornton Construction Company are serving as construction manager at risk. The state of Florida is anticipating a shortfall of 18,000 physicians by 2035. The FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s alliance … Read more

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New Survey Lists Toughest Jobs in America

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Construction workers, firefighters, military personnel and doctors — these are the “toughest jobs in America,” according to a new survey. The poll included 2,000 Americans (1,000 of whom are trade workers), asking respondents what they believe the “toughest” jobs are and what comes to mind when they think of “tough jobs.” Police officers ranked No. 5, followed by EMTs and astronauts. While some listed unique professions, others shared descriptors of what makes a job challenging, like “solving other people’s problems all day with little to no help,” “constantly making quick decisions and being stuck in stressful situations daily” or “something … Read more

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Construction Complete on New RTBF Headquarters Média Square in Belgium

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BESIX, Valens and In Advance, together JV VALBESINA, recently completed Média Square in Brussels (Belgium), the new headquarters and production company of Belgian Radio and Television of the French Community. The building covers a gross area of 38,000 square meters. Média Square is equipped with 18 studios, designed to share equipment between the teams, which optimizes resources and accelerates content production. This versatility meant the site teams faced unique structural and acoustic challenges during construction. “We constructed these studios as completely soundproof units,” said Tom Michiels, project director at BESIX. “Each studio is surrounded by multiple layers of sound-absorbing material … Read more

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Gripple Introduces TecLoc Conduit Claw Engineered for Fast, Versatile Seismic Stiffening

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Gripple introduces the TecLoc Conduit Claw, a revolutionary and innovative seismic rod stiffener designed to deliver a reliable, rapid and cost-effective stiffening solution. The TecLoc Conduit Claw is a fast and secure, IAPMO-approved seismic rod stiffening clip, designed to be quickly installed using pipe or conduit to secure suspended services and prevent buckling in seismic conditions in a variety of construction applications. One-of-a-kind, this groundbreaking new product has been specifically engineered to be retrofittable, allowing it to be installed after services are fully suspended. This makes it an ideal solution for late-stage modifications or unexpected changes during construction and a … Read more

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