Price of Construction Materials Declines in November, ABC Predicts Moderate Increases in Early 2019

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Construction materials prices fell 1.8 percent in November, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors’ recent analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Despite the monthly decline, materials prices are still 5.3 percent higher than they were on a year-over-year basis. Nonresidential construction input prices fell 1.7 percent for the month, and are up 5.8 percent compared to the same time last year. Prices declined in five of 11 subcategories, with crude petroleum (down 29.5 percent) and unprocessed energy materials (down 11.5 percent) experiencing the largest decreases. Only natural gas recorded a substantial increase in price: up 15 percent … Read more

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Milton District Hospital Expansion Certified Gold

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PCL Constructors Canada Inc.’s Milton District Hospital expansion has attained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification for new construction with the Canada Green Building Council. The 330,000-square-foot expansion at MDH, which opened in October 2017, achieved the certification after earning 60 credits in the green building rating system. Halton Healthcare worked in partnership with Infrastructure Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Plenary Health on the redevelopment project, which included the relocation and expansion of the emergency department, surgical services, medical/surgical inpatient units, intensive care unit, maternal newborn department, diagnostic imaging and support services including kitchen … Read more

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Researchers Recommend Considering Occupational Exposures in Early Lung Cancer Detection Programs

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Low-dose CT scans can save lives by identifying lung cancers at an early stage, when treatment is most likely to be effective. A newly published CPWR study, “Early detection of lung cancer in a population at high risk due to occupation and smoking,” validates the U.S. National Comprehensive Cancer Network recommendation that early lung cancer detection programs include both smoking and occupational exposures to define populations eligible for CT screening. The Building Trades National Medical Screening Program’s ELCD program screened 1,260 former construction workers, and researchers analyzed the results. This population included both heavy and light smokers who had been … Read more

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New Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant Meets Goal of Sustainable Water Supply into Future

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Sundt Construction, Inc. recently celebrated the completion of the city of Mesa, Arizona’s Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant. The $103.6-million water treatment plant treats Colorado River water supplied via the Central Arizona Project canal to drinking water standards. “Our team remained dedicated to deliver water prior to peak summer demands under a compressed schedule and worked very hard to accomplish this project in a safe and timely manner,” said Rob Infantino, Sundt’s project director. “The project was located in the middle of a large neighborhood, and our project team considered all of its surroundings when planning work activities.” The project … Read more

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Menil Drawing Institute First Freestanding Facility in U.S. Devoted to Acquisition, Storage of Artworks on Paper

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Gilbane Building Company recently joined museum leadership, civic officials, cultural leaders, community representatives, artists and supporters to celebrate the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the newly completed Menil Drawing Institute, located in Houston, Texas. The 30,000-square-foot, $40-million building will serve as the first freestanding facility in the U.S. devoted to the acquisition, study, exhibition, conservation and storage of artworks on paper, housing more than 2,500 works by notable 20th century artists, including Pablo Picasso, Jasper Johns, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko. Designed by Johnston Marklee, the building’s design shields sensitive works on paper from natural light, … Read more

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