Interactive Programming, Design Process Key to Completion of Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being

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KAI Design & Build has completed construction of St. Louis, Missouri’s new $8.5-million Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being—a 21,272-square-foot facility providing meeting and office space for child advocates, civic leaders and community organizers dedicated to enhancing the well-being of at-risk children. Located in the Grand Center Arts District of St. Louis City, the facility was completed in December 2017. Since time was of the essence on the project, as the Deaconess Foundation’s lease at its previous office space was set to expire on Dec. 31, 2017, the organization chose to implement the project using the Design-Build delivery method with the … Read more

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Prefabricated Envelope, Utility Racks Add Speed & Safety to Hospital Project

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IMC Construction recently broke ground on a new $100-million hospital in Quakertown, Pennsylvania for St. Luke’s University Health Network. The builder is using a fairly new process on the 131,000-square-foot project that will save time and construction costs. “We are prefabricating the exterior envelope between the patient room headwalls and the exterior brick,” explained Art Brinkworth, P.E., healthcare project director for IMC Construction. “The ceiling utilities will be installed in racks and fabricated in a warehouse offsite while we’re putting the steel, concrete and the roof on. That will save a lot of time.” IMC is working with Worth & … Read more

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3 Safety Tips Beyond the Gear

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By Michael Barnes Ensuring that workers on a construction site are staying safe and responsible can be an overwhelming task for everyone involved. At any given time, there are numerous high-risk tasks being performed and it can be easy to overlook simple precautions that could prevent serious or even fatal injuries. Some examples of common risks that deserve ample recognition and attention include fall, struck-by, electrical and fire hazards. While protective gear is certainly important, the real challenge is in finding ways to go “beyond the gear” to eliminate these types of hazards, and more. There are three simple, but … Read more

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A Chat with Coleby Cyrtmus, Vice President Site Operations at HITT Contracting

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It begins with a can-do, will-do attitude every time By: Chris Maday Schmidt Coleby Cyrtmus began his construction career as a carpenter, and he joined HITT as a superintendent in 1988. Promoted to vice president of site operations in 2015, he brings more than 40 years of construction experience to the company’s projects. Cyrtmus was an instructor in ABC Virginia’s Carpentry Apprenticeship program and is actively involved in training programs at HITT. Join Construction Superintendent as Cyrtmus bridges the gap between old-school and new-school industry insights. (Q) Talk a little about what your role as VP of site operations entails … Read more

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OSHA Proposes Rule to Ensure Crane Operators are Qualified To Safely Operate Equipment

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed a rule to increase the safety of America’s construction sites. In addition to providing long-term clarity regarding crane operator certification requirements, the proposal reinstates the employer duty to ensure a crane operator is qualified to safely operate equipment. Under the proposed rule, a change to the categories of certifications for crane operators would ensure more operators are able to meet the requirement. The proposal discontinues a 2010 requirement, which never went into effect, that crane operator certification must include the crane lifting capacity for which the operator is certified. The … Read more

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