CEP Piping Expansion Begins at Children’s of Alabama

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Hoar Construction recently started a piping expansion project that ties the Lowder and McWane buildings into the central energy plant on the Children’s of Alabama campus. The CEP was built to anticipate a larger load than the Benjamin Russell expansion facility and to eventually support all existing facilities on the children’s campus. The team will take the hot and chilled water piping from the Benjamin Russell Hospital 6th Avenue tunnel into the McWane and Lowder buildings. The work will require coordinating with multiple trade partners and managing dozens of shutdowns. Much of the work will occur at night and on … Read more

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New Police Headquarters Topped Out

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To the construction industry, topping out ceremonies are symbolic and bring project stakeholders together to celebrate the project. This was the case for the community of Englewood, Colorado, as individuals celebrated the new police headquarters being built, which is now about 40 percent completed. The city of Englewood, represented by owner’s representative CBRE, has been using the Public Safety Services Complex built in 1972. The existing facility lacks appropriate security design, needs significant facility repairs and does not comply with ADA regulations or police facility standards. In 2016, the community passed a bond to build a new police and safety … Read more

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Workforce Challenges Continue to Impact Construction Industry as 9 of 10 U.S. Contractors Report Skilled Labor Shortage

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Findings from the recently released Q2 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index show four straight quarters with more than 90 percent of contractors concerned over labor shortages. Concerns increased quarter-over-quarter, with 47 percent of respondents expecting problems finding skilled workers to worsen in the next six months. “Contractors’ pipelines for new business are consistently healthy, however, that optimism is challenged by a growing shortage of workers – a trend that’s persisted for more than a year,” said Jennifer Scanlon, president and CEO of USG Corporation. “In order to sustain the strong pipeline of work, it’s important … Read more

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Parks Transformed to Reflect Heart of Colorado Communities

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PCL Construction Services, Inc. has completed Re-Imagine Play, Phase I at Paco Sanchez Park in Denver, Colorado, as well as the Civic Area Park in Boulder, Colorado. PCL was selected to transform these two popular parks that are at the heart of their communities. The work completed at the Re-Imagine Play at Paco Sanchez Park includes a new and innovative playground named “Re-Imagine Play.” The playground’s inventive design features a complex, 30-foot-tall climbing tower that resembles a vintage microphone, paying homage to the park’s namesake, radio host and activist Paco Sanchez. Re-Imagine Play is an innovative concept that goes beyond … Read more

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Fluor Team Selected for Gordie Howe International Bridge Project Connecting U.S., Canada

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Bridging North America, a partnership of Fluor and ACS Infrastructure Canada, was selected as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge project for Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority. The Gordie Howe International Bridge project is a planned bridge and border crossing spanning the Detroit River and connecting Detroit, Michigan, U.S. and Windsor, Ontario, Canada by linking Interstate 75 and Interstate 96 in Michigan with the new extension of Highway 401 (Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway) in Ontario. Fluor and ACS Infrastructure Canada led the development phase of the project and will hold the prime … Read more

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