CMAA Announces Recipients of 2025 Individual Recognition Awards

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The Construction Management Association of America announces the recipients of its 2025 Industry Honors Individual Recognition Awards. Each year, the awards program celebrates outstanding achievements in construction management by recognizing individuals and organizations that exemplify excellence and leadership in the industry. Winners are selected through a rigorous evaluation process by a panel of expert judges who assess each nomination based on demonstrated merit and impact. CMAA Distinguished Young Professional Award Recognizes and celebrates a full-time, individual member, for a commitment to the industry and outstanding professional accomplishments early in their career. 2025 recipients: Azmat Aulakh, CCM | JGM Steve Stephenson, […]

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Barton Malow, Woodchuck Partner with NorthStar Clean Energy to Drive Sustainability

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Woodchuck—an AI-powered climate-tech startup and general contractor Barton Malow have recently partnered to divert wood waste from Michigan’s Hart Solar Farm project away from landfills and into clean energy production. Together, the companies are not only diverting thousands of tons of wood waste from landfills, but also saving valuable time and resources by streamlining the waste hauling process. The diverted material is processed and delivered to Genesee Power Station, a NorthStar Clean Energy project, where it is repurposed as biomass to generate renewable power. The collaboration addresses one of the most significant challenges in renewable energy construction: waste management. Traditionally, […]

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University of Virginia’s Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology Tops Out

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The Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia has reached a major milestone with its recent topping out, led by development and construction firm Skanska. This significant milestone represents the installation of 3,739 tons of structural steel and over 160,000 worker hours dedicated to the project to date. Upon completion, the $350-million facility will span 355,809 square feet across five stories and provide modern, flexible laboratory space, expanded research and core capabilities, as well as an area for researchers and partnering biotechnology companies. Located in Fontaine Research Park, the advanced laboratory and […]

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Lab Releases First-Ever Ratings for Construction Helmets

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The 2018 collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Miami, Florida served as a headgear wake-up call for Scott Greenhaus. A 40-plus-year veteran of the construction industry, he was working with his team to install a post-tensioning system when the bridge collapsed. It killed five motorists and one team member and left the job’s superintendent with a traumatic brain injury. “When we got to the site, we noticed their hard hats were all lying on the ground where the structure came to rest,” said Greenhaus, co-founder of the advocacy group Hats to Helmets. “So we looked into it and said, ‘Wow, […]

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Arab Contractors Constructing Floating Hotel for Abercrombie & Kent

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Arab Contractors Company and Abercrombie & Kent recently signed a contract to manufacture a floating tourist hotel (Interbuild 2). The floating hotel will consist of 32 suites with a total of 64 guests and will operate on the Nile River between Luxor and Aswan (Egypt). The main dimensions of the hotel are 72 meters long, 14.4 meters wide and 11.5 meters high. This contract represents the first phase of the construction works for the main hull, superstructures and metal fittings over a period of 18 months, under the supervision of Lloyd’s Register and in accordance with the requirements of the […]

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