Gilbane Celebrates Topping Out at Navy Federal Credit Union Headquarters

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ARLINGTON, Va. – Gilbane Building Company recently celebrated a major milestone at the site of the Navy Federal Credit Union headquarters in Vienna, Virginia. The expansion will add 600 jobs to the 3,500 jobs already provided by the current facility. It will include a pedestrian walkway connecting the new facility and parking garage with the existing campus. The project was designed by J3 Design Collective and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2017. The parking structure will provide an additional 1,184 parking spaces to the NFCU campus and the office building will initially house about 600 employees, with … Read more

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Turner Hosts Panel on Lean, Prefabrication and Modularization

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Turner’s office in New York recently hosted its inaugural Innovation Series panel discussion titled Lean Construction: Prefabrication and Modularization. More than 200 business partners and industry thought leaders attended the event at the Whitney Museum of American Art – a Turner project, and a striking architectural setting for a conversation among construction professionals. Charlie Whitney, vice president and general manager of Turner’s office in New York, offered introductory remarks. Then, following a cocktail reception during which guests were invited to tour the museum, the formal program began with a screening of a short documentary film on Turner’s Niarchos Foundation-David Rockefeller … Read more

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JQ Provides Facilities Assessment, Structural Preservation Engineering Services at Historic Stockyards

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DALLAS, Texas – JQ is providing facilities assessment and structural preservation engineering services for the adaptive reuse of the historic Horse and Mule Barns in Fort Worth, Texas’ Stockyards. JQ is a sub-consultant to the architectural and planning firm of Bennett Benner Partners on the project. Originally constructed in 1912, the two facilities, flanking Mule Alley, contain approximately 185,000 square feet. The Barns are designated as part of the contributing architecture of The Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District. Located at 122-124 East Exchange Avenue, the $45-million renovation project includes the Barns, the space between them known as Mule Alley and … Read more

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Five Kadean Execs Receive AHA Healthcare Constructors’ Certification

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Four project managers and a superintendent with Kadean Construction Co. have recently earned their certification as Healthcare Constructors by the American Hospital Association Certification Center. Kadean Project Managers Mitch Crews, Travis Mulder, Kevin Nesselhauf and Joel Vidlak, and Superintendent Ron Walton, were awarded the AHA-CHC certification, joining a group of 900 healthcare construction professionals nationwide. To earn the CHC certification, an individual must satisfy eligibility requirements that incorporate a blend of education and associated healthcare-specific professional experience, agree to adhere to the AHA Professional Standards of Conduct and pass the CHC certification examination. The CHC examination … Read more

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ABC Predicts Modest Growth for 2017 Nonresidential Construction Sector

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors forecasts a slowdown of growth in the U.S. commercial and industrial construction industries in 2017. While contractors are vulnerable to rising commodity prices and potential interest rate increases in 2017, the middling consumer-led recovery should still lead to modest growth in construction spending and employment. “The U.S. economy continues to expand amid a weak global economy and, despite risks to the construction industry, nonresidential spending should expand 3.5 percent in 2017,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “For more than two years, the Federal Reserve has been able to focus heavily on stimulating … Read more

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