New Construction Guide Approved for LEED Energy Points

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Pathway for Advanced Energy Performance in Commercial Projects By Stacey Hobart As the bar rises for meeting base energy codes across the country, finding prescriptive approaches to reach and surpass that bar become more difficult. This scenario is playing out across the country with half the states requiring building standards that meet or exceed ASHRAE 90.1-2010. As a result, construction professionals are tasked with delivering on new practices, which may be unfamiliar, in a manner that fully meets design intentions. To help, the nonprofit New Buildings Institute has developed the Advanced Buildings New Construction Guide, a whole-building, prescriptive guide for … Read more

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Compact Wheel Loaders Built for Fuel Efficiency, Offer Reduced Operating Costs

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The new L45H and L50H compact wheel loaders from Volvo Construction Equipment are well-balanced machines, built for greater fuel efficiency and improved hydraulic flow for faster cycle times at reduced operating cost. The H-series wheel loaders are powerful assets on every jobsite and in every application. Equipped with Volvo’s Torque Parallel linkage, these machines are built to deliver high breakout torque and excellent parallel movement throughout the entire lifting range. With a new Volvo D4J Tier 4 Final engine — both the L45H and L50H boast a 15 percent improvement in fuel efficiency versus previous models. The L50H also has … Read more

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Slayden-Sundt Opens $227M Sellwood Bridge in Portland

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Multnomah County and Slayden-Sundt, a joint venture of Slayden Constructors and Sundt Construction, Inc., recently celebrated the opening of  Multnomah County’s new $227-million Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Serving as the construction manager/general contractor for the 2,000-foot-long bridge, Slayden-Sundt replaced the original, deteriorating structure with a wider, pedestrian-friendly bridge that can accommodate the area’s growing traffic volume. Originally built in 1925, the bridge is the community’s only crossing over the Willamette River for 12 miles, making it the state’s busiest two-lane bridge as well as an iconic piece of architecture. Designed by T.Y. Lin International as an … Read more

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Greg Hellem Joins Forté Specialty Contractors as Superintendent

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Greg Hellem has recently joined Forté Specialty Contractors as superintendent. Based in the company’s Las Vegas, Nevada headquarters, Hellem will be responsible for providing leadership to the onsite staff to supervise the quality of work and to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget. Hellem’s first project with Forté will be working on Wynn’s newest nightclub, Intrigue. In this role, Hellem will also be responsible for assisting the project manager and the scheduling manager in developing and refining the project schedule, as well as the planning and review of the construction program, including quality … Read more

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Top Benefits Revealed in Safety Culture Report

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – A new study from Dodge Data & Analytics establishes a safety culture spectrum based on the performance of 254 U.S. contractors on 33 leading indicators of a safety culture. The new Building a Safety Culture SmartMarket Report, available for free download at http://analyticsstore.construction.com/smartmarket-reports/Safety2016.html and produced in partnership with The Center for Construction Research and Training and United Rentals, along with 12 other supporting and contributing organizations, examines the wider use of safety management practices in the construction industry and more frequently achieved benefits for contractors at the high end of the safety culture spectrum compared to … Read more

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