CMD's June Starts Treaded Water

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CMD Group recently announced that June's $30.3 billion of construction starts, excluding residential work, was almost unchanged versus May, -1.0 percent. Starts treaded water in the latest month, which is unusual given CMD's long-term May-to-June gain, due to seasonality, of 4.5 percent. June's month-to-month inertia was a pause after May's extraordinary 37.3 percent leap. May included a couple of mega-sized project groundbreakings, the likes of which weren"t repeated in June. Year-to-date starts in 2015 have also been -1.0 percent relative to the same January-to-June period of last year. Compared with its counterpart month last year, standalone June in 2015 was … Read more

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Dodge Momentum Index Declines in June

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Dodge Momentum Index fell to 118.3 (2000=100) in June, down 1.3 percent from 119.9 in May, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. With the June decline, the index continued its lackluster performance thus far in 2015, and is up just 2.2 percent when compared to June 2014. Of the two major building sectors covered by the index, commercial building has recently shown … Read more

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Sundt Among Team to Win Design-Build Award for San Diego College Building Project

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Sundt Construction, Inc. led the design-build team that recently received the Distinction Award from the Design-Build Institute of America Western Pacific Region for its work on the San Diego City College Math and Social Sciences Building and Parking Structure in San Diego, California. The project team included Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects earned the recognition during the 2015 DBIA WPR Annual Design-Build Awards Competition Dinner. Of the 11 project teams to win 2015 DBIA WPR awards, Sundt was the only contractor to have two winning projects. Sundt also won the Award of Merit for its work on … Read more

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LABC Awards Honor ‘Something Old and Something New’

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — On June 18, the renovated Los Angeles Hall of Justice project earned the Los Angeles Business Council’s City of L.A. Green Building Award, while the new U.S. Federal Courthouse project earned the Under Construction Award at the 45th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards ceremony. The City of L.A. Green Building Award is given to a deserving project that has advanced sustainable development in the city. Clark Construction worked alongside design partner A.C. Martin on a design-build contract for structural, architectural and aesthetic upgrades to the 1920s-era Hall of Justice building. Los Angeles” former county courts and … Read more

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Integrated Builders Hires Peter Barbosa as Project Superintendent

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ROCKLAND, Mass. — Integrated Builders has hired Peter Barbosa as project superintendent. Bringing over 20 years of diverse industry experience, Barbosa will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful completion of the firm's most complex and prominent projects. In his new role, Barbosa will oversee all onsite construction phases through coordinated efforts with Integrated Builders" subcontractors and managers. Additionally, he will run day-to-day operations on construction sites, control schedules and coordinate efforts of all subcontractors, and lead overall project quality control. Prior to joining Integrated Builders, Barbosa gained valuable experience serving as superintendent at Kaplan Construction, where he oversaw … Read more

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