Sundt Completes Seven-Story Research Facility at Arizona State University

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TEMPE, Ariz.— Sundt Construction, Inc. completed construction on Arizona State University’s Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 4, a collaborative facility shared by the university’s School of Earth and Space Exploration, Security and Defense Systems Initiative and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Sundt served as the construction manager at risk for the project, working with the design teams of HDR and Ehrlich Architects. The facility was designed to encourage and enhance opportunities for collaboration, trans-disciplinary research, community education and outreach. Standing seven stories tall including one underground level, the 293,000-square-foot facility combines three functions under one roof: research, educational … Read more

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McCarthy Selected as Design-Build Contractor for New $34M San Diego County Center

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Local San Diego residents and visitors can look forward to maximizing their recreational enjoyment of the city’s Pacific Coast waterfront location with the future construction of the San Diego County Administration Center Waterfront Park Development project, located along Pacific Coast Highway between Ash and Grape streets in downtown San Diego. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., recently was awarded the $34-million design-build project, which also includes an underground parking garage. McCarthy’s design-build team includes SGPA, architect-of-record; Schmidt Design, landscape architect; and International Parking Design for the parking portion of the project. The official groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for … Read more

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U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA Announces Selection of OSHA Training Institute Education Centers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced four new OSHA Training Institute Education Centers and the renewal of 24 existing OTI Education Centers. Current OTI Education Centers offer training courses on OSHA standards and occupational safety and health issues. The new OTI Education Centers, which are non-profit organizations, will provide additional outlets for safety and health training to workers and employers throughout the country. “This year, we have seen record numbers of requests for occupational safety and health training from the private sector and federal agency personnel,” said Dr. David Michaels, assistant … Read more

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Clark Awarded Contract for 665,000 SF Specialty Hospital

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FAIRFAX, Va. — Inova Health System selected Clark Construction Group to build the largest phase of its capital improvement program, the 665,000-square-foot Inova Women’s Hospital & Children’s Hospital. The $215-million contract is part of the healthcare organization's multi-year effort to upgrade its Fairfax campus into a world-class environment for patient care, education and research. The 12-story hospital will contain 192 patient rooms on four floors, a 108-bed neonatal intensive care unit, 33 labor and delivery rooms, six C-section suites, and eight operating rooms. In addition to medical spaces, the project team will construct support areas, a ground-floor clinic and a … Read more

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Cal/OSHA Takes a Proactive, Comprehensive Approach to Protecting Workers From Heat Illness

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Cal/OSHA is reminding all employers to protect their outdoor workers from the risk of heat illness. Cal/OSHA has maintained a constant presence to ensure that employers protect their outdoor workers from the risk of heat illness.   While these ongoing efforts have saved lives due to greater compliance by employers, constant vigilance is particularly necessary during periods of high heat. “Cal/OSHA’s enforcement of the nation’s first and most comprehensive heat illness prevention regulation has saved many lives since its adoption, as is evident by the reductions in fatalities and serious illnesses since 2005,” said Christine Baker, Director … Read more

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