By Daryl Lang Today, when everything is becoming more automated and electronic, certain jobs still require — and place a high value on — human judgment. There’s no better example of such a job than the construction superintendent. It’s a job that requires something no software or checklist can accomplish: how to understand people, and how to communicate with them. There seems to be little doubt that superintendents have one of the hardest jobs in construction. To the open-ended question: “Who has the hardest job in construction?” the most popular answer among the construction professionals surveyed by FieldLens, a mobile-first […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Wisconsin’s Epic Deep Space Auditorium was the most impressive construction project of 2014, the Associated General Contractors of America announced recently. As a result, the project’s contractor, JP Cullen, was the Alliant Build America Grand Award winner, while 22 other firms received awards in various categories. “These projects exemplify the best characteristics the construction industry has to offer — craftsmanship, creativity and dedication,” said Al Landes, the association’s president and president and chief operating officer of Herzog Contracting Corp. “These contractors have completed projects that demonstrate an unparalleled level of innovation and excellence in our […]

CINCINNATI, Ohio — The University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees recently approved $16 million in funding to renovate the university’s Campus Services Building—originally a 1929 Sears, Roebuck and Co. department store—into a research accelerator facility. The building is expected to be a hub of entrepreneurial innovation for the university by providing space for startup companies born of UC-developed technologies. “The University of Cincinnati has long been an economic spark plug for the region and state of Ohio. Creating such a much-needed translational research facility will occupy a critical place in our local entrepreneurial and commercialization ecosystem,” said UC President Santa […]

The Love Dental Clinic, located at U.S. Army Base Fort Benning in Georgia, recently received LEED Silver certification. Construction Manager Robins & Morton registered and managed the certification process on this $15-million design-build renovation for the Huntsville Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Army Medical Command. The two-story, newly renovated 39,734-square-foot Love Dental Clinic is an aesthetically appealing, energy-efficient, modern structure that houses one of the U.S. Army's largest and most technologically advanced dental facilities. Robins & Morton registered the project and acted as its sustainability consultant and LEED administrator—a role typically performed by the […]