Construction Materials Prices Down 0.1% in April, ABC Says

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National construction materials prices slipped 0.1 percent in April, according to the May 15 producer price report by the U.S. Department of Labor. Year over year, construction materials prices are up just 0.4 percent. Nonresidential construction materials prices decreased 0.1 percent for the month and are down 0.4 percent over the last 12 months. Nonferrous wire and cable prices dropped 3.5 percent for the month and are down 4.2 percent on a year-over-year basis. Prices for plumbing fixtures and fittings slipped 0.5 percent compared to March, but are 0.8 percent higher than April 2012 prices. Prices for fabricated structural metal … Read more

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DPR Construction Phoenix Office First Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building in Arizona

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PHOENIX, Ariz. — DPR Construction’s Phoenix regional office has been officially certified as a Net-Zero Energy Building by the International Living Future Institute through its Living Building Challenge program. Producing as much or more energy than it consumes, DPR’s Phoenix office is the largest building in the world and only the second in the United States to achieve NZEB certification to date. In addition, the building achieved LEED-NC Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. By being both the owner and contractor for the renovation project, DPR was able to push the limits on its sustainability goals for the … Read more

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Music City Center in Nashville is Ready for Opening Act

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. —   Bell/Clark, a joint venture, has reached substantial completion at Music City Center, Nashville, Tenn.’s 2.1-million-square-foot downtown convention center. The $415-million facility, which is adjacent to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Bridgestone Arena, hosted a grand opening May 19-20. The convention center boasts a 350,000-square-foot exhibition hall acoustically designed to serve as a live music venue. The building, which spans three city blocks, also includes 59 meeting rooms, two ballrooms, 38 loading docks and a 1,900-vehicle parking garage. Designed by tvsdesign, Music City Center has a modern exterior of glass curtainwall and limestone panels. … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Employees Join 350 Volunteers for 10th Annual Sharefest Workday

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More than 350 volunteers joined Balfour Beatty Construction May 4, to repair and spruce up seven schools in the Redondo, Torrance, Culver City and Wiseburn School Districts as part of Los Angeles County's 10th Annual Sharefest Workday. An estimated $200,000 in school improvements were made — all at no cost to the schools — by Balfour Beatty Construction employees, contractors, vendors, school staff, students and community members. This is the fourth year the company has supported the community activity, and the first year that additional financial support was provided through Balfour Beatty Construction/Sharefest's 1st annual golf tournament, which helped to … Read more

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OSHA Launches Initiative to Protect Temporary Workers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced an initiative to further protect temporary employees from workplace hazards. The announcement was made during a program at the department's headquarters marking Workers" Memorial Day — an annual observance to honor workers who have died on the job and renew a commitment to making work sites across the country safer. OSHA sent a memorandum to the agency's regional administrators directing field inspectors to assess whether employers who use temporary workers are complying with their responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Inspectors will use a … Read more

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