KBE Building Corp.’s Kenneth Russo Wins 2014 CCSU Construction Industry Award

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NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Central Connecticut State University has awarded its 2014 Construction Industry Award to KBE Building Corp.’s Kenneth Russo. Russo is a 40-year construction industry veteran and has served as KBE’s director of preconstruction since 2002. Russo was chosen based on criteria set by the college’s Industrial Advisory Board. In 2014, he demonstrated skill, integrity and responsibility while making a significant contribution to the architecture, engineering and construction industry. He has served on the CCSU Advisory Board for 14 years, including two years as its chairperson, and has been instrumental in ongoing improvements to CCSU’s construction management program. … Read more

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Construction of MOB Overcomes Schedule, Site Constraints

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Avison Young provided early development services for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, a two-story, 50,000-square-feet medical office building, located in Concord, Massachusetts. These services included developing budgets and schedules, coordinating and monitoring all consultant activities during the design phase and managing the permitting and approvals process. The firm also acted as owner’s representation to Normandy Real Estate Partners during pre-construction and construction phases of this project. Given that the tenant had to vacate its previous location by a certain date, the schedule was tight with no flexibility. In addition, the tenant added multiple enhancements to the project, which required completion during … Read more

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ASSE Offers Revised Edition of Construction Safety, Management Engineering Book

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DES PLAINES, Ill. — The American Society of Safety Engineers released the second edition of its “Construction Safety Management and Engineering” book with updated standards and technical issues in construction. The revised edition includes construction standards adopted over the last 10 years, as well as chapters devoted to fall protection, steel erection, scaffolding safety, electrical safety and excavation. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, out of more than 4,000 worker fatalities in private industry in calendar year 2012, 806 or 19.3 percent were in construction. The leading causes of worker deaths on construction sites were falls, struck by object, … Read more

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Lend Lease Honors Completion of National September 11 Memorial Museum

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Lend Lease recently recognized the completion of the National September 11 Memorial Museum. Lend Lease served as the construction manager for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.   The 9/11 Memorial opened on Sept. 11, 2011 in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Designed by Davis Brody Bond, the museum will display monumental artifacts linked to the events of 9/11, while presenting intimate stories of loss, compassion, reckoning and recovery that are central to telling the story of the 2001 and 1993 attacks and the aftermath. It will communicate key messages that … Read more

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Gustavus Adolphus's Beck Academic Hall Earns LEED Platinum

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Beck Academic Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, has earned LEED Platinum certification. The three-story, 125,000-square-foot academic building was constructed in 2010 by Kraus-Anderson Construction Company. The building exceeds State of Minnesota Sustainable Building 2030 targets, and is modeled to save 44 percent more energy and 30 percent more water than typical code requires. Designed by BWBR Architects, highlights include locally quarried Kasota limestone that clad much of the exterior and a public atrium that serves as a primary gathering place. The building's atrium helps maximize daylighting strategies, which are augmented by other energy-saving … Read more

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