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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Skanska USA Signs $108M Contract to Renovate, Build Golisano Children's in Florida

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Skanska USA Building has signed a contract to construct a new eight-story patient tower and renovate an existing facility at Lee Memorial Health System's Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers, Florida. Skanska, leading a joint venture with Gates Construction, will include its full 75 percent share of the contract — totaling $108 million — in its first quarter order bookings. The total contract value is $144 million. The new patient tower of the Golisano Children's Hospital will include a pediatric emergency department located on the second level, featuring its own entry for children. There will be a […]

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Atlas Copco Launches Tier 4 Final QAS25/50 Generators

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Atlas Copco Portable Energy recently introduced the new QAS 25 and QAS 50 60 Hz generators for heavy-duty applications. The portable generators are the first Tier 4 Final units to be launched by Atlas Copco. They use an Isuzu 4LE engine and a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst to achieve Tier 4 Final emission levels. Both the QAS 25 and QAS 50 have a silenced enclosure design to ensure low noise levels for use in noise-sensitive locations. The large fuel tanks allow extended run times. The 110 percent spillage-free frame comes standard to help safeguard the site and protect the environment. DeepSea […]

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