Increased Activity in Design Firms, Increased Construction Activity Result in Steady Growth

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Turner Construction Company announced that the Third Quarter 2013 Turner Building Cost Index — which measures costs in the non-residential building construction market in the United States — has increased to a value of 868. This reflects a 1.05 percent increase from the Second Quarter 2013 and 4.33 percent annual increase from the Third Quarter 2012. “The design and construction industry has been recovering over the past several quarters and pent up demand is resulting in increased activity in design firms,” said Karl F. Almstead, the Turner vice president in charge of the Cost Index. He added that material prices […]

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BCCI Completes Renovation of Historic Building in San Francisco

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BCCI Construction Company has recently completed the renovation of the historic 1907 Musto Building at 717 Battery St. in San Francisco, Calif. The 57,000-square-foot building, which is located near the northern edge of the North Beach neighborhood, has been converted into a private club. The renovation of the existing three-story unreinforced masonry building — designed by early 20th-century architect William Mooser II — required a mandatory seismic upgrade and also included restoration work, basement expansion and the addition of a fourth floor penthouse to the L-shaped building, which for years featured a courtyard and entrance on Pacific Avenue. The new […]

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ABC Members Experience Skilled Worker Shortage, Launch Blog to Share Outreach Efforts

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According to a survey of Associated Builders and Contractors members, 75 percent of respondents" companies are experiencing a shortage of willing and qualified craft professionals. These results support the findings of the Construction Labor Market Analyzers" 20/20 Foresight Report, which shows there will be a nationwide shortage of nearly 2 million skilled craft workers by 2017. The worker shortage is likely the result of the nearly 30 percent of the construction workforce lost at the peak of the recession combined with an aging workforce, an insufficient pipeline of new workers and workers that moved on to other industries. ABC and […]

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Innovative Technology Helps Brasfield & Gorrie Complete St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital on Schedule

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ATLANTA, Ga. — Brasfield & Gorrie announced the on-schedule completion of St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro, Ga., which was facilitated in part by a “BIM Box,” a tool created at the jobsite. According to Brasfield & Gorrie Project Manager Jep Pound, access to timely and accurate information is extremely important on an active construction site. With this in mind, he developed a system to bring Building Information Modeling to the field forces. “While addressing the need for BIM coordination on the jobsite, the BIM Box gave our team direct access to information whenever they needed it,” Pound said. […]

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Thomas J. Driscoll of Hill International Wins ASCE’s Construction Management Award

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MARLTON, N.J. — Thomas J. Driscoll, F.CMAA, a senior vice president with Hill International’s  Construction Claims Group, has been recognized with the Construction Management Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award was presented to him during the ASCE’s Annual Conference, which was held Oct. 9-12 in Charlotte, N.C. This award is presented by the ASCE to recognize contributions in the field of construction management as a practitioner, educator or researcher. ASCE’s Honors and Awards program recognizes the commendable achievements and remarkable accomplishments of the civil engineering profession and distinguishes the unique contributions engineers make to both the […]

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