‘Smart’ Construction Equipment Brings Both Brawn, Brains to Jobsites

  • Posted on

Construction equipment is no longer just about providing the brawn crews need to get work done. Today’s equipment also has the brains to help crews work more efficiently and safely, taking some of the pressure off of stressed-out and oftentimes inexperienced workers. “The amount of equipment that’s designed to be more intuitive and easier to operate, and sometimes even capable of thinking and acting on its own, continues to grow at a rapid pace,” said Dana Wuesthoff, show director for CONEXPO-CON/AGG. And it’s not just core construction machinery like excavators and wheel loaders being equipped with the latest smart sensors […]

Filed under: eNews, TechnologyTagged with: , ,

Two New Superintendents Support Continued Growth at Curran Young Construction

  • Posted on

Curran Young Construction has hired two new superintendents — David Rosario and Rory Guilfoy — expanding the firm’s field leadership as demand for construction services continues across Southwest Florida. Rosario has 25 years of experience in the Florida construction industry, with a portfolio that spans high-end mid-rise buildings, multifamily developments, townhomes and luxury homes. Throughout the course of his career, he has worked on projects across Southwest Florida during a period of significant regional growth. In addition to his project experience, Rosario has been involved in several nonprofit rebuilding efforts and has served as a national trainer focused on residential […]

Filed under: eNews, Movers & ShakersTagged with: , ,

ABC Report Reveals Construction Companies Nearly 7 Times Safer with Specific Best Practices

  • Posted on

Associated Builders and Contractors released its 2026 Health and Safety Performance Report, an annual guide to health and safety best practices on construction jobsites. The 2026 report shows the positive effects of participating in ABC’s STEP Health and Safety Management System, which enables top-performing ABC members to achieve incident rates 686% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ construction industry average, reducing total recordable incident rates by 85%. Established in 1989, STEP is a proven system that provides contractors and suppliers with a robust, no-cost framework for measuring health and safety data and benchmarking with peers in the industry. […]

Filed under: eNews, SafetyTagged with: , ,

Steel Work Begins on $1.2B Roper St. Francis Heathcare Campus in South Carolina

  • Posted on

The Barton Malow | Edifice joint-venture team has begun structural steel work at Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s future Roper Hospital campus in North Charleston, South Carolina, marking a pivotal milestone in the construction of the $1.2-billion facility. The start of steel work signals the project’s transition from below-grade construction to its vertical rise, bringing the building’s form to life on the 27-acre site. The new campus, designed by E4H Environments for Health Architecture (a MOREgroup Brand) and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, will deliver 805,000 square feet of advanced healthcare space for the Lowcountry community. The building will include 328 inpatient […]

Filed under: eNews, ProjectsTagged with: ,

Dalaman Becomes World’s First Airport Terminal Powered Entirely by Rooftop Solar

  • Posted on

In 2022, Ferrovial Airports reached an agreement with Turkish Infrastructure company YDA Group to acquire a 60% stake in the company that manages the Dalaman International Airport concession located in Southwest Turkey. The project has reached a major milestone in sustainable aviation, becoming the first airport terminal globally to meet 100% of its electricity demand solely through rooftop solar installations. The completion of Phase 2 of its rooftop solar power project represents a step change in sustainable airport operations. The solar installation generates more than 20,000 MWh of renewable electricity annually, avoiding approximately 8,500 tons of CO₂ emissions each year […]

Filed under: Around the World, eNewsTagged with: , , , ,