Sea Turtle Hospital Project Marries Innovation, Technology + Education

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In advance of World Sea Turtle Day in June, DPR Construction and the University of Florida’s Whitney Research Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, located in St. Augustine, Florida, began working together to help protect these creatures by constructing the Sea Turtle Hospital, a purpose-built facility dedicated to the rehabilitation and conservation of endangered sea turtles. Overlooking the Matanzas Estuary, the new facility will expand the organization’s capabilities, including multiple laboratories, education areas and a sea turtle research center and hospital. The complex will provide critical care and innovative research opportunities, reinforcing Whitney Laboratory’s commitment to marine life preservation and environmental stewardship. […]

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Survey Says: ABC Members Invested $1.6 Billion to Upskill Construction Workforce

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Associated Builders and Contractors recently released its 2024 Workforce Development Survey, which found its member contractors invested $1.6 billion to provide craft, leadership and health and safety education to more than 1.3 million course attendees nationwide in 2023, up from $1.5 billion in 2022 and on track with $1.6 billion in 2021. Other key findings included: Safety education accounts for the greatest share of total workforce investment at 59%, which has remained stable since 2022 ABC contractors invested an average of 7.5% of payroll on workforce development in 2023, slightly down from 8% in 2022 Trade and specialty contractors continued […]

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STRABAG Tapped to Build New Czech Bank Česká Spořitelna Headquarters in Prague

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STRABAG SE’s Czech subsidiary STRABAG a.s. will construct the new headquarters of Česká spořitelna in Prague’s Smíchov district (Czech Republic) in a consortium of which it’s a leading member. The complex, consisting of four buildings with a usable area of 75,000 square meters, will intersect the main boulevard with a public passageway where shops, cafés and a multifunctional auditorium with a capacity of 380 visitors will be located. The auditorium will be complemented on the exterior by an outdoor grandstand for 150 spectators. The complex will not only serve as the new headquarters of the bank, but is also intended […]

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Shamal Holding Appoints Contractor for Delivery of Nad Al Sheba Gardens Mall in Dubai

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With a contract value of circa AED $80 million (circa £17.25m), the Nad Al Sheba Gardens Mall project, appointed to McLaren Construction by Shamal Holding, consists of the full construction and fit-out of public areas of the two-story retail and F&B mall, with an overall built-up area — around 12,600 square meters — located in the heart of a growing residential neighborhood in Dubai. The project not only follows the UAE’s ambition to be the best place to live, but for the rising demand for smaller retail outlets and community-focused shopping centers in developing areas of exclusive residential neighborhoods. McLaren will […]

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Toronto Zoo Kicks Off Construction of New Conservation Centre

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The Toronto Zoo and PCL recently hosted an event to officially launch the construction of the Toronto Zoo Community Conservation Centre. The new facility aims to bring a new, exciting educational arrival experience to guests, and will also be a space accessible to the local community, where people can gather and connect with nature and each other. As the new home to the zoo’s endangered turtle conservation breeding center, TZC3 represents an exciting next phase for conservation science onsite. This space will be a prominent and visually stunning statement of the zoo’s commitment to the community, with multiple labs and […]

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