Architects, Contractors Unite to Strengthen Collaboration and Improve Project Outcomes

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The Associated General Contractors of America and the American Institute of Architects released a new joint framework aimed at strengthening collaboration between architects and contractors to improve project outcomes across the construction industry. The report, Toward Collaboration’s Future: Strengthening the Architect-Contractor Relationship, outlines practical strategies to enhance communication, align incentives, manage risk and foster stronger team performance from project conception through completion. The framework is the result of a multi-year effort between AGC and AIA and reflects input from industry leaders across design and construction disciplines. It is designed for use by architects, contractors, owners and project teams of all […]

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El Camino Health, Mountain View Campus Women’s Hospital Expansion Enhances Delivery of Women’s Health Services

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Improvements and expansion of the Orchard Pavilion at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California are now complete. The three-story, 210,000-square-foot project significantly enhances the hospital’s capacity to deliver specialized women’s health services while maintaining uninterrupted patient care throughout construction. The project team included general contractor Truebeck and architect HDR. The OSHPD 1 expansion is dedicated entirely to mother-baby health and women’s hospital functions, including labor and delivery with surgical capability, post natal care and a neonatal intensive care unit to support mothers and babies through pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum. The general contractor provided both preconstruction and construction services, […]

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Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Award Winners Announced

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The Slag Cement Association announced the winners of its 2025 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards. The winning projects were unveiled and celebrated during the spring ACI Concrete Convention in Rosemont, Illinois. Fourteen construction projects from across the United States were chosen to showcase the broad applications of slag cement and its impact on creating more durable and resilient concrete. These construction projects were awarded in six categories. The categories include lower carbon concrete, infrastructure, high performance, architectural, durability and innovative applications. The 2025 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Construction Award Winners: Lower Carbon Concrete Meta AI-Designed Mix for Rosemount […]

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Ground Broken for Santa Cruz City Schools’ 100-Unit Educator Housing Project

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Ground was recently broken on Santa Cruz City Schools’ first Educator Housing Community at 313 Swift St. Bogard Construction is partnering with the district to build the 100-unit development, which will provide below-market-rate housing for teachers and staff. The project marks a major step toward addressing educator workforce housing in Santa Cruz County as school districts across California seek practical solutions to recruitment and retention in high-cost regions. Using an Alternative Design-Build approach, the project team came together early to align the budget, constructability, site planning and program goals. That collaboration allowed Bogard, working with architects EHDD and Studio VARA […]

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NFPA 800 to Redefine Lithium-Ion Battery Safety as Construction Industry Faces Rising Fire Risk

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The imminent release of the National Fire Protection Association’s new Battery Safety Code, NFPA 800, underscores the growing fire risk associated with lithium-ion batteries across the construction and infrastructure sectors, according to RAMTECH, a temporary fire detection and site safety solutions company. NFPA 800 is the first full-lifecycle standard for battery safety, covering manufacturing, transport, installation, operation, emergency response and end-of-life management. The code – which is expected to be published on a provisional basis shortly – follows an accelerated development process driven by the rapid expansion of lithium-ion technologies across construction, energy and industrial sectors. When compromised by damage […]

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