AIA Releases 13 New, Updated Contract Documents

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute of Architects is releasing 13 new and updated contract documents that will assist architects and contractors with protecting their projects and businesses. AIA Contract Documents regularly works with architects, contractors, subcontractors and owners to ensure AIA contracts and forms meet industry needs. One of the most notable changes among this set of updated contracts includes the new Contractor-Subcontractor Master Agreement and its accompanying work order. The new agreement allows a contractor and subcontractor to agree to a predefined set of terms and conditions that will apply to multiple scopes of work. Another significant update … Read more

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University of Iowa Visual Arts Building Wins 1st Place for Low-Rise Buildings in Concrete Construction Awards

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The American Concrete Institute has awarded the University of Iowa Visual Arts Building first place in the low-rise buildings category in its annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards. Miron Construction Co., Inc. self-performed the placement of all concrete for the building. The new five-story facility for the University of Iowa’s School of Art and Art History is designed around a central atrium and brings together a diverse array of traditional art disciplines like ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, painting and drawing with more digitally minded photography, 3D design, graphic design and video art. It also includes graduate student studios, faculty and staff … Read more

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Schneider Electric Joins Lean Construction Institute

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Schneider Electric has joined the U.S. Lean Construction Institute as a corporate member. Founded in 1997, LCI seeks to improve the construction and design industries through promoting Lean approaches to project design and delivery, focused on improving efficiency and productivity across the entire construction industry. Lean methods seek to develop and manage a project through relationships, shared knowledge and common goals. Traditional silos of knowledge, work and effort are broken down and reorganized for the betterment of the project rather than of individual participants. Through these approaches, construction companies can improve their ability to deliver projects on time and on … Read more

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Superintendents Speak Out

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Survey reveals satisfaction on the job, stress levels and more By Chris Maday Schmidt Construction Superintendent recently partnered with AstaPowerproject to conduct a brief survey to superintendents via our LinkedIn group. The survey was compiled by a third-party source and included both closed and open-ended questions that covered a range of everyday topics on the jobsite—such as the skilled labor shortage and education and training, to on-time projects and scheduling. Of the responses we received, we learned more about your happiness levels, social media and tech usage, as well as your thoughts about the younger-generation workforce and more. You spoke, we listened. Here … Read more

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Superintendent Survey Results

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What is your title? Asst. Superintendent 1.5% Superintendent 40.6% Senior Superintendent 27.4% General Superintendent 15.9% Director/VP of Field Operations 4.5% Other 9.3% No Responses <1% What type of projects do you typically work on? Commercial 71.0% Residential 10.8% Industrial 6.3% Heavy/Highway 3.6% Other 7.5% No Responses <1% On average, how many hours a week do you work? Less than 40 hours <1% 40-49 hours 28.6% 50-59 hours 43.9% 60-69 hours 22.2% 70-79 hours 3.0% More than 80 hours 1.2% No Responses <1% On average, how stressed are you at your job? Extremely Stressed Very Stressed Stressed A Little Stressed Not … Read more

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