AP Receives ABC Excellence in Construction Award for New Joint Training Facility

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DENVER, Colo – The Associated Builders and Contractors awarded the city of Aurora, Colorado’s Public Safety Training Center project the 2016 regional Excellence in Construction award for an institutional building between $10 and $25 million. The 23-acre campus consisted of seven different projects to be designed, built and integrated together in a short timeframe. A 1920’s themed gala of industry personnel recognized outstanding construction projects in various categories completed this last year in the Rocky Mountain Region. CAPSTC’s first-place honor was given by judges based on factors such as safety, implementing innovations and overcoming challenges. During the submittal review process, … Read more

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Skanska’s Expo 2 Project Receives Envision Platinum Certificate for Green Infrastructure

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Skanska’s project, the Expo Line Phase 2 Extension, located in Los Angeles, California, has received Envision Platinum certification from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure. It is the first transit project to receive the certification, as well as Skanska’s first Envision-certified project. Additionally, at more than $700 million, it is the largest project by contract value to achieve the certification. Much like LEED for building construction, Envision is a groundbreaking resource for professionals involved in planning, designing, building and maintaining civil infrastructure. The system provides a holistic framework for evaluating and rating the community, environmental and economic … Read more

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Maximizing LEED Points on the Jobsite

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By Thomas Taylor Studies from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency state that Americans spend 90 percent or more of their lives indoors1. This is one reason why the USGBC’s LEED 2009 rating system, which is being used by most project teams that have potential LEED-certified projects in the works, rewards teams from keeping harmful materials out of the facilities they build. Almost all manufactured materials used on construction sites contain some amount of chemicals. The truth is, chemicals that emit harmful gasses into the air, a process that is known as off-gassing, can be found in all sorts of other … Read more

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OSHA Releases Updated Recommended Practices to Encourage Workplace Safety, Health Programs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently released a set of Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs to help employers establish a methodical approach to improving safety and health in their workplaces. The recommendations update OSHA’s 1989 guidelines to reflect changes in the economy, workplaces and evolving safety and health issues. The recommendations feature a new, easier-to-use format and should be particularly helpful to small- and medium-sized businesses. Also new is a section on multi-employer workplaces and a greater emphasis on continuous improvement. Supporting tools and resources are included. The programs are not prescriptive; they are … Read more

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Lendlease Goes Purple In Honor of Spirit Day 2016

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – In honor of Spirit Day 2006, Lendlease employees throughout the United States will be wearing purple on Thursday, Oct. 20, to show solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. In addition, Lendlease staff in New York will be handing out rainbow-colored shoelaces to construction workers at Columbia University’s Manhattanville Development to foster solidarity and raise awareness. “At Lendlease, our vision is to create the best places and to do that Lendlease has to be a best place to work for all,” said Aole Ansari, executive general manager, Lendlease Healthcare and chairman of the Lendlease Diversity … Read more

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