MARLTON, N.J. and MIAMI, Fla. — Hill International announced that it has received a contract to provide project management services during construction of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science in Miami, Fla. The   three-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately $3 million. The 250,000-square-foot, $275-million Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science is currently under construction on a four-acre tract within downtown Miami’s 28-acre Museum Park. Scheduled for completion in 2015, the new museum will be a landmark in an emerging downtown cultural quarter with a phenomenal view of Biscayne Bay and the Port … Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — FMI announces the release of its 2013 U.S. Construction Industry Talent Development Report. The report is based on responses nationwide from a mix of general contractors and construction managers at firms of all sizes and specialties, including mechanical/plumbing and heavy/highway/civil. More than half of respondents report a shortage in skilled labor. As a war for talent begins, construction experts must evolve their methodology of searching for the best and brightest employees. First, construction careers must be made more appealing to women and minorities. Second, there must be an appeal to today's youth through career counselors, career fairs … Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — FMI announces the release of its 2014 U.S. Markets Construction Overview. With construction put in place at the end of 2013 expected to be at $909.6 billion, researchers at FMI predict CPIP growth rates to be slightly ahead of the GDP in 2014. Other predictions include : Residential CPIP is anticipated to grow from $338.2 billion in 2013 to $379.6 billion in 2014. Healthcare CPIP is expected to grow 6 percent in 2014 to $44 billion. Transportation construction should finish 2013 with an 8 percent increase; 2014 predictions show a decrease to 7 percent growth. Manufacturing construction is … Read more

Trident Sustainability Group announces the launch of Green Badger Mobile LEED Documentation App, the leading-edge mobile application for LEED documentation and verification. On Nov. 19, with the start of GREENBUILD 2013, Tommy Linstroth, principal of TSG and Green Badger LLC., will introduce the first version of Green Badger to convention attendees and the world. Green Badger is the real-time LEED documentation mobile application, which can manage multiple projects at the same time and always has the current project status available. The app provides LEED documentation in the power of the hand, with instant verification capabilities. V1 (version 1 of Green … Read more