WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute of Architects Center for Integrated Practice has released the results of the Integrated Project Delivery Awareness Survey that reveals that 84 percent of AIA members are aware of its market presence, 40 percent of members demonstrate understanding of IPD and 13 percent of members are using IPD methodologies for construction projects (a significant increase over 2010 AIA Firm Survey figures). The survey also found that teams engaged in IPD are finding satisfaction beyond expectations. Respondents who completed projects through IPD reported the methodology as more likely to satisfy project goals than the overall expectations … Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected the developer to build a new healthcare clinic in Gilbert, Ariz. The lease contract was awarded to McShane Development Company, LLC, Rosemont, Ill. The project will create 423 construction jobs, with an opening set for the spring of 2014. Once the new facility is accepted, VA will pay an annual rent of $1.95 million and will lease the facility from the developer for a 20-year term. Construction of the two-story building, covering 60,000 square feet of space, will add specialty care services including audiology, radiology and dental to the existing … Read more

The Associated General Contractors of America named 35 firms as the nation’s safest construction companies. The association, which oversees the Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety programs, noted these companies were recognized for the strength of their safety programs and their overall safety performance during 2011. “Firms like these are setting the highest standard of safety for the construction industry,” said Kristine Young, the association’s past president and the CEO of Des Moines, Iowa-based Miller the Driller. “These firms have found a way to make every single employee a zealous advocate for workplace safety.” Young said … Read more