Healthcare architecture firm TAYLOR and the design/build team of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. are working in partnership with Latino Health Access and various other project team members to donate services for a new community center and park in one of the poorest areas of California. To be the only community center and park in the 92701 zip code, the project will be built on a half acre of land at and adjacent to one of the largest condominium complexes in Santa Ana, Calif. Designed with the community and healthy activity in mind, the new LHA Community Center and Park will … Read more

Company recognized by Associated Builders and Contractors for the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center projectSuffolk Construction Company, Inc., one of the nation's leading privately held construction management firms, recently received the 2010 Project of the Year award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center project. The award, given by the Florida East Coast Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), goes to the construction process and resulting building that embodies the greatest combination of quality, safety, design, problem-solving and relationship management. “We are extremely proud that ABC has recognized us for the … Read more

Local and state building code officials recently approved a package of revisions to the commercial section of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) that represent the largest single-step efficiency increase in the history of the national, model energy code. The changes mean that new and renovated buildings constructed in jurisdictions that follow the 2012 IECC will use 30 percent less energy than those built to current standards. Attendees voted nearly unanimously on a series of proposals to effect the change at the International Code Council's (ICC) final action hearings held in Charlotte, North Carolina, October 27-31, 2010. The improvements … Read more

Foundation Software The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that nonfatal construction injuries and illnesses were down by 71,700 cases, or 22 percent, in 2009.   That brings the incidence rate down by 0.4 cases to 4.3 cases per 100 workers. Despite the steady decline in incidences, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis said of the new data, “We are concerned about the widespread existence of programs that discourage workers from reporting injuries, and we will continue to issue citations and penalties to employers that intentionally under-report workplace injuries.” “We"re pleased with the new BLS numbers, which illustrate a continued decrease … Read more