Lendlease Begins Construction on 15-Story Outpatient Complex in Manhattan for Northwell Health

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Lendlease’s New York construction group has started work on Northwell Medical Pavilion – 77th Street, a new 15-floor, 200,000-square-foot outpatient complex on Manhattan’s Upper East Side that will be operated by Northwell Health. Lendlease is providing construction management services for the project, which is scheduled for completion in late 2025. A groundbreaking celebration with project partners and local officials signaled that demolition will soon begin, with excavation and foundation work expected to start in the spring. The medical pavilion will offer care anchored by innovative programs of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. In addition to oncology treatment, the center will … Read more

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Nearly Half of Survey Respondents Say Training Next-Gen Construction Workers is Industry’s Most Critical Need

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A survey released from DEWALT found more than half of U.S. contractors (55%) feel a lack of skilled workers is a barrier to growing their current business. Looking to the future, 48% believe training the next generation of trades professionals is one of the most critical needs for the success of the construction industry in 2023. Inflation, Insufficient Skilled Labor, Long Hours are Top ChallengesKeeping up with inflation (57%), finding skilled workers/being understaffed (51%) and working long hours (37%) are the top three most significant challenges that U.S. contractors surveyed are facing. When it comes to the effects those challenges … Read more

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Gilbane Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of DC Bilingual Public Charter School

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Officials from the DC Bilingual Public Charter School joined representatives from Gilbane Building Company and Hord Coplan Macht to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of the 27,000-square-foot addition to DC Bilingual’s Ward 5 campus in Washington, D.C. Designed by Hord Coplan Macht, this phased-occupied modernization project included an addition to the existing building, which expanded its current campus and increased student capacity to more than 700 students. Improvements and upgrades to the campus include age-appropriate classrooms and furniture, an expanded gym and updated art and music spaces. New spaces include an art studio, culinary and computer labs, a bilingual library, … Read more

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McCarthy Celebrates Second Annual Construction Inclusion Week

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McCarthy is celebrating the second annual Construction Inclusion Week, Oct. 17-21. They company is hosting a variety of events across the country to build awareness around the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion at the company and across the construction industry. In 2020, McCarthy partnered with five other construction companies to establish the Time for Change consortium. Together, the group committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the entire construction industry. One of the group’s first efforts was the creation and launch of Construction Inclusion Week to harness the collective power of general contractors, specialty contractors, trade partners, suppliers and community … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Design-Build Team Completes Town of Mooresville’s Police Headquarters

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Balfour Beatty as part of the Design-Build team with Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, delivers the Town of Mooresville’s Police Headquarters in North Carolina. The completion signifies the success of the highly interactive and collaborative relationship between the town and the Design-Build team and partners, and their efforts in providing a centrally located and newly upgraded facility that allows for future expansion for the fast-growing community. The new two-story, 50,000-square-foot building replaces the Mooresville’s existing headquarters, which houses the chief of police and police department. The facility includes collaborative spaces, exercise rooms, training room, bulk evidence storage, prisoner and vehicle processing … Read more

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