National Science Foundation Awards Research Funding to Advance Performance-Based Fire Design for Cold-Formed Steel Structures

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A research project progressing from the American Iron and Steel Institute’s Small Project/Fellowship Program has received significant funding through the National Science Foundation to advance performance-based fire design for cold-formed steel structures. Thomas Gernay, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, was named a recipient of the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Award for nearly $580,000 over five years. The award will enable research to develop an advanced science-based framework for assessing the fire performance of cold-formed steel structures that results in more accurate modeling to ensure increased public safety, resource efficiency … Read more

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Market Report Reveals $97B in Additional Material, Labor Costs for Subcontractors in 2022

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Billd has released its third-annual construction industry market report, the 2023 National Subcontractor Market Report: $97 Billion in Extra Weight on the Shoulders of America’s Subcontractors. Billd surveyed nearly 900 commercial construction professionals across the country, largely consisting of business owners and executives. The report indicates that subcontractors continued to bear the brunt of rising input costs for materials and labor in 2022 to the tune of $97 billion in unplanned expenses. Rising material costs and price volatility are not new issues for subcontractors, with 81% of those surveyed reporting a negative effect on their businesses in 2022; 80% expect that trend to continue. It is … Read more

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Robins & Morton Completes Facilities Leased to Northrop Grumman

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Robins & Morton and Corporate Office Properties Trust completed two build-to-suit facilities and a parking deck in Huntsville, Alabama, which have been leased by Northrop Grumman. The project team also included Powers Brown Architecture.   The two Class A tilt-wall buildings total approximately 260,000 square feet and each stand five stories tall.   Sitework and construction began in February 2021. The campus features executive office space, program management and engineering design space, a 15,000-square-foot hardware-in-the-loop integration lab, a 16,000-square-foot data center, a 350-person auditorium to facilitate classified program meetings and a 144,000-square-foot parking deck with nearly 400 spaces.   During … Read more

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FMI Consulting Report Projects Continued Design-Build Growth

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A report from FMI Consulting forecasts continued growth of design-build over the next three years, despite recent industry challenges and market volatility. FMI’s findings indicate that design-build is anticipated to account for 47% of construction spending and a 22.5% growth in total design-build spending by 2026. Building on FMI’s 2021 report on design-build utilization, the survey reexamined the industry following the challenges of the past three years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, labor shortages and supply chain issues. The flexibility and collaboration inherent in design-build uniquely position the project delivery method to resist stagnation, and respondents overwhelmingly indicated that design-build project … Read more

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AEM Hall of Fame Invites Nominations for 2023 Halls of Fame Ceremony

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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ Hall of Fame celebrates the people who create the equipment and technologies that build, feed and power the world. While creating the equipment and technologies that have changed the world, many of the inductees have created a positive, inclusive and thoughtful environment for the people around them to make it possible, and AEM is seeking nominations for the 2023 induction ceremony. The inductee in 2022, Sherman Ward “Bud” Bushnell, founder of Genie, was particularly recognized for the way he treated his people and built his teams, in addition to his products. In 2021, Trimble Senior Vice President … Read more

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