Friendship Campus Receives California State Approval to Begin Construction, Project Delivery Group Joins as General Contractor

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The Friendship Foundation has received final approval from the State of California’s Division of the State Architect and permits to begin construction on its new Friendship Campus for intellectually and physically diverse students in Redondo Beach, Calif. FF has selected Project Delivery Group as the general contractor for this phase of construction, which includes remaining demolition, earthwork, utility prep and foundation work for the 64,000-square-foot facility. PDG joins Gensler, Gardiner & Theobald and Saatchi & Saatchi on the project. The 3.25-acre education and vocational campus will revolutionize postsecondary training for young adults on the autism spectrum or other intellectual or … Read more

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Public Safety Training Center Breaks Ground at Crafton Hills College  

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Erickson-Hall Construction Co. joined more than 150 members of Crafton Hills College leadership, elected officials, fire chiefs and other stakeholders to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Public Safety Training Center at Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa, Calif. The development was made possible by Measure CC, a bond approved by voters in 2018 to fund upgrades in the San Bernardino Community College District. The new facilities were designed specifically to accommodate the fire academy requirements for cadets seeking their certification as fire fighters, and will train students in conditions that replicate real-life emergency situations. The new center is expected to be complete in … Read more

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ACPA Announces New Board Members

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The American Concrete Pumping Association has elected new executive board at the ACPA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation in Las Vegas, Nevada, during World of Concrete 2023. New executive board members, who will serve a one-year term, include: Executive Board: President:  Wayne Bylsma — Cherokee Pumping, Inc. Vice President:  Art Fink — CF & T Secretary:  Eric Duiker — CanCrete Equipment Treasurer:  Nathan Germany — Tri-Way Concrete Pumping, Inc. Past President:  Gary Brown — R.L. McCoy, Inc. The ACPA also announced the results of recent elections for the following board positions. Pump Directors: Dennis Andrews — Andrews Equipment Company, Inc. Scott … Read more

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HUD Unveils New Report to Overcome Barriers to Offsite Construction

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the National Institute of Building Sciences and MOD X, has released the Offsite Construction for Housing: Research Roadmap, a strategic report that presents the key knowledge gaps and research needs to overcome the barriers and challenges to offsite construction. Offsite construction has the potential to deliver more affordable and accessible single and multifamily housing at scale. However, offsite construction for housing in the U.S. faces several challenges to increase uptake and adoption. This stands in considerable contrast to more mature international offsite construction industries, such as those in the UK, Japan and Sweden. … Read more

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AISI Standards Council Establishes New Group to Address Energy Standards for Building Envelopes

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The Standards Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute has formed a new group that will be primarily responsible for the ongoing development of AISI S250, North American Standard for Thermal Transmittance of Building Envelopes with Cold-Formed Steel Framing. The new Committee on Energy Standards falls under the administrative oversight of the AISI Standards Council, which also oversees the Committee on Specifications and the Committee on Framing Standards. The new group is recognized as a consensus body by the American National Standards Institute. It is comprised of AISI staff and experts from the steel construction industry, and will develop … Read more

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