Nonresidential Construction Spending Increases 1%, Says ABC

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National nonresidential construction spending grew .9% in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $930.1 billion for the month. Spending was up on a monthly basis in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending was up 1.7%, while public nonresidential construction spending was down .1% in November.

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Latest Podcast Series Episode Discusses New Challenges, Opportunities of Healthcare Capital Planning Projects

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Healthcare capital planning projects have been met with a variety of new obstacles in recent years that are linked to digital, social and environmental concerns. These challenges have placed more of a strain on organizations’ budgets and have impacted budget allocation decision-making processes, ultimately impacting how projects are planned and delivered. DPR Construction’s third episode of its Constructing with Care podcast is available and addresses challenges and solutions with healthcare capital planning projects. In this latest podcast episode, “Capital Balance of Healthcare,” Kirsten Waltz, senior director of facilities architecture and planning for Johns Hopkins Health System and Kevin Matuszewski, healthcare … Read more

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Skanska Starts Construction on Multi-Family Tower, Retail Space in Seattle

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Skanska is to begin construction on Kaye, a 260,619-square-foot multi-family tower located in Seattle, Washington. Skanska will both build and develop the 31-story tower with 6,100 square feet of neighborhood ‘living room’ spaces and ground floor retail. The tower is expected to be completed by Q2 2025. Skanska celebrates the site’s musical past through the design of the ground-level living room that will cater to a mix of uses ranging from band rehearsal space to a café, retail space and a working lounge. Led by the Dayna Dealy, vice president for Skanska USA Commercial Development’s Seattle market, the project will … Read more

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Sundt Awarded SDSU Brawley STEM Facility

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Sundt Construction was selected to construct the new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math facility at the San Diego State University Imperial Valley Brawley campus in California. The project includes the construction of a 65,000-square-foot facility that will house undergraduate science labs to support the university’s growing academic programs. The STEM building will be an expansion to the existing Brawley facility and will drive the economic and employment opportunities brought on by the development of the county’s Lithium Valley project. The project has a three-year timeline and will assist the university in its plan to increase educational, research and economic development … Read more

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Gilbane Building Company Celebrates Groundbreaking for New York City’s Pier 26 Science Play Area

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Gilbane Building Company joined Hudson River Park in celebrating the groundbreaking of the Pier 26 Science Play Area in New York City. Gilbane is managing construction of the recreational space in Hudson River Park. The groundbreaking was marked by a ceremony held at Pier 26 on Dec. 14. The 4,000-square-foot marine science-themed space is the beneficiary of a private fundraising campaign by Hudson River Park Friends and will feature custom, interactive sculptural elements where children can learn, play and be inspired by wildlife and the Hudson River habitat. Designed by OLIN, the specialized playground will also serve as an outdoor … Read more

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