Ramtech Receives Top Honors for Modular Police Facility in Texas

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Design-build construction firm Ramtech Building Systems has received a first-place Awards of Distinction trophy at the 41st annual Modular Building Institute 2024 World of Modular Conference and Tradeshow. Over 1,500 attendees gathered at the sold-out conference for networking opportunities and to hear speakers and presenters from across the world. Ramtech received the award in the Relocatable Modular Correctional category for the 4,760-square-foot police station and short-term holding facility built and installed for the city of Clyde, Texas. The facility was designed to replace an aging facility with the criteria that it could be easily relocated in the future if required. … Read more

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New Quarterly Cost Report Charts Construction Trends in North America Cities

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International property and construction consultancy firm Rider Levett Bucknall has released its latest Quarterly Cost Report, providing an eye-opening perspective on the North American construction industry in 14 key markets. The latest RLB quarterly cost report, with data current to mid-Q2 2024, shows that the national average increase in construction costs was 1.12% over the previous quarter. Boston, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. experienced increases over the national average this quarter. Denver, Las Vegas, New York, Phoenix and Seattle experienced gains that were less than the national average. Quarterly Cost Report notes During Q2 2024, the U.S. … Read more

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ABC: Construction Unemployment Rate Plunges to Second Lowest Ever Recorded

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The construction industry added 27,000 jobs on net in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 235,000 jobs, an increase of 2.9%.  Nonresidential construction employment increased by 21,200 positions on net, with growth in all three subcategories. Nonresidential specialty trade contractors added the most jobs for the month, (+9,200 jobs), followed by heavy and civil engineering (+6,300 jobs) and nonresidential building (+5,700 jobs). The construction unemployment rate decreased to 3.3% in June. Unemployment across all industries rose from 4.0 in May to 4.1% last month. “Despite indications that … Read more

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ABC: Flexibility Is Imperative for Effective Heat Safety Protections in Construction

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Associated Builders and Contractors responded to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings proposed rule. “ABC continues to believe employers should equip their employees and leadership teams to develop their own safety plans, unique to their jobsites, and we strongly encourage review of all applicable OSHA rules and guidelines,” said Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development. “We also provide tools to employers so that they can equip and empower supervisors to recognize the signs and symptoms of heat illness as … Read more

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Gilbane Building Company, Prestige Construction Group Selected to Build Richmond Diamond District Ballpark

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Gilbane Building Company in association with Prestige Construction Group has been selected by the Richmond Flying Squirrels to build a new stadium to support the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Virginia Commonwealth University. The planned 10,000-seat Richmond Diamond District Ballpark will have an industrial, warehouse feel meant to pay homage to Richmond‘s railway lineage. The stadium project, managed by Machete Group, is the cornerstone of the large-scale, multi-billion-dollar Diamond District development. The project will be delivered in under two years, in time for the 2026 baseball season. The project’s goal is to spend 40% of the improvement cost of the entire project on emerging small businesses and minority business enterprises.

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