Recent Data Bulletin Focuses on Safety Management During Pandemic

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The November 2021 issue of the CPWR Data Bulletin examines construction safety management during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new Data Bulletin summarizes impacts of COVID-19 on businesses and on safety and health priorities, including plans, practices and policies to prevent viral spread. It analyzes data from Census Bureau’s weekly Small Business Pulse Surveys and from the 2021 Construction Safety Management Survey by Dodge Data & Analytics with support from CPWR. The Bulletin’s key findings show that nearly two-thirds of construction businesses reported a moderate to large negative effect of COVID-19 and that unionized and larger firms were more likely than … Read more

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Construction Complete on New Eight-Acre Life Plan Community in Fairfield, California

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Construction is complete on The Ridge at Paradise Valley Estates, a new eight-acre life plan community located in Fairfield, California. Sundt Construction, Inc. served as the general contractor. The Ridge features a mix of 70 cottages and villas. The private cottages have two bedrooms and attached garages, and the villas are either one bedroom or two bedrooms with under-building parking. In addition to the amenities of the larger Paradise Valley Estates 76-acre community, residents can access the Ridge’s dining facility and outdoor amenities such as a learning center and outdoor café. This is Sundt’s second project at the life plan … Read more

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International Code Council, Modular Building Institute Release New Standards for Offsite Construction

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The International Code Council and the Modular Building Institute have published two new comprehensive standards that will accelerate the offsite construction industry. ICC/MBI 1200-2021 Standard for Off-Site Construction: Planning, Design, Fabrication and Assembly and ICC/MBI 1205-2021 Standard for Off-Site Construction: Inspection and Regulatory Compliance are intended to promote consistency around the globe of regulatory requirements for offsite construction processes. As the building industry continues to face multiple challenges including workforce availability, housing affordability, jobsite safety, building quality and sustainability, the expanded use of offsite construction, often called modular or prefabrication, is one approach that has risen to address these challenges. … Read more

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Construction Begins on New 72,000-SF Arizona Humane Society Campus, Medical Complex

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Ground has been broken for the Arizona Humane Society Rob and Melani Walton Papago Park Campus, located in Phoenix. The new 72,000-square-foot campus and medical complex will be a state-of-the-art facility that will create a sustainable, long-term system of care for the Valley’s most vulnerable animals. Ryan Companies US, Inc. will construct the new campus. The two-story campus will serve as the regional hub for comprehensive services including acute medical and trauma care, spay/neuter services, rescue and cruelty investigations, pet adoptions and education programs. This new facility will also have an expanded triage area in the trauma hospital, which will … Read more

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One-Fifth Metro Areas Lost Construction Jobs between September 2020-2021, Reports AGC

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Nearly one-fifth of U.S. metro areas lost construction jobs between September 2020 and September 2021, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data. Association officials noted that the job losses are occurring in many metro areas as plans to boost investments in infrastructure languish in Washington and firms cope with shortages, delivery delays and construction materials price increases. “Many metro areas are having a hard time getting back to construction employment levels from last fall that were already low because of the pandemic,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “The challenge is … Read more

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