New Building Advances Engineering Education, Research at Duke

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Construction is complete on the 150,000-square-foot Wilkinson Building for the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Skanska USA served as general contractor on the project, which will house new engineering, education, research and entrepreneurship initiatives that bring together departments, faculty and students from across the university. The five-story concrete structure, which expands spaces dedicated to student education and programming in engineering by 50%, was built using Duke stone and Duke-blended face brick. These two materials are key elements of the architectural identity of Duke’s West Campus and have been used throughout the school to create … Read more

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Joint Venture to Deliver New 136-Bed, $375M Hospital in Washington, D.C.

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The joint venture of Turner Construction Company and MCN Build were awarded the construction management contract for the construction of a new hospital at St. Elizabeths East in Washington, D.C. by Universal Health Services. The new 136-bed acute care hospital and ambulatory care pavilion will offer a wide array of critical health and specialty services to the community. The facility will include maternal health and newborn nursery and obstetric services. Additional services will include trauma care, orthopedic, cardiac, hypertension, cancer, kidney, rehabilitation, general surgery and mental health. The Turner|MCN team have agreed to invest at least 35% with local certified … Read more

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University of Kentucky Student Center Achieves Certificate of Occupancy

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The University of Kentucky Student Center has achieved its certificate of occupancy from the state of Kentucky several months ahead of schedule. Turner Construction Company served as general contractor on the project. Despite the difficult weather this winter, the team collaborated with the architect, engineers, owner, maintenance department, building management team and Aramark to complete the space on time and ahead of schedule.

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SEAA Supports Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down

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The Steel Erectors Association of America supports the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. The week-long focus on fall prevention will be held May 3-7. “The Stand-Down is an important initiative for erectors to get behind. SEAA encourages our members and other erectors to plan events at their jobsites,” said Geoff Kress, president of SEAA. To help with planning, SEAA has launched a Safety Stand-Down Resources page, which includes a free download of an infographic: Get the Most from your Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down, 7 Tips from a Steel Erector. This and other resources and training topics are available … Read more

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Construction Adds 110K Jobs in March, ABC Says Here Comes Tsunami of Growth

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The construction industry added 110,000 jobs in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industry has added 931,000 jobs since April 2020, recovering 83.6% of the jobs lost during earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction unemployment rate fell to 8.6% in March from 9.6% in February, but it is still 1.7 percentage points higher than in March 2020. Unemployment across all industries declined from 6.2% in February to 6.0% in March. A significant percentage of the job growth was registered in nonresidential construction, which added … Read more

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