NCCER Recognizes 2019 SkillsUSA National Carpentry, Masonry Competition Winners

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NCCER recognizes the winners of this year’s SkillsUSA national carpentry and masonry competitions. The winners were announced at the 55th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. More than 6,400 outstanding career and technical education students competed in 103 different craft, technical and leadership fields. The competitions were part of the SkillsUSA Championships, which is the national-level competition for secondary and postsecondary students enrolled in CTE programs. Students not only test their knowledge and skills against industry standards but are given the opportunity to compete against peers in their craft. 2019 marked the tenth year that NCCER … Read more

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Ground Broken on New High School to Match Excellence of its Student Body

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Ground was recently broken for construction of Meeker High School in Meeker, Colorado by Haselden Construction. The 87,600-square-foot addition and remodel, designed by architect TreanorHL, will provide better facilities for the school’s faculty and almost 200 students. Construction will touch nearly every aspect of the school, including a new classroom wing and gymnasium; remodel to the existing gymnasium and auditorium and updates to the commons area, administration offices, kitchen, science labs, metals classroom and wood shop. Construction will be completed in two phases over 18 months, with much of it taking place during the school year when students are on … Read more

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$55M Fullerton College Campus Expansion Plans under Review by State Architect

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BNBuilders, and its Design-Build partner Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects, join Fullerton College in commemorating the progress of the university’s campus expansion. After a year of planning, the design and construction plans for a new Instructional Building and an expansion of the campus’ central plant are currently under review with the Division of the State Architect. The DSA provides design and construction oversight for schools and other state facilities to ensure that they comply with all structural, accessibility and fire and life safety codes. The $55-million project is the community college’s first new construction in ten years, and its first ever … Read more

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Construction Input Prices Plummet in June, Says ABC

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Construction input prices decreased 1.3% on both a monthly and yearly basis in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. This is the first time in nearly three years that input prices have fallen on a year-over-year basis. Overall, nonresidential construction input prices declined 1.4% from May 2019 but are down just 0.8% from June 2018. Among the 11 sub-categories, only natural gas (+1.6%) and concrete products (+0.9%) prices increased compared to May 2019. On a yearly basis, three of the sub-category prices have declined by more than … Read more

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New Era of Data Use Emerging in Construction 

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A new report released today by Dodge Data & Analytics, in collaboration with construction management software provider Viewpoint, a Trimble company, reveals a sea change in the way project data is gathered and analyzed across the construction industry—change that is poised to improve key project outcomes according to construction managers, specialty trade contractors and design/build firms surveyed. Tied to increased technology use and advancements, 64% of those who participated in the report said that their ability to gather and analyze data has improved or improved significantly. The report, titled Improving Performance with Project Data SmartMarket Report: How Improved Collection and Analysis is leading … Read more

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