Swinerton to Lead Design-Build Student Housing Project at San Diego State University

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Swinerton’s San Diego Division has announced its Design-Build role for San Diego State University’s Evolve Student Housing project—the largest student housing project in San Diego State history. In partnership with architectural firm Gensler, the initiative will deliver over 3,640 net new student beds and a centralized community center. The project marks a major milestone for Swinerton in a longstanding relationship built with SDSU over the past decade, which includes over 20 projects completed on the campus. Evolve is designed to tackle San Diego’s urgent need for affordable student housing by delivering six new buildings—five residence towers and one amenity building … Read more

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McCarthy Building Companies Awarded New Concourses Project at Reno-Tahoe International Airport

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McCarthy Building Companies has been awarded the next major phase of Reno-Tahoe International Airport’s historic MoreRNO Infrastructure Program—the construction of the airport’s New Gen A&B Concourses. The New Gen A&B Concourse project has a pre-approved $650 million budget, backed by a 10-year airline agreement. Signatory airlines serving RNO have committed to financially supporting the project, demonstrating strong industry confidence in RNO’s future and the region’s continued growth. Designed to serve the next 40 years of passenger travel in northern Nevada, the new concourses will replace the current B and C concourses with significantly larger, brighter and more efficient spaces. Travelers … Read more

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ABC: June Nonresidential Construction Materials Prices Up 2.5% Year-Over-Year

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Construction input prices increased 0.2% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.3% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 2.1% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices are 2.5% higher. Prices increased in 2 of the 3 energy categories last month. Natural gas and unprocessed energy materials prices were up 5.9% and 1.4%, respectively, while crude petroleum prices decreased 0.1% in June. “Nonresidential input price escalation has accelerated in 2025, with prices … Read more

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ABC: Contractor Optimism Grows as ABC’s Backlog Indicator Rebounds in June

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Associated Builders and Contractors reported its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.7 months in June, according to an ABC member survey conducted June 20 to July 7. The reading is up 0.3 months since June 2024. The largest contractors have nearly two months longer backlog than they did one year ago. While the smallest contractors have slightly longer backlog on a year-ago basis, backlog has fallen for contractors with $30-$100 million in annual revenues. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index reading for sales and profit margins improved in May, while the reading for staffing levels fell. The readings for all three components … Read more

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Printed Version of Building Code for Structural Concrete Now Available

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The printed version of ACI CODE-318-25: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary is now available. ACI CODE-318 is the document that presents the requirements for the design and construction of structural concrete that are necessary to ensure public safety. As the American Concrete Institute’s flagship standard, ACI CODE-318-25 sets the foundation for structural concrete design and construction in buildings and nonbuilding structures. Developed through an extensive consensus process, the document addresses all major structural systems, including cast-in-place, precast, shotcrete, plain, nonprestressed, prestressed and composite construction. The latest edition introduces significant updates, including a new sustainability appendix that reflects … Read more

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