Strong Economy, Weaker Dollar Help Construction Materials Prices Recover in January

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Overall construction input prices increased 1.1 percent in January, reversing a slight decline in December 2017, according to a recently released Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Compared to this time last year, overall construction materials prices are up 4.9 percent. Nonresidential construction materials prices are up 4.7 percent year over year and up 1 percent on a monthly basis. The price of natural gas fell 13.1 percent in January and is down 31 percent on a year-over-year basis. In stark contrast, the price of crude petroleum rose 11.6 percent in January … Read more

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U.S. Department of Labor and Southern Illinois Joint Apprenticeship

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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Southern Illinois Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program have signed an alliance to provide members of the St. Louis – Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council with training and resources to prevent common construction injuries. The two-year alliance will focus on preventing exposures to electrical, fall, struck-by, caught-in-between, fire, explosion, lockout/tagout and confined spaces hazards at all CRC signatory jobsites throughout southern Illinois. Participants will also share information on OSHA campaigns, including the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction and the Safe + Sound Campaign … Read more

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Gilbane Building Company Celebrates Topping Out at Barryknoll Project

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HOUSTON, Texas – Gilbane Building Company recently celebrated a major milestone at the site of the Barryknoll multi-family apartment complex project in Houston, Texas. Gilbane is providing construction management at-risk services for the construction of MetroNational’s new eight-story, 670,000-square-foot multi-family luxury apartment complex. This facility will offer 333 luxury apartment units in one- to three-bedroom layouts; 570 parking spaces; an eighth floor amenity deck with a pool, bar facilities, cabanas, catering kitchen, sitting areas and a dog park. The entry level will include luxury common space, a fitness center, VIP parking spaces, bicycle maintenance and storage, the leasing center, walk-up … Read more

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Hill & Wilkinson Completes Southwest Airlines Pedestrian Bridge

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Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors has completed a 5,500-square-foot pedestrian bridge for Southwest Airlines. The bridge connects Southwest’s Headquarters building to its Training Operational Support building, located in Dallas, Texas, and includes an elevator, stairs and an ADA door in its circulation tower. The bridge allows employees to safely travel between the two buildings and from other parking lots while maintaining a secure campus. The total length of the bridge is approximately 750 feet. Crews assembled paint booths onsite to provide a controlled environment for the high-performance paint of the steel prior to erection. Due to the logistical challenges of … Read more

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Ground Broken for New Center for Global Innovation at Cal State San Bernardino

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Campus officials, community members and the construction and design team celebrated the groundbreaking of California State University, San Bernardino’s new Center for Global Innovation building of the College of Extended Learning, last month. Sundt is the construction manager at risk for the $55-million project. The firm will build a 71,000-square-foot, three-story classroom and administrative office building. The new building will provide a centralized location for international students, allow opportunities for them to integrate more with the general student population and will enrich student and academic life. CGI includes 24 classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium, reconfigurable multi-purpose rooms, … Read more

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