Chevron Corp.’s Midland Campus Project Almost Complete

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Construction of Chevron Corp.’s new office campus in Midland, Texas, is almost complete, but the final months of the job are some of the busiest, says Jason Chappell, project manager for Swinerton Builders. Plans call for 500 Chevron workers to start occupying the new complex in first quarter of 2016. In the meantime, furniture and other supplies will be moved into the facility and a lengthy commissioning process must be completed. “There’s a lot of sophisticated HVAC and electrical systems to test,” Chappell says. “It has to do with comfort for the occupants.” Construction broke ground in summer of 2013 … Read more

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Skanska Modernizes, Expands School in D.C.

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Skanska has signed a contract to modernize and expand the Lafayette Elementary School in Washington, D.C. The total contract value is $72 million. Lafayette Elementary School, which serves nearly 700 students, was built in the 1930s, with an addition in the 1970s. The modernization will include the restoration of the existing schoolhouse façade, the total interior renovation of the 1930’s structures, a slight enlargement of the existing parking lot, renovation of all exterior play and field surfaces, green roofs and other storm water management features to meet the latest D.C. Department of Environment requirements. The project is designed to achieve, … Read more

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Knutson Breaks Ground on $14.25M Health and Science Alliance Center

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Knutson Construction has been awarded the role of construction manager for the new Saint Paul College Health and Science Alliance Center project in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The HSAC will include a 39,000-square-foot addition and 5,400-square-foot renovation allowing more space for the growing health and science programs offered by Saint Paul College. The new space will feature a plumbing shop, business/industry and university center classrooms, sim labs and mechanical rooms on the lower and penthouse levels. The new facilities will specifically impact the biology and chemistry departments, which are core requirements for the health programs. The construction team … Read more

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Turner’s Fourth Quarter Building Cost Index Reflects Increasing Construction Activity

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Turner Construction Company announced that the Fourth Quarter 2015 Turner Building Cost Index – which measures costs in the non-residential building construction market in the United States – has increased to a value of 959. This reflects a 1.05% increase from the Third Quarter 2015 and a 4.58% yearly increase from the Fourth Quarter 2014. Overall construction activity remained stable through the Fourth Quarter, with slight increases in the West, and greater increases in the South and Southeast. The reduced cost of fuel is offsetting most material cost increases and fluctuations. “The high volume of work underway continues to put … Read more

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ABC Predicts Continued Growth for the Construction Industry in 2016

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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecasts a continued steady economic recovery for the U.S. commercial and industrial construction industries in 2016. Despite a weak global economy, the industry’s solid economic recovery in 2015 should continue in 2016, led by strong consumer spending. “As the mid-phase of the economic recovery continues, ABC forecasts growth in nonresidential construction spending of 7.4 percent next year along with growth in employment and backlog,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “The mid-phase of the recovery is typically the lengthiest part and ultimately gives way to the late phase, when the economy overheats. The current recovery … Read more

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