TCA Publishing Tilt-Up Contractor Directory

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MT. VERNON, Iowa — The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced plans to publish a tilt-up contractor directory.  In an effort to identify and support contractors working in the tilt-up concrete construction industry, the TCA will be updating and gathering information to be published in a special directory issue of TILT-UP TODAY magazine. The issue will be released later this year and is slated for distribution at the 2014 World of Concrete.  “We encourage all tilt-up contractors, regardless of membership status, to participate as the goal of this effort is to be as inclusive as possible,” said Mitch Bloomquist, managing director. … Read more

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Gilbane Employees and Partners Worldwide Focus on Incident and Injury-Free Workplaces During Safety Week

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Beginning Oct. 7, Gilbane Building Company employees around the globe are focusing their attention on job site safety and their commitment to maintaining Incident and Injury-Free workplaces, all as part of the company's worldwide Safety Week.  “Earlier this year, one of our project sites recorded 7 million hours without a lost time injury, a staggering achievement in our industry. This is the standard we aim for on every job site, whether it's a tenant improvement project on a single floor of an office complex or the construction of a new hospital, school, courthouse or data center,” said … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie Earn Accolades from Two Diversity Organizations

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brasfield & Gorrie announced that the company has earned recognition from two national organizations.   The National Association of Women in Construction recognized Brasfield & Gorrie for its safety program and excellent record of workplace safety. “Safety is our top corporate value,” said Project Manager Virnetta Greene-Woodbury, who accepted the award this summer at the organization's 2013 Safety Excellence Awards ceremony in Bellevue, Wash. NAWIC noted that employees of Brasfield & Gorrie are required to participate in continuous safety training programs and exercises, and the company regularly communicates messages about the importance of safe practices through internal … Read more

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University of Nevada, Reno Selects Sundt Construction for New Project

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RENO, Nev. — University of Nevada, Reno recently selected Sundt Construction, Inc.   as the Construction Manager at Risk for a new student residence hall that will break ground in early 2014. The Cooper Court Residence Hall, located within the campus" residential hall “district,” addresses the university's housing needs for an expanding student population. The sustainably designed residence hall will include suite-style housing and common lounge areas for 400 students. Designed by Collaborative Design Studio, Cooper Court Residence Hall will complement the rest of the university's campus architecture, featuring a brick veneer, state-of-the-art building systems and designed to achieve LEED … Read more

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Acentech Completes Consulting Work for Albert Sherman Center at University of Massachusetts Medical School

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Acentech Inc. recently announced that it has completed consulting work for the Albert Sherman Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, located on the Worcester campus. Acentech provided audiovisual systems design and architectural acoustical services for the new 512,000-square-foot LEED Gold-certified building. The $400-million biomedical research and academic facility was designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge and built by Suffolk Construction. The project’s challenge was the close integration of the audiovisual technology with the architectural and mechanical aspects of the building design. Acentech designed audiovisual systems for a variety of spaces, including four interconnected trauma simulation rooms … Read more

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