OSHA Announces Safety Stand-Down in New York, New Jersey

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ALBANY, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is encouraging construction employers in New York and New Jersey to participate in a safety stand-down held from June 24 to July 3. The OSHA safety stand-down will focus on preventing falls within the construction industry by partnering with contractors, unions and workers to distribute safety information to more than 4,000 organizations. “Falls continue to be the leading cause of worker deaths, and we need to ensure that top-level management remains committed to supporting effective injury prevention programs” said Robert Kulick, OSHA’s regional administrator in New York. … Read more

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Gilbane/LiRo Joint Venture to Serve as Construction Managers for SUNY New School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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ALBANY, N.Y. — State University of New York and the State University Construction Fund have selected Gilbane Building Company, in a joint venture with The LiRo Group, to provide construction management services for the New School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences project at the University at Buffalo. Designed by HOK, the $375-million medical school is designed to connect approximately 2,000 students, faculty, biomedical researchers and clinicians with classrooms, bedside patient care and lab environments. The seven-story medical school will be built over the NFTA Allen/Medical Campus Station, which will be incorporated into the ground floor of the SMBS. The project … Read more

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Korte to Construct $16.7M Las Vegas Army Reserve Center

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The Korte Company was selected, along with its joint-venture partner, MACNAK, for the construction of a 300-member Army Reserve Center. The MACNAK Korte Team LLC will begin construction of the ARC in October. When completed, the ARC will include a 37,000-square-foot training building, a 21,000-square-foot area maintenance support activity / organizational maintenance shop and approximately 4,100 square feet of unheated storage. The ARC site will be located just south of Las Vegas, Nev.

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New Camp Pendleton Naval Replacement Hospital Construction Teams Stomp Competition at World Famous 10K Mud Run

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Just as the Clark/McCarthy joint venture design-build team is out ahead of construction on the new 500,000-square-foot Camp Pendleton Naval Replacement Hospital, so were its members and associates ahead of the pack during the World Famous Mud Run on June 15 on the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base north of Oceanside, Calif. A total of 183 participants — including McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., and Clark Construction Group, LLC, employees, subcontractor partners, owners" representatives and friends and family members — comprised 36 separate teams that endured the grueling and muddy course and raised a combined $8,100 (not … Read more

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The American Institute of Architects Unveils New, Updated AIA Contract Documents

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute of Architects   Contract Documents team announced several additions and updates to its suite of offerings: a new family of Program Management documents; a new, free Guide for Small Projects; an updated Guide for Sustainable Projects and updated BIM and Digital Practice Documents. The new documents and updates will improve the contract negotiation experience for architects, building owners, general contractors and other design and construction professionals. The new documents and guides are available in the latest version of AIA Contract Documents software, which is now compatible with Microsoft Office 2013 and Windows 8. “We … Read more

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