ATLANTA, Ga. — ASHRAE leaders recently met with U.S. Army officials regarding a new sustainable design and development policy that incorporates requirements of the green building standard developed by the Society, USGBC and IES. The U.S. Army has made it a matter of policy to promote sustainability and improve green building standards for its facilities. On Oct. 27, 2010, Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and the environment (IE&E), issued a policy memorandum that incorporates ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2009, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The Army's policy sets a new … Read more
Hallmark Construction Wins Fifth Consecutive Safety Award
Hallmark Construction has won the prestigious Excellence in Safety Award for five consecutive years. Santa Clara, Calif. — Precipitous cost cutting by contractors has shrunk safety programs and ballooned risk to property owners and managers. Hallmark Construction of Santa Clara, CA has demonstrated its commitment to investing in safety, employees, and clients with its fifth consecutive Excellence in Safety Award from the Construction Employers" Association (CEA). In receiving the CEA Award, Hallmark Construction continues to meet the strictest standards of a total incident and lost workday rate of 50% below the industry average, and an Experience Modification Rating (EMR) well … Read more
Turner Selected to Manage $335M of Construction Contracts
Projects for Federal Bureau of Investigation, Capstone Development, Erie County Convention Center Authority and Rockefeller Group Development Corporation NEW YORK — Turner Construction Company, the nation’s leading general builder, has been awarded $335 million of construction contracts in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey. Turner has been selected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to construct the Phase 2, $140 million expansion of the Biometric Technology Center (BTC), Office Building and Central Utilities Plant (CUP) in Clarksburg W.V. The scope of work includes the construction of a 400,000 sq. ft. office building and a 20,000 sq. ft. Central Utility … Read more
Construction Employment Rises In 20 States but Gains Remain ‘Spotty and Tenuous’
13 States Plus D.C. Add Jobs Year-To-Year; California Has the Largest Number of Monthly Gains and Yearly Losses in Construction Jobs; Texas and Oklahoma Have Biggest 12-Month Gains While Nevada Has Steepest Percentage Losses Construction employment expanded in 20 states between October and November, while the list of states with year-over-year construction job gains grew to 13 states plus the District of Columbia, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of state employment data released today by the Labor Department. The new figures continue a year-long pattern of mixed results in construction employment as overall demand remains … Read more
1 World Trade Center Office Tower Reaches Halfway Point as Steel is Erected to 52nd Floor
Tishman Managing Construction of What Will be Tallest Building in the U.S. NEW YORK — Steel at 1 World Trade Center (WTC) today reached the 52nd floor — more than 600 feet above street level—on what will be a 104-floor, 3.5-million-gross square foot commercial tower. At a height of 1,776 feet upon completion, the tower will be the tallest building in New York City and the United States. Tishman Construction Corporation (TCC) is serving as construction manager on 1 WTC for the owner, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, and was the builder of the original World … Read more