OSHA is extending by 90 days the official comment period on the proposed interpretation titled “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise,” which was published Oct. 19 in the Federal Register. Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments by March 21, 2011. The agency also announced that it will hold a stakeholder meeting before the end of the comment period to listen to the concerns of businesses and workers about the proposed noise interpretation. “We’re very eager to get input from those parties who would be affected by this proposed interpretation,” said Dr. David … Read more

HOUSTON, Texas— KBR announced that its Building Group has topped out the new Duke Medicine Cancer Center facility project in Durham, N.C. KBR started work on the center in 2009. The 267,000 square foot, seven-floor facility will house major cancer programs, including Radiology and Diagnostic Treatment, 105 multi-disciplinary exam rooms, 75 infusion stations, 25 clinic rooms and three linear accelerators. Other notable features include an outdoor infusion terrace, first floor café and a patient resource center. Construction began in the spring of 2009 and completion is expected in early 2012. The site for the new Duke Cancer Center facility is … Read more

Represents one of only a few dozen IPD projects to reach completion in U.S. FAIRFAX, Va. — Applying all five of the American Institute of Architects" (AIA) key principles of integrated project delivery (IPD), Balfour Beatty Construction and its IPD team recently delivered 26,000 square feet of interior space in Lincoln Property Company's Bridgewater Corporate Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The project represents one of only a few dozen “true” IPD projects to reach completion, according to the AIA. IPD is a cutting-edge project delivery method structured around a highly collaborative team of owner, architect, contractor, and other key stakeholders, a … Read more

NEW YORK — Despite the slow pace of economic recovery to date, many leading engineering and construction (E&C) companies worldwide offer a somewhat bullish outlook for 2011, a global study from KPMG International has found. Findings from the KPMG 2010 Global Construction Survey, Adapting to an Uncertain Environment, indicate that close to half of respondents in the KPMG survey forecast rising backlogs in 2011 from pent-up demand; expansion into new services, such as power; or moving into additional geographies, such as the Middle East, Asia, Australia, Africa and India.   Asia Pacific demonstrated the most promising outlook in backlogs in … Read more