Installation Begins of 200+ Offsite Modular Components for Healthcare Facility Project in Ohio

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Less than 12 months after fabrication began, MODLOGIQ has begun transport and installation of the more than 200 modules that comprise the Athens Medical Campus, one of the largest permanent healthcare facilities in North America built using offsite modular construction. Designed by Trinity:NAC and Mark Molen Design and developed by Medical Innovations Development for Memorial Health System, the four-story, roughly 100,000-square-foot medical center will open its doors approximately 18 months earlier than would have been possible with conventional construction, bringing critical healthcare services to the Athens, Ohio community quickly and efficiently. The modules, weighing an average of 51,000 pounds each, … Read more

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DPR Expands in New England

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DPR Construction has completed its move to a new office space in Waltham, Massachusetts. The sustainable, modern and collaborative workspace shows the company’s purpose to build great things and a model for what is possible for property owners looking to refresh aging office spaces. With the rapid expansion, DPR quickly outgrew its Cambridge space and chose to transform an outdated 1970s office into a fun, welcoming and collaborative space built for the future. With the support of architect, Elkus Manfredi, DPR turned vacant office space into a showcase of its ever-forward thinking. The new space boasts an open floor plan … Read more

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ABC: Monthly Construction Input Prices Increase Slightly

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Construction input prices increased 0.2% in September compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.2% for the month, as well. Overall construction input prices are 0.3% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices are 0.6% higher. Prices increased in all three energy subcategories in September. Crude petroleum prices were up 10.1%, along with unprocessed energy materials prices, which rose 7.5% last month. Natural gas prices were up slightly by 0.1% in September.

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Gilbane Delivering Boston’s New Retail Destination for DICK’S House of Sport

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Gilbane Building Company is providing construction management services for the DICK’S House of Sport new retail location in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Once complete, this will be the first House of Sport located directly in an urban center. The House of Sport location will provide athletes with an assortment of products, along with in-store experiences, including a climbing wall, multiple golf bays with TrackMan simulators and multi-sport cages that can be used for baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer. Gilbane’s scope of work includes the interior fit-out of the 118,000-square-foot space with selective interior demolition, large structural modifications and a renovation to … Read more

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ABC September Construction Backlog Indicator Dips

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Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator declined to nine months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 20 to Oct. 4. The reading is equivalent to one year ago. View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index tables for September. View the full Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index data series. Though it declined last month, the South continues to have the lengthiest backlog, which has been the case since October 2021. Over the past year, only the West has experienced increasing backlog. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index reading for sales and … Read more

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