The Arizona State University College of Nursing & Health Innovation Phase II building (NHI2) recently won the Design-Build Institute of America’s National Design-Build Award for an Education facility over $25 million, and was one of two buildings, out of hundreds of entries nationwide, to be nominated for the Best Overall Award. In addition, NHI2 has achieved LEED New Construction (LEED-NC) Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council, making it one of just a few LEED-NC Gold certified buildings in Phoenix. To be considered for the DBIA National Design-Build Awards, projects must demonstrate successful application of design-build principles, including … Read more

Chicago, Ill. — Six prominent Chicago construction competitors have put competition aside, joining forces to develop and implement safe work practices, and affect positive changes in construction safety, to ultimately achieve incident and injury free construction throughout Illinois. Bovis Lend Lease, Gilbane Building Company, Kenny Construction Company, Mortenson Construction, Power Construction Co., LLC and Turner Construction Company, each committed to the safety of workers and the public, met recently to celebrate the creation of Build Safe Chicago, committed to providing a safe workplace and sending all workers home injury free each day. Build Safe Chicago, recognizing that working together will … Read more

New program open to multiple technology companies and organizations will improve data tracking, information and content integration for green building projects under way CHICAGO — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), developers of the LEED green building program recently announced LEED Automation, a new program in collaboration with leading technology companies that is designed to streamline and create capacity for the LEED building certification process.   LEED Automation enables LEED Online, the online tool projects use to submit documentation and certify LEED projects, to interact with third party technology platforms.   “LEED Automation takes the green building process to a … Read more

WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet Dec. 9-10, 2010, in Washington, D.C. In conjunction with the ACCSH, committee work groups, including the newly-established Injury and Illness Prevention Program work group, will meet Dec. 7-8. The agenda for the ACCSH meeting includes remarks from Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA David Michaels and the Directorate of Construction, updates on Injury and Illness Prevention Program rulemaking and the Severe Violator Enforcement Program, and ACCSH work group reports. The Injury and Illness Prevention Program work group will hold its first meeting … Read more