Don G. Warren Receives DBIA 2024 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award

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Don G. Warren, FDBIA, has been named the recipient of Design-Build Institute of America’s 2024 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award. Warren, a founding father of DBIA and an instrumental figure in shaping Design-Build Done Right, has made a profound and lasting impact on the construction industry over his nearly five decades of service. Warren began his career at the age of 15, working on construction sites during the summers. His passion for construction and leadership led him through roles as an estimator, project manager and eventually president and CEO at Suitt Construction, where he grew the company to over $500 million … Read more

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ABC Joins Roundtable on Addiction Recovery-Ready Workplaces

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Associated Builders and Contractors today participated in a White House-sponsored roundtable discussion, “Recovery in the Workplace: Investing to Build the Workforce of Tomorrow,” which convened more than a dozen corporations, business groups and government leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., to highlight the importance of recovery-ready and recovery-friendly workplaces and share best practices. Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development, discussed ABC’s Total Human Health Initiative at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s National Recovery Month Roundtable. At the roundtable, ABC committed to a Recovery Friendly Workplace Certification, explore incorporating … Read more

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Construction Starts on Henry Ford Health Detroit $2B Hospital Expansion Project

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On the same block where Henry Ford Hospital first opened its doors nearly 110 years ago, Henry Ford Health team members, patients, neighbors and partners celebrated the official construction launch of its major Detroit, Michigan campus expansion, known as Destination: Grand. The project will be Henry Ford Health’s most significant investment in the city to date, and the single largest healthcare investment in Detroit’s history. The $2.2-billion expansion plan is anchored by a new hospital facility that will span 1.2 million square feet on the south side of West Grand Boulevard, directly across the street from the legacy campus, which … Read more

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Skanska Completes Vertical Expansion at Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center

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A renovation and vertical expansion project is complete at Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center in Midlothian, Virginia. The project features a two-story expansion over a critical care tower, which includes a new medical/surgical unit and a new intensive care unit. The neonatal ICU was expanded from 10 open bays to 11 private rooms and three bays. Overall, the project doubles NICU capacity care in addition to providing the private NICU spaces. The project team included Skanska and Gresham Smith. The 180,000-square-foot, 55-bed renovation and expansion project also included converting the former ICU into a 10-bed observation unit and constructing … Read more

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Construction Input Prices Inch Up in August, but Lower Than 1 Year Ago

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Construction input prices increased .1% in August 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 .2% for the month. Prices decreased in all three energy subcategories last month. Natural gas prices fell by 29.8%, while unprocessed energy materials and crude petroleum prices declined by 7.5% and 4.2%, respectively. Overall construction input prices are .7% lower than a year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices are down by .9%. “Construction input prices are now down almost a full percentage point over … Read more

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