Together We Excel: 4 Benefits of Building Alliances with Architects

  • Posted on

By Lloyd Schoen Builders and architects rely on each other’s expertise to translate design concepts into completed spaces that serve the needs of their owners and occupants. Yet, despite the built-in synergies between design teams and construction teams, the relationship isn’t always a cohesive or collaborative one. Too often, it can deteriorate into an adversarial partnership that’s focused more on protecting each team’s self-interests than on meeting the client’s goals. In this scenario, no one wins. As a superintendent with more than a decade of field experience, I’ve learned practical lessons about the importance of building strong alliances with architects … Read more

Filed under: eNews, Means & MethodsTagged with: , ,

Collaboration, Prefabrication Keep Research and Academic Building Project on Track

  • Posted on

The future of medical research and scientific study on the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Campus, located in California, now resides in a new academic building. The UCSF Research and Academic Building consists of a 175,000-square-foot research and academic building, as well as a roadway project that is now part of the ZSFG campus. The new building consolidates some of the university’s research and teaching activity at ZSFG and contains a mix of state-of-the-art research and academic teaching spaces that will support the UCSF research and administrative space in the five-story structure. For Boldt project managers, collaboration … Read more

Filed under: eNews, ProjectsTagged with: , , ,

Contractors Unite to Create Inaugural ‘Construction Inclusion Week’ Oct. 18-22

  • Posted on

In 2020, six general contractors created a consortium, Time for Change, with a single purpose: to identify ways to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the construction industry. The shared effort by Gilbane Building Company, DPR Construction, Turner Construction Company, Mortenson, McCarthy Building Companies and Clark Construction Group resulted in organizing an industry-wide Construction Inclusion Week which will be held Oct. 18-22. The theme of “Building the Foundation for Inclusion” will encourage focused dialogue and action in the industry. Construction Inclusion Week invites every member of the construction industry to unite to advance diversity, equity and inclusion. By working together, … Read more

Filed under: NewsTagged with: , , , , , , ,

Construction Complete on New $130,000-SF Addition to Orem Family Fitness Center

  • Posted on

Construction is complete on the Orem Family Fitness Center remodel — a 130,000-square-foot addition that has opened in perfect timing with summer of 2021. Big-D Construction served as general manager on the project located in Orem, Utah. The new center features a multitude of new amenities including an elevated running track, racquetball courts, an indoor swimming facility, a bouldering wall and new locker rooms. While the majority of the project was a 96,000-square-foot addition, roughly 32,000 square feet of the existing facility underwent a significant remodel. Big-D worked hand-in-hand with Method Studios and Orem City to design the new facility that … Read more

Filed under: ProjectsTagged with: , ,

5 Ways to Prepare for a Design-Build Project

  • Posted on

By Joe Putnam Imagine this: You’re finishing up a successful project, and your vice president walks in with a new opportunity. This one will use Design-Build – your first with that delivery method. How do you prepare for it? Is it any different, or is all that fuss just for the preconstruction teams to hammer out? Design-Build doesn’t change your role as a superintendent, but it does affect how you go about working with your team and other contractors on a jobsite. Here are five ways to prepare for that Design-Build job. Input is important, especially early Every time you … Read more

Filed under: eNewsTagged with: , , , ,