Construction is underway at the campus of New Tech High School in Gary, Indiana. The Korte Company was awarded the $6.8-million Design-Build project, which includes multiple improvements to the school’s outdoor athletic facilities. Improvements include the construction of a new main entry plaza featuring pavers and ornamental fencing, concession building with restroom facilities, community building, equipment storage facility, as well as home and visitor ticket booths. The football and track area upgrades include a new synthetic turf football field with play clocks, video display scoreboard, stadium lighting, renovated grandstand seating and the addition of a visitor seating and new press … Read more
Upgraded Asta Powerproject BIM Syncs Cost Estimating Data for 5-D Construction Planning
DENVER, Colo. – Elecosoft just launched the latest version of Asta Powerproject BIM, which brings exciting new improvements in 4-D planning to help customers improve efficiency and win more business. This third iteration of the BIM product also boasts enriched cost estimation capabilities – working more closely with cost estimation systems to enable contractors to build a 5-D integrated project view. All changes were based on user requests and feedback, proving once again the company’s long-standing commitment to optimizing its products to align with user needs. “Our aim is to make sure our products continue to support our customers’ ability … Read more
First All-CLT Hotel in Country Celebrates Grand Opening
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lendlease recently celebrated the grand opening of the new Candlewood Suites on Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, the first hotel in the country to be completely constructed using cross-laminated timber to meet the highly restrictive military Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection requirements. Made of several layers of pressed lumber board stacked in alternating directions, CLT offers builders maximized strength and durability with added sustainability and conservation benefits. CLT is Forest Stewardship Council certified, and is projected to achieve a 31 percent energy savings when compared to typical hotel buildings of the same size for the same climate. The 62,688-square-foot … Read more
Turner, SOM Awarded Design-Build Contract at United States Naval Academy
A Design-Build team comprised of Turner Construction Company and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has been selected to deliver the latest addition to the campus of the United States Naval Academy: the Center for Cyber Security Studies. The $114-million center is a 206,400-square-foot academic building, dedicated to the education of midshipmen in all areas of cyber warfare, and will include classrooms and lecture halls, teaching and research laboratories, a research and testing tank to support the engineering and weapons laboratories, an observatory, offices and multi-purpose collaborative space for students and faculty. Situated between Nimitz Library and Rickover Hall, the center will … Read more
Construction Industry Faces Highest Tax Burden, According to U.S. Treasury
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Construction shoulders a bigger tax burden than any other industry in the United States with an effective rate over 30 percent, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Associated Builders and Contractors responded to the report by urging lawmakers to pass tax reform that would encourage economic growth by lowering rates for both corporate and pass-through businesses. “Tax Day is a painful reminder to construction companies that they carry a larger tax burden than any other industry,” said 2016 ABC National Chair David Chapin, president of Willmar Electric Service, Lincoln, Nebraska. “While … Read more