AIA Releases Updated Construction Management Contract Documents

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The American Institute of Architects is releasing thirteen new and updated Construction Management documents, including the Construction Manager as Constructor and the Construction Manager as Adviser families. CMcs are brought on in the beginning of the preconstruction phase of a project to provide collaboration and input, which allows for greater efficiency from project inception. They also perform the construction. The AIA Documents Committee received input from representatives of major CMc firms to update the CMc documents. Substantive changes that were made to the CMc documents include greater flexibility to establish the CMc’s preconstruction phase services, and a provision permitting the … Read more

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Mastic Beach Ambulance Company Headquarters Focuses on Safety, Comfort of Personnel + Public

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The new $9.5-million Mastic Beach Ambulance Company headquarters, located in Mastic Beach, New York, has recently been completed. The project team included general contractor Stalco Construction; architect, site engineer and construction manager L.K. McLean Associates; mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer Nelson & Pope and structural engineer TDM Consulting Engineers. The new two-story structure totals 18,000 square feet. It is located on a 1.2-acre site that includes new access driveways, an 18,000-square foot parking lot, green areas landscaped with low-maintenance grass and shrubs, exterior lighting, a flag pole and signage. Construction crews installed new drainage and sanitary systems, and built new … Read more

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VINCI Launches Upgrade Works at Toulon Hy Airport in France

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VINCI has recently launched work to upgrade the runways and runway lighting system at the Toulon Hy res airport. VINCI Airports began operating the airport in 2015 under a 25-year French government concession awarded by the Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile and the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. The upgrade works comprise: Renovation of the runways and taxiways Refurbishment of the airport’s runway lighting system Work to bring the airport into compliance with the French water law The work will be carried out by a joint venture bringing together the Eurovia and VINCI Energies companies. The investment, amounting to … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Living Places to Deliver UK’s First Highway Living Wall

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Balfour Beatty Living Places and green infrastructure experts, Biotecture, are set to deliver a UK first on behalf of Southampton City Council, as works to install the first hydroponic living wall on a highway’s scheme commenced this summer. Hydroponic living walls are sustainable, vertical installations containing living plants and foliage which grow without the need for soil. Offering many benefits to the public and the environment, these green and living structures help to remove air pollutants through the absorption of gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, as well as hazardous particulate matter. Forming part of the … Read more

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PORR to Build 3T Office Park in Poland’s Tri-City

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3T Office Park, the largest office complex in the region, is taking shape in Gdynia, one of the three cities that make up Poland’s Tri-City (Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot). PORR S.A is the general contractor of the investment project, while Gleed Polska is responsible for the comprehensive project management and coordination regarding the building’s BREEAM certification. Construction work started at the end of April 2019, with completion anticipated to take approximately 24 months. The 3T Office Park will consist of three buildings: two 10-story towers, one in the middle with 13 stories, and a two-level underground car park with 420 parking spaces. When … Read more

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