Gilbane Building Co. is deploying a new wearable tag from Triax Technologies that alerts workers when they are violating social distancing rules on jobsites and provides contact tracing information if someone becomes sick with COVID-19.
The Spot-R tag from Triax Technologies can monitor when a worker experiences a sudden fall and alert supervisors. Now its compatible with site access control technology for a clearer view of where workers are on the jobsite.
Foxconn Technology Group confirmed it has selected Gilbane Building Co. of Providence, R.I., and Germany’s M+W Group as the joint-venture general contractor for a $10-billion LCD screen manufacturing facility planned for Mt. Pleasant, Wis.
According to several sources close to the project, Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Co. has been chosen as general contractor for the 22-million-sq-ft, $10-billion flat-screen-panel manufacturing campus to be built by Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn in Mt. Pleasant, Wis. Gilbane.
William J. Gilbane, Jr. will be honored as the 2017 ENR New England Legacy Award winner on Dec. 12 during the ENR New England Best Project’s awards event on Dec. 12 in Boston.
Michael E. McKelvy joined Gilbane Building Co. as president and COO in 2014 and became CEO in 2016 , the first non-family member of the family-owned firm in those roles.