Two years ago, the D.C. construction community was overwhelmed with opportunities and hard-pressed to find enough hands to take on work. Harkins Builders is currently building some of the few remaining major private projects moving forward in the District, including 2300 Pennsylvania Ave. SmithGroup partnered with Freelon Adjaye Bond to design the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It will take up to three years to design the $500-million project with construction to begin in 2012. The museum is scheduled to open in 2015. These days, many firms are burning backlog and hoping they can hold on until
Nationwide research is firming up the case for "intelligent" compaction, a construction method three decades in the making that could save billions of dollars a year in potholed roads, cracked bridges, broken dams and blown-out tires. But as it represents a huge cultural shift in project delivery, the industry is struggling to find a standard way to roll it out. Photo courtesy Iowa State University IC in its simplest form is an onboard measuring device that shows roller operators whether they are overcompacting, undercompacting or right on target in soil, aggregate and asphalt. Related Links: ENR Slideshow David White, a
Despite having $1.57 billion in federal stimulus money approved for New York City capital transportation – with $1 billion more likely to be approved – an analysis of project data provided by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council reveals that the majority of the approved funding has yet to be spent. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been approved for a total of $1.2 billion in stimulus funds to go to projects that support New York City Transit’s work such as the Fulton Street Transit Center through the rehabilitation of the 4/5 subway line mezzanine and the A/C line mezzanine as
The Subcontractors Trade Association hosts 40th Annual Construction Awards Night Dinner August 2009 Award Luncheons for NYBC and NYECC honor leadership while GNYCUC and the BTEA hold special conference, exhibition The Greater New York Construction User Council and The Building Trades Employers’ Association’s Special Conference and Exhibition titled, “Construction The Economic Recovery,” was recently held at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in Manhattan. From left: Robert Brewer, Grassi & Co., Guy Cleveland, Service Point USA Director of Business Development, New York, and David F. Bomke, executive director, New York Energy Consumers Council. Photo courtesy of The Berman Group. The
The Connecticut Laborer’s District Council recently held a press conference about future job creation in Connecticut in light of the recent loan approval for the Plainfield energy plant by the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund allowing the development project to move forward which is projected to employ over 200 Connecticut workers and bring additional tax revenues to state and local entities. Related Links: NYC to Share Crane Data With Philadelphia, Chicago NYC Firms and Unions Will Cut Costs To Boost Work Guidelines Introduced for Coney Island Development Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits Aragon Construction Assembles Suites in
City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden recently announced the beginning of public review for an 86-block rezoning of the Carroll Gardens and Columbia Street neighborhoods in Brooklyn in response to community and elected official concerns. Related Links: NYC to Share Crane Data With Philadelphia, Chicago NYC Firms and Unions Will Cut Costs To Boost Work Guidelines Introduced for Coney Island Development Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits Aragon Construction Assembles Suites in Midtown Construction Underway on Claremont Corporate Center First Concrete Laid for 9/11 Memorial Plaza NYS AHC and SONYMA Approve Grants International Gem Tower Announced Plainfield
Shorenstein Properties, an owner of office properties around the nation based in San Francisco has tapped Aragon Construction of New York, a contracting and construction management firm, to assemble nine pre-built suites totaling 47,000 sq ft between two of their midtown office buildings. Related Links: NYC to Share Crane Data With Philadelphia, Chicago NYC Firms and Unions Will Cut Costs To Boost Work Guidelines Introduced for Coney Island Development Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits Construction Underway on Claremont Corporate Center First Concrete Laid for 9/11 Memorial Plaza NYS AHC and SONYMA Approve Grants International Gem Tower
Construction is currently underway at the Claremont Corporate Center, a 46,576-sq-ft, two-story, Class-A office building located at 535 Springfield Avenue, just off Routes 24 and 78 at the corner of Morris and Springfield Avenues in Summit, New Jersey. Rendering: Beckerman PR Designed by WESKetch Architecture of Millington, New Jersey, Claremont Corporate Center will include a 2-story main entry lobby with a glass curtain wall facade and a 20-ft stonewall. Related Links: NYC to Share Crane Data With Philadelphia, Chicago NYC Firms and Unions Will Cut Costs To Boost Work Guidelines Introduced for Coney Island Development Greener Empire State Building Could
A panel of city and Coney Island business leaders say that they are committed to keeping the famed neighborhood “open and affordable” according to a list of seven guidelines outlined by the panelists. Related Links: NYC to Share Crane Data With Philadelphia, Chicago NYC Firms and Unions Will Cut Costs To Boost Work Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits Aragon Construction Assembles Suites in Midtown Construction Underway on Claremont Corporate Center First Concrete Laid for 9/11 Memorial Plaza NYS AHC and SONYMA Approve Grants International Gem Tower Announced Plainfield Energy Plant Project Moves Forward Public Review on
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority recently approved the first construction contract for its biggest widening project. Related Links: NYC to Share Crane Data With Philadelphia, Chicago NYC Firms and Unions Will Cut Costs To Boost Work Guidelines Introduced for Coney Island Development Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits Aragon Construction Assembles Suites in Midtown Construction Underway on Claremont Corporate Center First Concrete Laid for 9/11 Memorial Plaza NYS AHC and SONYMA Approve Grants International Gem Tower Announced Plainfield Energy Plant Project Moves Forward Public Review on Rezoning Carroll Gardens Launched Kingsbridge Armory to be Redeveloped The $10.4
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