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Boston Extends COVID-19 Construction Ban

Mayor says work could be halted 'indefinitely' to combat coronavirus spread

Scott Van Voorhis

March 25, 2020

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Boston extended its construction moratorium indefinitely on March 25 due to continuing COVID-19 outbreak issues.

Boston Becomes First City to Shutter Construction Sites Because of Coronavirus

City to revisit construction ban in 14 days

Scott Van Voorhis

March 16, 2020

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Gilbane, Suffolk, Consigli among companies agreeing to shut down sites after Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh halted all construction in Boston for two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A Double-Decker Road Runs Through Vista Tower, Chicago's Third-Tallest Building

Jeff Yoders

March 16, 2020

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MKA, Studio Gang and James McHugh Construction designed and built Chicago's third-tallest building, Vista Tower, over a two-level road.

Four-Alarm Blaze Torches Construction Site Outside Washington, D.C.

Owner declares mixed-use project in Alexandria, Va. “destroyed”

Bruce Buckley

February 8, 2020

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About 150 firefighters from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue responded to a four-alarm fire at a construction site outside Washington, D.C., on Feb. 8.

Pepper Construction's Breakthrough Combination of Technology and People

How one contractor reinvented its processes to integrate people and technology

Stan and Jake Pepper

August 29, 2019

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The right mix of good people equipped with relevant technology ignites progress. At Pepper, progress is powered by a focus on possibilities. We ask, “What if?”

BuildingConnected Data Will Now Flow into Plangrid, Autodesk Promises More Construction Workflow Integration

Preconstruction information, such as bidding and costs, can now be automatically shared with Plangrid

Jeff Yoders

August 17, 2019

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Autodesk has connected BuildingConnected bid management solutions with PlanGrid construction management technology, enabling the transfer of data from preconstruction to actual construction using the two tools.

How a Robot-Built Habitat on Mars Could Change Construction on Earth

Drew Turney

August 15, 2019

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A habitat designed to be built on Mars can teach us a lot about building practices on Earth.

Boston Construction Site Stand Downs Honor Workers Who Died of Opioid Overdoses

Moments of silence at Seaport and Charlestown sites cap Recovery Week conference

Justin Rice

May 5, 2019

Two stand downs on May 3 at two Boston construction sites honored craft workers who died after opioid overdoses.

Consigli Construction Named ENR New England Contractor of the Year

Justin Rice

April 29, 2019

Consigli Construction is the 2019 ENR New England Contractor of the Year

ENR New England Releases Preliminary Top Contractor Survey Participants

Final rankings to be published in May

Justin Rice

April 23, 2019

ENR New England has released its preliminary list of contractors participating in this year's Top Contractor rankings.

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9/5/19 to 9/5/20

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Contact: Lauren Whitaker

Regulatory Agencies: Making Progress on Digital Plan Review Standards

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During this webinar, we’ll discuss how working in a collaborative manner with input from agency leadership, employees and stakeholders can successfully create and-roll out entirely new, consistent protocols, supplemental training and hands-on instruction, and pilot programs that allow best practices to thrive and set the stage for positive outcomes.

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