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Contractors

Bringing the concepts of architects, engineers, and clients to life often requires problem-solving and compromise, and always requires hard work on the contractor’s part. Keeping construction within the allotted budget and up to the rest of the building team’s standards requires a combination of extensive technical and product knowledge.

Museums | Jul 29, 2019

A new museum debuts inside the Empire State Building

A $165 million, 10,000-sf museum opened on the second floor of the Empire State Building in New York City, completing the second of a four-phase “reimagining” of that building’s observatory experience, which draws four million visitors annually.

Multifamily Housing | Jul 23, 2019

Is prefab in your future?

The most important benefit of offsite construction, when done right, is reliability.

Healthcare Facilities | Stantec | Jul 15, 2019

Can a kids’ healthcare space teach, entertain, and heal?

Standard building requirements don’t have to be boring. Here’s how you can inject whimsical touches into everyday design features.

BD+C University Course | Jul 8, 2019

Shadow box design: To vent or not to vent [AIA course]

A curtain wall shadow box is a spandrel assembly consisting of vision glass at the building exterior and an opaque infill at the interior side of the curtain wall system. This course is worth 1.0 AIA LU/HSW. 

Contractors | Jun 26, 2019

Katerra launches apprenticeship program to help develop the future of construction

The program offers nationally recognized, portable construction trade credentials.

Building Tech | Jun 26, 2019

Modular construction can deliver projects 50% faster

Modular construction can deliver projects 20% to 50% faster than traditional methods and drastically reshape how buildings are delivered, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co.

Contractors | Jun 15, 2019

Turner tops off new classroom space at Middle Tennessee State University

The building includes a “command center” for training students to interact with emergency personnel.

Contractors | May 24, 2019

Two versions of a hard hat for the future are ready for production

Clayco worked with a Georgia college to design a hard hat with greater comfort and adaptability.

Contractors | May 20, 2019

SoCal’s oldest GC bounds into second century

C.W. Driver succeeds by sticking to core markets and practices.

Codes and Standards | Apr 25, 2019

Report: Contractors invest $1.6 billion in workforce development annually

ABC members increased training spending 45% from 2013, according to a new report. 

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