5 lessons in water mitigation for mass timber projects

Sustainability leaders from Skanska, RDH, and Polygon share five tips for successful water mitigation in mass timber construction.

Laboratories

BSL conversions: A cost-efficient method to support high-containment research

Some institutions are creating flexible lab spaces that can operate at a BSL-2 and modulate up to a BSL-3 when the need arises. Here are key aspects to consider when accommodating a rapid modulation between BSL-2 and BSL-3 space.

AEC Tech

Construction industry report shows increased use of robotics on jobsites

Nearly two-thirds of contractors surveyed, who cited use of robotics on jobsites, are either using monitoring and/or service/labor robotics.

MFPRO+ News

Major Massachusetts housing law aims to build or save 65,000 multifamily and single-family homes

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey recently signed far-reaching legislation to boost housing production and address the high cost of housing in the Bay State. The Affordable Homes Act aims to build or save 65,000 homes through $5.1 billion in spending and 49 policy initiatives.

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.

Contractors | Apr 26, 2018

At Boston University’s dental school, ‘under construction’ won’t mean ‘closed for business’

A major renovation and addition are scheduled to minimize operational disruption.

Contractors | Apr 20, 2018

Construction employment rises in 38 states and D.C. from March 2017 to March 2018

California and West Virginia have biggest job gains for the year, North Dakota has largest decline; Texas and Alaska have largest monthly pickup, New York and Hawaii have largest monthly drops.

Contractors | Apr 13, 2018

Clayco to open new office in Greenville, South Carolina

The office will be located in the One building at 2 West Washington Street.

A Suffolk Construction team member explores one of the firm’s projects using a CAVE virtual reality setup

Contractors | Apr 9, 2018

Tech Report 5.0: Smart(er) Jobsites

Real-time construction analysis, just-in-time materials delivery, digital production planning systems—these are just a few of the novel approaches construction firms are implementing to take control of their jobsites.

Market Data | Apr 2, 2018

Construction spending in February inches up from January

Association officials urge federal, state and local officials to work quickly to put recently enacted funding increases to work to improve aging and over-burdened infrastructure, offset public-sector spending drops.

Contractors | Mar 27, 2018

Shawmut Design and Construction’s burgeoning L.A. office looks to hospitality and interiors for future growth

A new division also taps the luxury homes market.

Contractors | Mar 9, 2018

Undoing 5 myths of IPD and Lean construction

The Lean Construction Institute, one of this year’s Movers+Shapers, has been sponsoring valuable research recently.

Contractors | Mar 6, 2018

Skender revolutionizes how the industry builds, integrates design, construction, and manufacturing

Envisioning a radically more efficient future for the building industry, Skender announces its expansion beyond construction, becoming a vertically integrated company including construction, design and building component manufacturing functions. The expansion includes significant investment in the launch of a new Chicago-based advanced manufacturing subsidiary and the acquisition of the boutique design firm Ingenious Architecture.