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Justice Department joins whistleblower lawsuit against AECOM

Construction Dive

The lawsuit, originally filed in 2016 but unsealed this week, claims that the contractor and other defendants knowingly inflated repair estimates for post-Hurricane Katrina FEMA work.

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Profile – Director of MEP Estimating Rich Corona

Granger Construction

As of 2025, Rich has worked in the architecture, engineering and construction industry for over 25 years, having joined Granger in 2016 with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Oakland University. He currently leads a team of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Engineers within Granger’s Preconstruction Estimating division.

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Area Cost Factors – Not a viable for Federal Construction Cost Estimating?

Job Order Contracting

Should Areas Cost Factors be used for Construction Cost Estimating? As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the federal government is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) variances.

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Construction Cost Estimating, Location Factoring, and National Average Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

Many in the public sector are unaware of the construction cost estimating issues caused by the use of national average cost data and location factoring. They are not intended to be used when preparing appropriation-quality estimates. Here’s short summary of those problems noted by independent third parties. Peitlock, B.A.,

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As homelessness becomes more visible, building shelters presents opportunities to AEC firms

BD+C

On any given day, there are close to 600,000 people who are homeless in the United States, according to estimates by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The number among those homeless that is unsheltered has been rising since 2016, and now exceeds 226,000.

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AIA foresees nonres building spending increasing, but at a slower pace than in 2016

BD+C

Despite what it describes as a “chaotic” year saddled with labor shortages and interest-rate creep, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) estimates that spending for nonresidential construction increased by nearly 8% in 2016. That growth is expected to continue for “another couple of years,” albeit somewhat more modestly.

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New construction starts in 2017 to increase 5% to $713 billion

BD+C

construction starts for 2017 will advance 5% to $713 billion, following gains of 11% in 2015 and an estimated 1% in 2016. Dodge Data & Analytics today released its 2017 Dodge Construction Outlook. The report predicts that total U.S.