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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

BDC Network

The Sustainability Group will strengthen Suffolk’s in-house expertise and ability to design and execute a wider range of green building solutions. In post-occupancy, he acts as a vital link between the construction team and the operations team to ensure buildings perform as designed.

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Sports Training Facilities: Creating Successful Environments Focused on High Performance and Athlete Wellbeing 

Civil + Structural Engineer

By: Alex Brown, Senior Project Manager, Mortenson and Tamara Hartner, Design Phase Executive, Mortenson Well-designed and expertly constructed sports training facilities have the power to influence more than just performance. For student-athletes, this includes academic support spaces outfitted with tutors, study rooms, and more.

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Improving Construction Outcomes is an Owner’s Responsibility

Job Order Contracting

Owner leadership and commitment remain the only solution to rampant facilities repair, renovation, and new build waste. Rethink, rebuild, and improve your repair, renovation, and new build activities and reduce costs 20% – 30%+ by implementing robust, integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.

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An Snapshot of International BIM Status and Goals

Building Information Management

Requires IFC BIM for new buildings. Building Information Management – A Standard Framework and Guide to BS 1192. Recommended 2D symbols of building elements for use in building information modelling. Public Procurement Service to fully adopt IFC-based open BIM. Mandatory BIM for government projects.

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Constructing the Gold Standard – public sector frameworks

Practical Law Construction

December 2021 saw the publication of the independent review of public sector construction frameworks, commissioned by the Cabinet Office, and led by Professor David Mosey PhD. When considering framework procurement, unsurprisingly, there was criticism of the use of frameworks to bypass procurement procedures.

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Uncover the Latest News on Construction Funding, Solar Projects, and Growth in Year-end Update

Construction Daily News

In todays construction news , read about the African American Cultural Garden still lacks almost $2 million in building funding, despite years of fundraising attempts. Council approved the measure later that night at its last 2024 meeting. The Cleveland Landmarks Commission approved phase two in October 2022.