MINNEAPOLIS -- An estimated 30 billion square feet of gypsum wallboard is manufactured each year in North America. According to waste management specialists, approximately one pound of waste is generated for every square foot of construction area. That translates to about a ton of wasted scrap per home.
Now imagine how much scrap wallboard is created when building a seven-story, 235,000-square-foot hospital building.
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ST. LOUIS -- Taking safety to the next level, Clayco Inc. has announced a new partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to create unparalleled safety standards during construction of the Missouri Baptist Medical Center West Pavilion project in Town & Country, Mo.
In a signing ceremony held August 3, 2010, the project teams – including Clayco Inc., Legacy Building Group, Murphy Company, Sachs Electric, and the OSHA-St Louis Area Office – pledged support of a continued commitment to safety on the jobsite. The subcontractors involved in the project will also be incorporated into the partnership upon selection.
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SCHAUMBURG, IL -- In response to the increasing implementation of sustainability rating systems, the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute’s (CRSI) Board of Directors approved a position on LEED credits for reinforcing steel at a meeting at the 86th Annual Conference in Naples, Florida.
There has been considerable debate among the architectural and engineering communities regarding submittal information required for the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED certification relating to Materials and Resources credits MR4 (Recycled Content) and MR5 (Regional Materials). It is the position of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) that the following information and guidance be used when evaluating the contributions of reinforcing steel in credits MR4 and MR5.
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The NoliWhite Group Launches PI2 Initiative at Pilot Site in Thomasville, GA
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The NoliWhite Group, Brentwood-based healthcare facility developers, launched an innovative process that will incorporate the use of Apple’s iPad on hospital and other healthcare-related construction sites, officials announced today. The initiative, Project Information Integration, or PI2, is being piloted on the construction of John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital’s new North Tower in Thomasville, GA.
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Team of Solar PV Energy Service Providers on 'Short List' for California Department of General Services Solar Power Purchase Program
SAN DIEGO -- Reno Contracting announced its collaboration with Atlas Project Support to provide energy conservation/renewable energy solutions for clients interested in creating energy efficient buildings. These services include providing solar PV energy systems.
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Total construction spending eked out a small rise in June as gains in stimulus-aided public categories offset decreases in homebuilding and private nonresidential spending, the Associated General Contractors of America said today in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. “Stimulus dollars are supporting construction jobs, but the pain is continuing for most contractors and their workers who depend on private projects or school construction,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist.
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 Thousands of jobs and long term healthcare to be created
RIVERSIDE, CA -- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the premier hospital builders in the U.S., joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a public ceremony on July 27, 2010 to start work on America’s first “Health and Wellness City” at the former March Air Reserve Base in Southern California.
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