Construction Cost
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Breathe New Life into Aging STEM Buildings
3-9-2016STEM facilities built in the 1960s and 1970s aren’t up to hosting today’s science, and universities across the nation are wrestling with the question of how best to move forward.
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Beijing Construction Engineering Group Collaborates with University of Huddersfield on BIM Research
2-19-2016Beijing Construction Engineering Group and the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom have signed a five-year agreement to collaboratively develop Building Information Modelling (BIM) technologies.
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Robust Economic Growth and Increased Demand for Labor Drive Strong End to 2015
2-17-2016The U.S. economy continued growing at a healthy rate in 2015, adding approximately 221,000 jobs per month over the year.
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University of Cambridge Plans Biomedical Research Facility
2-15-2016The University of Cambridge is planning to build a $125 million biomedical research facility in the United Kingdom.
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Continuous Mission Alignment with Facility Design Prevents Operational Failures
1-20-2016Complex technology, expanding program, and increasingly specialized and segmented roles and responsibilities often create a disconnect in the process of designing and building sophisticated facilities.
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Penn State Receives COAA Project Leadership Award
12-18-2015The Pennsylvania State University's Health and Human Development Building was awarded the 2015 Gold Project Leadership Award in November of 2015 by the Construction Owners Association of America (COAA).
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Reduced Energy and Commodity Prices Help Fuel Construction Growth, Driving Cost Escalation Regionally
10-28-2015Decreases in energy and commodity prices have driven growth and pricing increases in the non-residential construction market and other sectors of the economy. Year-over-year non-residential construction growth is currently at 25 percent.
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Low EMI Elevator Design Supports Strategic Siting of Research Instrumentation
10-13-2015The siting of sensitive instruments in a research facility requires awareness of the electromagnetic field (EMF) environment and the various types and locations of emission sources.
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Baylor Scott & White Opens Marble Falls Medical Center
8-14-2015Baylor Scott & White opened its Marble Falls Medical Center in August of 2015. The 188,000-sf acute care hospital will provide primary care, general surgery, and a comprehensive array of medical specialties.
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Non-Residential Construction Costs Increase as Economic Expansion Achieves Sustainable Growth
8-5-2015Major economic indicators point to healthy growth for the remainder of 2015. Non-residential construction spending has rebounded nearly 50 percent from its most recent bottom in 2011, with a total volume growth of 17 percent in 2014. Year-over-year growth is currently 21 percent.
