"As construction work steadily increases throughout the city, accidents continue to decline, proving that industry members recognize the importance of safety on any job site," says Robert LiMandri, DOB commissioner.
DOB has implemented more than 25 new construction safety laws and initiatives since 2008. These include building code revisions, a construction site smoking ban and mandatory training for all tower crane workers.
New York
Industry M&A Continues
Engineering firm Berger Group of Cos., Morristown, N.J., has acquired Ranger International Services Group, Greenville, S.C. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ranger, which provides aviation, logistics and engineering services worldwide, will be renamed Louis Berger Services.
The deal follows Thornton Tomasetti's purchase of Portland, Maine-based Fore Solutions, a seven-employee, green building consulting firm for an undisclosed sum. The acquired firm will become Thornton Tomasetti's new Building Sustainability practice, which will expand the engineering firm's footprint in the green building sector. About half of new construction nationwide is expected to incorporate some measure of sustainability by 2015, according to Thornton Tomasetti.
Other industry acquisitions in the last six months include London-based consultancy firm Turner & Townsend's purchase last October of Ferzan Robbins & Associates, a N.Y.-based project management and services firm, and Boston-based Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.'s acquisition last September of Eng-Wong, Taub & Associates, a New York City and Newark, N.J.-based transportation planning, traffic engineering and research firm.
New York
Work Starts on $350M Mental Health Project
Construction began last month on the new $350-million Bronx campus of the Bronx Psychiatric Center, Office of Mental Health. The project, managed by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, is designed by New York-based Spector Group and is set for completion in late 2013.
The master plan includes three outpatient buildings, a central services building, a central utility plant and an adult and children's facility as well as the preservation of five existing buildings
