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Commentary: Why We Need Key Performance Indicators to Judge BIM Success

December 9, 2020

Almost daily we read articles from suppliers, consultants, influencers and digital pioneers who say they are leading development of building information modeling.

Sustainability

Engineers Launch SE 2050 Commitment to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Structures

Nadine M. Post

December 5, 2020

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The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, which has kicked off the first U.S. campaign aimed at reducing embodied carbon in structural systems, is issuing a call for engineers to join the crusade.

Green Buildings

'USGBC All In' Will Sponsor 100 Sustainability Credentials In Underserved Areas

Nadine M. Post

December 3, 2020

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Green Business Certification Inc., the administrator of LEED and other leading green business certifications, is providing funding for 100 people in underserved communities to achieve one of the updated Sustainability Excellence credentials.

Building Materials

Chicago’s Union Station Tower Uses First 80-ksi Steel Sections in the US

Jeff Yoders

December 3, 2020

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MKA specifies new ArcelorMittal steel products to create larger upper-level spaces in the 51-story tower and deal with site issues near Chicago Union Station.

Dealmaking

Jacobs, STO Building Group Add New Assets and Operations

Debra K. Rubin

November 30, 2020

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In Nov. 30 deals, designer to spend $2.4B on next-gen consultant stake, while builder puts a Seattle contractor in its construction network.

Rare Inclined Elevator Is Nearly Complete at Pilgrim Monument

Provincetown, Mass., project will ferry visitors up 85 ft to monument entrance

Scott Van Voorhis

November 25, 2020

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The Bradford Access Project, set to finish next spring in Provincetown, Mass., will create added entrance to historic site where access has been long restricted by geography.

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing's Grand Rapids, Mich., fill and finish facility.

COVID-19 and Construction

Vaccine Focus Brings Aseptic Manufacturing, EPC Firms into Limelight

With shell nearly complete, contractor worked past COVID-19 obstacles to finish Michigan vaccine plant

Jeff Yoders

November 24, 2020

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U.S. production facilities for COVID-19 vaccines nearing approval for Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are delivered by EPC contractors. But supply chain availability has been a tricky process.