In an effort to help workers better compete during difficult economic times, US Green Building Council-New Jersey Executive Director Florence Block, recently announced the creation of a new partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to provide free customized “green jobs” training to its members. Related Links: New York Waits for $1.5 Billion in Stimulus Funds South NJ Road Project to Create 500 Stimulus Jobs NYC�s Gouverneur Project Tops Off NYC Cracks Down on Concrete Testing USGBC-NJ Announces Free Green Jobs Training Brooklyn Navy Yard Receives $15M for New Green Development Lincoln Square Synagogue Tops Out

Construction on the Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan recently reached a major milestone through the installation of the last steel beam atop this superstructure. Photo: Wilk Marketing Communications Construction on the new Lincoln Square Synagogue is underway and includes the assembly of the steel structure, base building work, and all interior finishes and systems. Related Links: New York Waits for $1.5 Billion in Stimulus Funds South NJ Road Project to Create 500 Stimulus Jobs NYC�s Gouverneur Project Tops Off NYC Cracks Down on Concrete Testing USGBC-NJ Announces Free Green Jobs Training Brooklyn Navy Yard Receives $15M for New Green Development

$15 million in capital funds has been secured, over the next three years, for the redevelopment of two facilities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Image: The Marino Organization The adaptive reuse of the 150-year-old historic former Marine Commandant’s House now known as Building 92 will include the addition of a modern extension complete with leasable space, educational and community rooms, a rooftop café, special events space and a landscaped courtyard. Related Links: New York Waits for $1.5 Billion in Stimulus Funds South NJ Road Project to Create 500 Stimulus Jobs NYC�s Gouverneur Project Tops Off NYC Cracks Down on Concrete

Despite having $1.57 billion in federal stimulus money approved for New York City capital transportation – with $1 billion more likely to be approved – an analysis of project data provided by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council reveals that the majority of the approved funding has yet to be spent. Related Links: New York Waits for $1.5 Billion in Stimulus Funds South NJ Road Project to Create 500 Stimulus Jobs NYC�s Gouverneur Project Tops Off NYC Cracks Down on Concrete Testing USGBC-NJ Announces Free Green Jobs Training Brooklyn Navy Yard Receives $15M for New Green Development Lincoln Square Synagogue

Gregs G. Thomopulos, P.E., Chairman & CEO of Stanley Consultants of Houston, was elected president of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers for a two-year term. FIDIC represents globally the consulting engineering industry. Thomopulos has been on the organization’s executive committee for six years. His election marks the first time in 20 years that a U.S. citizen holds the position, which only three other Americans have held in FIDIC’s nearly 100-year history. Dynamic Lighting Solutions in Pearland announced Robert C. Horswood joined the company as utility sales representative, Eastern Division. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s

Trumbull, Conn.-based COWI USA, Inc. has been selected as the prime consultant for the first phase of constructing an ocean-based anemometer tower, part of the Palmetto Wind Research Project and a key step in researching the viability of a proposed offshore wind farm. COWI USA will lead a team in helping Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility, select the appropriate anemometry equipment, platform, and foundation for an offshore meteorological tower. Phase one of the project also includes an alternative analysis and concept design for the wind data collection system. The design will consider cost, bankability of data,

Work has stopped on 515 formerly active construction sites throughout New York City�s five boroughs, according to a New York Building Congress analysis. Inspection records for the New York City Dept.. of Buildings inspection record showed that as of November 29 the number dropped slightly from the beginning of the month, when 531 stalled projects were reported. This reverses a trend in which the number of stalled building projects was accelerating. The DOB first began tracking stalled sites back in July. While no breakdown of building type is available, almost all of the stalled projects are residential developments. In July,

Designs for Red Hook Green, New York City�s first sustainable, zero-energy, live/work building is scheduled to break ground in February 2010. Rendering courtesy of Garrison Architects The design of Red Hook Green is inspired by shipping containers and is made up of modular units that are stacked and shifted to create a variety of terraces and angles. Red Hook Green is the brain-child of New York technology and media entrepreneur, Jay Amato and is expected to become one of the most distinctive architectural additions to the up-and-coming Red Hook section of Brooklyn. The 4,000-sq-ft Red Hook Green will be able

Several large public projects will continue to move forward in 2010, but with the economy still troubled and financial markets unyielding, private jobs are few. Yet they create opportunities for some firms as the industry right-sizes and moves forward. “The name of the game for 2010 and beyond is to make sure you are well diversified in different product types,” says Pat Di Filippo, executive vice president of Turner Construction Co. in New York, who adds that his firm has a lot of work under way and in the pipeline, even though overall, there has been a dramatic drop in

New York State Dept. of Transportation officials swiftly are preparing design concepts for a new crossing to replace the Crown Point Bridge, abruptly closed in October due to unexpectedly high levels of pier deterioration. Meanwhile, contractors are racing to build temporary vehicular ferry-terminal facilities at Lake Champlain between New York and Vermont as a stopgap measure. Photo: AP/Wideworld New York-Vermont crossing was shut down abruptly on Oct. 16 after inspectors found unexpectedly severe pier deterioration, possibly due to ice pressure. + Image NYSDOT, in conjunction with the Vermont Agency of Transportation, on Oct. 16 shut down the 80-year-old, 2,184-ft-long steel