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Nation's first set of green building model codes and standards announced
BD+C staff, March 11, 2010The International Code Council (ICC), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) announce the launch of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), representing the merger of two national efforts to develop adoptable and enforceable green building codes. More -
Construction employment declines between January '09 and '10
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Jacobs Engineering acquires Jordan, Jones and Goulding Inc.
BD+C staff, February 17, 2010Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it has acquired Jordan, Jones and Goulding Inc. (JJG), a 500-person professional services firm based in Atlanta. More -
More construction firms likely to perform stimulus-funded work in 2010 as funding expands beyond transportation programs
BD+C staff, February 16, 2010Stimulus funded infrastructure projects are saving and creating more direct construction jobs than initially estimated, according to a new analysis of federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The analysis also found that more contractors are likely to perform stimulus funded work this year as work starts on many of the non-transportation projects funded in the initial package. More -
'Design is a quest to solve real-world problems'
February 1, 2010Paul Goldberger is the architecture critic for The New Yorker. He holds the Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at The New School in New York City and was formerly dean of Parsons, The New School for Design. In 1984, while at The New York Times, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. More -
'Be diligent about weeding out bad clients'
January 1, 2010Mark Goodale is a principal with Morrissey Goodale LLC, a business consulting and research firm serving the AEC industry. Before helping to establish Morrissey Goodale, he was the corporate strategic marketing manager at PBS&J. He also worked at consulting and publishing firm ZweigWhite for 12 years, heading the firm's strategic business planning and marketing business units. More -
Minneapolis Public Housing authority, Honeywell launch energy retrofit program
December 14, 2009Minneapolis Public Housing Authority and Honeywell today announced a $33.6-million energy efficiency and facility renewal program that will help the housing authority improve its infrastructure, reduce its impact on the environment, and save more than $3.7 million in utility costs per year. Local contractors will also complete a majority of the work for the program, one of the largest of its kind for a public housing authority, helping boost the Twin Cities job market. More -
Skanska Promotes Richard Kennedy to COO for NY/NJ Metro Area
December 9, 2009Skanska USA Building Inc., headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., has announced that Richard Kennedy was promoted to Chief Operating Officer from his previous role as Senior Vice President – General Counsel. Kennedy’s promotion marks the latest addition to Skanska’s national leadership team. More
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