Editor’s Note: John Bartee, an SIUE business student, wrote this article while interning at Korte Company in marketing. Macy Morley worked as a project management intern at Korte Company while pursuing dual master’s degrees in architecture and construction management from Washington University in St. Louis. It all started with an interest in architecture at the […]
From Construction Dive: A joint venture of St. Louis-based McCarthy and Texas builder Vaughn Construction will build a $5 billion replacement pediatric campus in Dallas for Children’s Health, McCarthy announced on Feb. 8. The McCarthy Vaughn Partnership is billing the facility, which will replace the existing Children’s Health hospital, as one of the largest pediatric […]
From Building Design + Construction: GBBN has publicly released its Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Calculator, a tool that helps our clients—and now the wider public—understand funding opportunities in the IRA for sustainable design. “People generally understand the goals of the IRA, but in conversations with developers and others in the building industry, we’ve found they […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Tim Green, a 40-year retired member of IBEW Local 1, is being honored by his alma mater, the University of Missouri at St. Louis (UMSL), for his life-long role in applying “the university’s core value in the world and helping to make it a better place” as one of […]
From Leader Publications: Two Jefferson College buildings will soon get new roofs. The college’s Board of Trustees voted 4-0 Feb. 8 to pay Meinershagen Roofing in Farmington $302,412 to install new roofs on the Fine Arts and Technology buildings, both on the Hillsboro campus. Board members Steve Meinberg and Susan Tuggle were absent from the […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: More money is needed to cover expansion costs at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, and a new bill introduced at a Board of Aldermen meeting Friday could provide an additional $15 million from pandemic relief funds to help cover costs. Kitty Ratcliffe, president of Explore St. Louis, sought help […]
From Labor Tribune: John Stiffler, executive secretary-treasurer of the St. Louis Building & Construction Trades Council, will be honored as a Distinguished Labor Leader at the Ancient Order of Hibernians 22nd Annual “Hoses, Handcuffs and Hard Hats” Judge James Dailey Wahl Memorial gala March 7, at IBEW Local 1 hall, 5850 Elizabeth Ave., St. Louis, […]
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
From BNN:Â In the heart of America’s bustling manufacturing sector, an urgent call echoes for skilled hands ready to shape the future. Welders, those architects of metal, find themselves at the center of a critical shortage threatening to hinder the nation’s industrial heartbeat. Despite the allure of substantial earnings and the promise of a debt-free […]
From Contractor: The housing crisis is among this country’s major problems, spawning a host of negative issues that include homelessness, overcrowding and rent-burdened communities. Fueling these challenges has been a stagnant housing market that has barely grown since 1980. The combination of rising demand with a static housing supply that does not support a growing […]
From Facilitiesnet: Because green roofs are relatively new and present different challenges than other types of roofs, managers can come across false or misleading information about the systems. “It can be a myth or misconception that a green roof system can go on every single roofing type,” Stacy says. “You have to consider what the […]
From Rethinking The Future:Â The world is architecture and architecture is the world. It is a reality that often gets overlooked in the growing hustle and bustle of cities today. The true essence and the intricacies of architecture often get neglected. Imagine a world with no built forms and plains of land to long distances, […]
From Bluebeam: Facing a myriad of pressures ranging from poor productivity to spiraling costs, the construction sector has in recent years been urged to embrace more modern methods of construction to deliver at pace new homes, commercial space, amenities and infrastructure. Among a series of recommendations in his groundbreaking 2016 report, “Modernise Or Die: Time […]
From Herald Publications:Â Visible signs of a major renovation project upgrading Belle-Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville should be seen in the next few weeks as, if all goes as planned, the first step regarding preliminary work on the installation of a new roof on the Exposition Building at this location is expected to start sometime in […]
by Joe Blanner and Chip Casteel Problem Statement Considerable attention has been paid to the stagnation of regionwide population growth in the St. Louis Metro area (MSA) since the 2020 census. But considerably less attention has been paid to a much more fundamental problem: the St. Louis region has lagged dramatically behind the population growth […]
by Jarrad Holst, Partner at Riezman Berger P.C. & Founder/President of 1904Group Take notes St. Louis leaders; we could learn a lot from the rebirth of Detroit’s downtown. Detroit’s resurgence from its bankruptcy only a decade ago is a result of a purpose-driven partnership between government, developers and community leaders. As a result, billions of […]
This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, captured progress on the new St. Louis Community College (STLCC) Center for Health Sciences and Technology at its Wildwood campus. The 132,900-square-foot center is projected to cost $84.5 million. KWAME Building Group is the construction manager. Christner is the architect and BSI […]
IMPACT Strategies, Inc. announces the completion of its work on the new U-Haul® U-Box® Warehouse Facility in Springfield, Illinois at 3653 Octavius Via. Despite recent inclement winter weather, IMPACT was able to complete the building for occupancy as of the end of January – the required time for move in by U-Haul. With this completion, […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum At an event last Spring, Vivian Martain, Civil Rights Compliance Officer for Millstone Weber was asked for three words describing what is needed to bring about successful DEI in our industry. “Intentionality, Intentionality, Intentionality,” she replied. Intentionality has carried Ms. Martain through a quarter century of changing people’s […]
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