WASHINGTON (Dec. 9, 2014)—Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecasts a steady and ongoing economic recovery for the U.S. commercial and industrial construction industries in 2015. The reasonably brisk industry recovery in 2014 should continue in 2015, with momentum especially growing in segments closely related to the current American energy and industrial production resurgence.
DALLAS (Dec. 8, 2014)—International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI) is now accepting registrations for the IRMI Energy Risk & Insurance Conference on March 16–18, 2015, in Houston, Texas.
This conference brings together insurance buyers, risk managers, agents, brokers, underwriters, adjusters, attorneys, and others who must understand, mitigate, or insure the complex exposures of oil and gas exploration, production and servicing.
FULLERTON, Calif. (Dec. 4, 2014)—The design-build team of Petra Integrated Construction Strategies (Petra ICS), McCarthy Building Companies Inc. and Taylor Design recently completed construction of the St. Jude Medical Center Northwest Tower in Fullerton, California. The new $228 million healthcare facility, which opened in November 2014, was completed five months early and more than 10 percent under the original construction budget.
WASHINGTON (Dec. 3, 2014)—The 2014 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree was lit in a special ceremony attended by thousands of people on the Capitol’s West Front Lawn. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the traditional Capitol Hill Christmas tree ceremony, which was first begun by U.S. House Speaker John W. McCormack in 1964.
NEW YORK (Dec. 2, 2014)—Microdesk shared the top trends that will shape the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry in 2015. The company surveyed its executive management team, customers and technology partners to gain their insights and perspectives on the coming year, and as a result, they have identified the following major trends as those that will directly impact the AEC industry in the coming year and beyond.
