COVID-19
NIBS Installs New Board Chair and Officers
National – The National Institute of Building Sciences board of directors voted to approve the installation of four new officers. They include: Carl Hedde, Chair – Head of Insurance Practice at One Concern James Timberlake, Vice Chair – Founding Partner with KieranTimberlake Thomas Phoenix, Treasurer – Principal with CPL Architects and Engineers Thomas Izbicki, Secretary […]
Buildings at Fitchburg State Get Sanitized
Fitchburg, MA – ECO Logic Ltd., a company that maintains textiles and flooring for commercial clients using environmentally friendly solutions, was hired by Fitchburg State University to sanitize and disinfect 460,000sf across multiple buildings on campus, including dormitories, in preparation to assist the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the specific use for these facilities […]
View the COVID-19 Massachusetts Guidelines and Procedures for Construction Sites
View the Massachusetts guidelines and procedures for all construction sites and workers at all public work here: https://www.mass.gov/covid-19-guidelines-and-procedures-for-all-construction-sites-and-workers-at-all-public-work These guidelines and procedures must be implemented at all times on all construction sites. They include: COVID-19 Employee Health, protection, guidance and prevention Supplemental Guidelines for Construction Sites Enforcement of the COVID-19 Safety Guidelines and Procedures for […]
Cambridge Issues Construction Guidance for Still-Active Sites
Cambridge, MA – NAIOP Massachusetts, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, issued the following update on the city of Cambridge’s “Mandatory Guidelines for Construction During COVID-19 Pandemic for Contractors Working During the Moratorium,” dated April 2: On the evening of April 2, the city of Cambridge released guidance for currently active construction sites. The guidance does […]
Survey: Infrastructure Stimulus Critical for U.S. to Emerge from Current Crisis
National – Recently, CG/LA infrastructure surveyed U.S. infrastructure executives on whether a robust infrastructure stimulus was critical for the country to emerge from the current COVID-19-driven economic crisis. Here are the topline findings: 94% of respondents answered “yes” to whether an infrastructure stimulus was critical for the United States to emerge from the current crisis. 69% […]
Survey Shows Trends in Code Compliance During COVID-19
National – The International Code Council surveyed building and fire departments to learn how code officials are coping with the professional challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. From March 22 through April 1, more than 1,150 respondents from all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia provided input. Respondents came from jurisdictions of […]
Boston Firm Donates Masks, Gloves to BMC
Boston – Vicinity Energy, headquartered in Boston, has donated 2,000 gloves and 1,000 protective masks to Boston Medical Center in an effort to support the region’s health care workers with the protection they need to treat patients with the coronavirus. Through conversations with Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and at the direction of the Boston […]
Massachusetts Firm Taking Steps to Foster a Safe and Healthy Work Environment
Bridgewater, MA – Callahan Construction Managers (Callahan) is continuing construction at most of its job sites and, given the present construction climate as a result of COVID-19, the firm is taking a number of precautionary steps to ensure the safety and well-being of both its employees and all workers at its job sites. Heeding the […]
AGC Officials Urge Additional Measures to Help Workers, Firms and the Economy to Recover
National – Construction spending in February increased 6% from February 2019, with year-over-year gains in both residential and nonresidential outlays, according to a new analysis of federal data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that their latest survey shows conditions for contractors have deteriorated rapidly since February. They called on Congress […]
High-Profile Providing Free Home Delivery of April, May Issues
Most company’s will circulate a single copy of professional publications like High-Profile Monthly throughout the office. A statistical average shows each HP averages three readers per office delivery, in some cases many more. Now with so many of us working from home, HP is offering free delivery directly to home addresses for the months of […]
