‘Be a sponge’: How one project executive brings education and construction together

Erin Kenney, a project executive for Suffolk in West Palm Beach, Florida, emphasized the power of mentorship and finding your niche.

How a $2.3B Florida highway project turned into an $80M courtroom fight

The dispute involving Skanska, Granite and Lane offers a rare look inside a troubled public-private partnership.

Translating U.S. Hurricane-Grade Window Standards (Miami-Dade NOA & WBDR) for the UK Trade Audience

The post Translating U.S. Hurricane-Grade Window Standards (Miami-Dade NOA & WBDR) for the UK Trade Audience appeared first on UK Construction Blog. UK glaziers, architects and specifiers are fielding more questions about American “hurricane windows” year on year. Holiday-home clients returning from Florida, insurance brokers reviewing coastal exposure, and self-builders chasing premium specification reach for the same shorthand: Miami-Dade approval. Few UK trade professionals carry a working translation of what those approvals test, where they apply, and […]

Punch List: Shawmut names new Florida exec, Warfel turns 115

Plus DeWalt highlighted $200,000 in trade scholarships, a Tutor Perini subsidiary won a healthcare job in California and other construction news from the week

Translating U.S. Hurricane-Grade Window Standards (Miami-Dade NOA & WBDR) for the UK Trade Audience

The post Translating U.S. Hurricane-Grade Window Standards (Miami-Dade NOA & WBDR) for the UK Trade Audience appeared first on UK Construction Blog. UK glaziers, architects and specifiers are fielding more questions about American “hurricane windows” year on year. Holiday-home clients returning from Florida, insurance brokers reviewing coastal exposure, and self-builders chasing premium specification reach for the same shorthand: Miami-Dade approval. Few UK trade professionals carry a working translation of what those approvals test, where they apply, and […]