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From NPR:  School districts across Missouri are currently testing drinking water in their buildings for lead contamination — and some have already found it. A 2022 Missouri law requires schools to test drinking fountains, sinks and kitchen water sources for lead contamination. Districts have to complete that testing and report their findings publicly by next […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A developer is offering two sets of properties for sale near the Major League Soccer stadium that could allow for ground-up development. Two of the roughly 8 acres in properties are vacant sites about a block north of CityPark stadium, the $461 million home of the St. Louis City SC […]

From MRN:  Landowner Rick Pogue addressed the St. Peters Board of Aldermen at the Feb. 22 meeting to request an amendment to the current zoning requirements. He requested the change to allow Central Power Systems to rent the location behind the Arrowhead Building & Supply inc. facility on North Service Road. The Missouri-based Central Power […]

From Labor Tribune:  Tradeswomen and women considering careers in the construction industry can sharpen their skills and learn new ones at one of Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) upcoming volunteer workdays. For each event, MOWIT partners with another 501(c)3 organization to provide quality construction services for free. Women are encouraged to bring PPE and hand […]

by Les Landes, Founder and Principal, Landes & Associates If there’s one thing you can count on with just about every business person, it’s their constant desire for things to improve. They want today to be better than yesterday, and tomorrow to be better than today. So it’s no surprise that “continuous improvement” was one […]

From St. Louis Public Radio:  New recommendations for the empty north St. Louis jail known as the Workhouse include a memorial and using it as an industrial site. The report released Wednesday by the city-funded Re-envisioning the Workhouse Committee includes new uses for the building and surrounding 30 acres. Advocates took suggestions from nearly 2,500 residents of nearby […]

From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  The second amended final plan for the Prairie Encore project was approved at the Feb. 21 Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen meeting. This project has drawn varied interest, with residents expressing opposition at multiple board meetings and some city officials supporting the development, saying that it will generate revenue to benefit […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  An electric vehicle battery manufacturer on the hunt for a location to build an $850 million manufacturing plant last year had narrowed its choices to two locations: Montreal, Quebec, and Herculaneum, a Jefferson County community 35 miles south of St. Louis. The Herculaneum site under consideration was a 300-acre tract […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The plan to build a new MetroLink line connecting the city’s north and south sides won a critical vote from regional leaders on Wednesday. But it almost didn’t. The $1.1 billion project, aimed at connecting long-struggling city neighborhoods with opportunities in the thriving central corridor, ultimately dodged an attempt to derail […]

Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, has promoted Sondra Rotty, LEED AP BD+C, to chief operating officer. Rotty joins the senior-level Tarlton executive leadership team of Tracy Hart, president, and Dirk Elsperman, executive vice president. In her new role, Rotty is leading construction operations, managing market leaders and working closely […]

The St. Louis Regional Freightway calls a 300-acre Port District zoned property along the Mississippi River in Herculaneum, Missouri, a unique and unprecedented opportunity for intermodal development, citing the location’s more than two miles of river frontage, 200-acre buffer, 30,000 linear feet of Class I rail and access to Interstate 55. The site recently received […]

From Construction Dive:  Total construction starts ticked up 1% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.16 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Even with December’s big bounce where starts rebounded 20% off of a 10-month low in November, the marginal uptick in January means construction activity is still just barely treading water […]

 From Bluebeam Blog:  Picture the scene. When their underground home is threatened by a life-threatening flood, tens of thousands of ants gather together and clamber on top of each other, creating a seething, ascending column, up which their kin climb to safety. This scenario is from the 1998 animated movie “Antz,” but it reflects the […]

From Gensler:  In just a few short years, we will reach a significant milestone in our ever-changing demographics: in 2030, all baby boomers will be over 65 and will account for 20% of the population. As designers, we must understand where and how this group will choose to spend their retirement. For many, the choice […]

From Facilitiesnet:  When working with electrical distribution systems and components, frontline maintenance technicians and engineers often face the potential for serious injury or death from electrocution or arc flashes, but knowledge of safety tips, procedures, codes and regulations can help technicians and engineers lessen the risk and potential for serious injury or death. Electrocution is […]

From The Fabricator:  Safety is not a one-and-done component to welding—it’s the most important component. Of course, everyone must read and follow all safety precautions on the equipment labels and in the equipment owner’s manual. They aren’t to be taken lightly. Whether you’re a rookie or a seasoned pro, the importance of safety over your […]

Construction Dive:  A federal district court has delayed the new National Labor Relations Board rule on joint employers, the second time the start date has been pushed back. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to block the rule. The court held a hearing on that […]

From NAHB:  During the fourth quarter of 2023, credit for residential Land Acquisition, Development & Construction (AD&C) remained tight, according to both NAHB’s survey on AD&C Financing and the Federal Reserve’s . However, the tightening was not as widespread as it was in recent quarters. The net easing indices derived from both surveys were negative […]

From Rethinking The Future:  In the realm of architecture, each building tells its story through the chosen materials that form its foundation. Building materials play a role in this narrative not only as integral components of the architectural process but also as expressions of creativity that can be seen and felt. When selecting building materials, […]

From Building Design + Construction:  Last October, Turner Construction held its annual Innovation Summit in New York. The theme of the three-day event was “From Artificial Intelligence to Intelligence Augmentation.” Among the AI solutions and practices presented, Turner demonstrated an AI tool (first tested by the firm’s procurement team in Vancouver, B.C.) that automates the […]