Gilbane Cares: Ensuring Student Safety on an Active Higher Education Jobsite

April 2, 2024
Adam Ottaviano, Tim Blombach, Mike Tokar

For over 154 years, Gilbane has been driven by our commitment to providing a safe work environment for our project teams, partners, and communities. This commitment is reinforced through several key safety practices for construction sites that include continual education…

Gilbane’s Safety Culture Earns OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Recognition

March 26, 2024
Raghuvaran Chakkravarthy

Gilbane Federal was recently awarded recognition by the U.S. Occupational and Health Administration (OSHA) as a participant in the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). As a VPP-certified contractor, Gilbane is recognized as an occupational health and safety industry leader for…

Intern to Leader: Building a Career and Community at Gilbane

March 21, 2024
Leonardo Torres

Construction projects from high-rise office towers to state-of-the-art healthcare facilities transform our cities and towns. But it’s the people behind these projects that transform our communities. That’s why investing in people – starting with interns – is one of the…

Efficient Prefabrication: Key to Client Satisfaction and Timely Delivery Case Study: B. Braun Medical Inc. 

March 13, 2024
Matt Tedone

The life sciences community is making great strides in discovering novel drugs and groundbreaking therapies that help prevent and cure rare and chronic diseases with greater efficacy. Behind these remarkable breakthroughs are the state-of-the-art buildings and facilities where these advancements…

From Blueprints to Buildings: Joanna Kripp’s Journey in Construction

March 5, 2024
Joanna Kripp

Joanna Kripp began her construction career in 1982 with Gilbane Building Company. With now 40+ years of experience in the industry, she leads what is currently the largest healthcare construction project underway in the U.S., the Indiana University Health (IU…

Lifecycle Building Data – Key to Unlocking Optimized Operations and Maintenance

February 28, 2024
Eric Hall

Your building is talking; are you listening? Buildings are just like you and me. Susceptible to drastic temperature swings, weather exposure, how hard they are used and how well they are taken care of. Buildings sag, get sick, gain weight,…

The Innovators Dilemma: Exploit and Explore

February 21, 2024
Rawle Sawh

The “Spark Team” plays a pivotal role in Gilbane’s efforts to drive innovation and operational efficiency.  This group not only fosters better engagement in the industry ecosystem but also supports a disciplined approach to evaluating technology solutions for our teams….

The Power of Design-Build in a Post-Loss Environment

February 14, 2024
Jim Wills

For years, insurance providers and the claims restoration and reconstruction industry have become accustomed to fast responses to fire, flood, and other losses that make the news or can be sourced by scanners.  In many cases, events such as sprinkler…

Gilbane’s Public-Private Partnerships – A Year In Review 2023

February 12, 2024
Russell Broderick

Gilbane’s Public-Private Partnership (P3) team achieved remarkable milestones in 2023. As Executive Vice President and leader of Gilbane Development Company’s P3 team, I am delighted with the significant progress made on our existing projects and the new opportunities our team…

Black History Month: Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, and Inspiring the Future

February 6, 2024
Gerald Wayfer

As we enter Black History Month, UJIMA, Gilbane’s Black/African American Employee Resource Group (ERG), remains committed to nurturing an inclusive culture in the workplace. Rooted in the Kwanzaa principle of collective work and responsibility, our name, UJIMA, signifies our dedication…