Marine Construction’s Resiliency Opportunity
Given rising sea levels, the increasing risk of storm surges, and the growing number of large storms, resiliency needs to be a key consideration for marine construction projects. Across the country, coastal cities are considering how to make their shorelines more resilient given growing climate challenges. Resiliency can be created…
Read More- Nov 10, 2020
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What’s the Buzz Surrounding Mass Timber?
In recent years, mass timber as a structural approach has become more common in the United States. This trend, emerging from overseas, has become a new consideration in building state-of-the-art facilities. Gilbane recently completed preconstruction including an options analysis of steel vs. mass timber for a confidential higher education client…
Read More- May 26, 2020
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Earth Week 2020: Climate Action
April 22 marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This year’s theme is climate action. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecasts a temperature rise of 2.5 to 10oF over the next century. If this temperature rise continues, the environmental and economic consequences will be unimaginable. The…
Read More- Apr 23, 2020
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