By Brian Pouderoyen, True Harvest, a marijuana cultivator, planned to expand its leased facility to accommodate three new marijuana flowering rooms. Each room was designed to regulate temperature and house 160 specialized high-voltage lights. True Harvest contracted with Rocinante Construction to be the general contractor for the construction of the new rooms. The parties used a standard American Institute of Architects (AIA) construction contract, AIA Document A101-2007. T

ESS Companies (ESSC), a heavy civil construction holding company with operating organizations across Arizona, Colorado, and the Midwest, announced today that Paul Arnold has been named Executive Vice President, Operations, joining the ESSC Executive Management Team. Recently, ESSC made two acquisitions in Colorado, Monks Construction and ESCO Construction. Arnold’s role expansion comes as ESSC continues to grow its footprint in high‑growth markets and invests in leadership

Meta Platforms Inc. and Associated Builders and Contractors today announced a partnership to educate and provide construction-ready career pathways for thousands of data center construction technicians kicking off in Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas as a meaningful step toward meeting the growing demand for data centers workers nationwide. America’s Workforce Academy is a $115 million investment in the next generation of construction professionals that includes a five-week

NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete (NEU) and the Resilience Action Fund (RAF) today announced the two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) documenting a shared commitment to advancing the adoption of resilient construction practices that will enhance the service life of structures that include concrete or potentially increase the use of concrete in the new and/or existing built environment. NEU and RAF staff will work toget

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Mold is everywhere—it grows from microscopic airborne spores, and once those land on something, mold grows and can do a lot of damage to the materials it's on. Out in the woods and fields, mold's job is to break down organic materials and return them to the earth as nutrients. Unfortunately, mold doesn't discriminate between a fallen tree branch and a living room wall. Its job is to break down whatever it's growing on, and it's very good at doing this. Mold thrives in moist,

In the midst of Arizona’s brutal summer, what do creatures tend to do? Go underground. Our Jul/Aug issue is no different, as we highlight contractors who handled the complex task of installing subterranean utilities, roadways, and even water projects. It wasn’t work for the fainthearted, since one never knows what they’ll encounter beneath the surface. The magazine captured some amazing stories from back in the day about what the pioneers in this specialized construction fiel