By: Jack Murphy, Senior Project Manager The onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020 has caused dramatic ripples across the global construction landscape. In some US cities, new commercial and residential construction through June slowed by as much as 78%. The pandemic has forced many office jobs to be relegated to employees’ homes …
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By: Sean O’Neill, Vice President, Senior Project Superintendent It has now been many months since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has become the driving force in the way we live our lives, both personally and professionally. After months of working remotely, many employers are now wondering when and how it will be safe to go back to …
By: Charlotte Norgaard, Communications Manager Clune recently announced the opening of our permanent office in Dallas, and while the Dallas-Fort Worth area may be a newer to Clune, it has a long and celebrated history that we are excited to experience. “Big things happen here,” the official slogan for Dallas, not only addresses the city’s …
By: James Holt, BIM Manager Even before this time of social distancing and stay-at-home restrictions, Clune’s Virtual Construction (VC) department has regularly implemented new technologies and the best solutions to continue to help deliver construction projects on-time and under budget. Today, with many project stakeholders unable to visit a jobsite in person, VC technologies have …
By: Amanda Sollenberger Over the past weeks, most Americans have experienced a shift in their daily routines due to the COVID-19 virus. While much of the current situation is out of our control, it is important to do our best with what is in our control, while following the state and federal guidelines for keeping …
By: Chris Roland Recently, our team was tasked with the installation of a complicated custom powder coated metal ceiling panel as part of a project’s unique finish elements. This ceiling detail was originally an integral part of the design for a relaxation area where workers could escape from their desks for meet-ups, a quick one-on-one …
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By: Nick Vanek As a company’s workforce grows and changes, their office needs shift. There are many options to refresh/modernize and accommodate growth between major office renovations. These can be completed with minimal disruption to employees’ everyday work and can increase productivity in the long run. Depending on the specific goals of the company, there …
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Randy Starbird has been named President of Clune’s West Region and Tony Giachinta, President of Washington, DC Region Clune is pleased to announce that two of its most seasoned executives have been appointed President of their regional offices. Randy Starbird is now President of Clune’s West Region, which includes its Los Angeles and San Francisco …
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By: Emmalie Wolter The average employee spends over 2,000 hours per year in their office space. Therefore, it is safe to say that a work environment can have a large impact on the quality of an employee’s life. It is essential that a company has people dedicated to developing and maintaining wellness and sustainability initiatives …
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With more than 20 years of experience working on major mission-critical projects nationwide, Clune is one of the nation’s leading data center general contractors. Clune recently completed the construction of DataGryd’s MegaSuite 6 facility in New York, City. It is the most modern and efficient high-density, high-performance data center in the East Region. “The opportunity …
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By: Victoria Hensley, Safety Manager When starting a position in the field, whether you’re fresh out of school, or are starting a new chapter of your career, there are a few things to keep in mind in order to have the smoothest possible transition. Unlike a typical office job, there are many possible hazards and …
Most people in the Construction/Real Estate Industry do not typically associate the role of a Project Manager with the need for a lot of creativity. They typically associate this job with technical skills; budgeting, scheduling and overall project organization. Although those skills are most definitely necessary, creativity is also an important aspect of construction. When …
How to Set the Table for a Successful Project As a pre-construction minded individual, I am not a fan of the term “value engineering”. This term makes me think the pre-construction process did not head in the right direction. I believe the key to a successful project is set-up that does not need value engineering …
Entering my 23rd year as a safety professional, I look back and can’t help but notice the tremendous changes that have taken place in the field that are the result of advancements in technology. When I started in the industry, I was handed a pager, a computer with Windows ‘95 and shown how to use …
The only constant of the healthcare landscape is that it is constantly changing. The baby boomer generation (made-up of 76 million Americans) is now between the ages of 54 and 74 and has had a large impact on shaping healthcare across the US. As baby boomers have aged, their healthcare requirements have caused an upsurge …
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