Congratulations to the 2019 Construction Excellence Awards Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Construction Excellence Awards! On November 21, GBCA celebrated the best projects and programs from Philadelphia’s commercial construction industry at a gala event at

Shoemaker Construction Celebrates Seven Tower Bridge Groundbreaking

On November 21, 2019, Shoemaker Construction Co. celebrated the groundbreaking of the Seven Tower Bridge project in Conshohocken. This 14-story, 260,000-square-foot office tower is scheduled to open in November 2020

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Clemens Hyatt Centric Project Hosts AIA PEA Tour

On Thursday, November 14, 2019, the Philadelphia Emerging Architects of AIA Philadelphia took a tour of the Hyatt Centric project at 17th and Chancellor, being built by Clemens Construction Company.

Congratulations to the Winners of the NAWIC Philadelphia Foundation Block Kids Building Program!

On Saturday, November 2, 2019, NAWIC Philadelphia Foundation held the Block Kids Building Program. At the event, hosted at the Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall, students from 1st to 6th

Drexel University Construction Management Student Teams Win

Congratulations to the student teams from Drexel University who came in first place at the 2019 Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 1 Student Competition! Drexel University sent two teams—Commercial

Skanska USA Celebrates Grand Opening of Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill

On November 8, Skanska USA celebrated the grand opening of Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill in Mullica Hill, NJ. The new five-story, 465,000 square-foot inpatient hospital is Gloucester County’s first

Preservation Alliance Tours Linode Headquarters

On November 13, the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia hosted a tour of the Linode Headquarters at 3rd and Arch Streets. The building, which was previously a bank, a seamen’s

Construction and Manufacturing Come Together for Penn Pavilion Project

The Penn Medicine Pavilion project, being built by LF Driscoll and Balfour Beatty US, looks unlike many of the other construction sites in the city. For one, much of the

William Sproule Brings Carpenters’ Leadership to Philadelphia

William Sproule was recently profiled in JerseyMan│PhillyMan Magazine. Having stepped into the role of Executive Secretary-Treasurer in April 2019, Sproule is working to solidify the message that the union is

Mary Pat Geppert Named One of CBO’s Outstanding Women in Construction

Congratulations to Mary Pat Geppert, President of Geppert Bros., Inc. and Chair of GBCA’s Safety Committee, on being named one of 20 Outstanding Women in Construction by Construction Business Owner