May 21, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, MA — WeatherBuild®, Decision Support Solutions for the Construction Industry and Built Environment®, is proud to announce that the team of Turner Construction Company and WeatherBuild are nominated for the 2018 BuiltWorlds Project Technology Challenge, for the $750 million Facebook Data Center project in New Albany, Ohio, outside of Columbus. Ohio Governor John Kasich stated that the Facebook Data Center project reflects the state’s desire to diversify the kinds of jobs that are available to its citizens. The BuiltWorlds Project Technology Challenge awards teams and projects leveraging emerging technologies, such as WeatherBuild weather-enabled decision support solutions, which are transforming project delivery on major projects worldwide. Further, the team of Turner and WeatherBuild will be showcased at the BuiltWorlds Projects Conference on June 28th, 2018, and will be featured in the BuiltWorlds Project Gallery.
“WeatherBuild’s hyper-local weather risk reports and real-time alerts give us actionable insights at the point of construction to optimize uptime of our operating personnel, and minimize downtime, during weather events such as wind events and lightning strikes.” — Turner Site Manager
Turner recognizes the importance of innovation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, including around weather safety and weather risk management. The process of building a company and a workforce for the future requires tremendous adaptability and vision. A key element of Turner’s company vision is to develop and embrace emerging technologies and processes, such as WeatherBuild, weather-enabled decision support solutions, to protect profitability, manage risk, increase productivity and enhance safety. As part of Turner’s effort to achieve this vision, Turner fosters a culture where employees share ideas and engagement with one another to develop innovative ideas as well as evaluate and implement improvements at Turner.
Accordingly, weather is one of the top three reasons for missed milestones in the construction industry and built environment, with negative impacts costing billions of dollars to contractors, owners and operators each year in the US. Adverse weather causes schedule delays and cost overruns, decreases labor and equipment productivity, jeopardizes material performance and work results, endangers health, safety and the environment (HSE), and from time to time, leads to insurance claims and litigated disputes. At Turner, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) is an integral part of risk management, including weather safety and weather risk management.
About Turner Construction Company
Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse market segments. The company has earned recognition for undertaking large, complex projects, fostering innovation, embracing emerging technologies, and making a difference for their clients, employees and community. With a staff of 5,200 employees, the company completes $10 billion of construction on 1,500 projects each year.
Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, WeatherBuild® offers a suite of decision support solutions that empower contractors, owners and operators to improve situational awareness and make better-informed decisions about weather events, schedule impacts and probable outcomes.
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