On Monday, Sept. 30, Maryland became the first state in the eastern U.S. to implement a heat standard for workers. The standard applies to both indoor and outdoor work and kicks in when the “heat index” (a combination of air temperature and humidity) equals or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

The architecture and urban design firm Cooper Robertson has announced the debut of a bold, new campus facilities plan for the University of Maryland, a flagship public research university located just outside Washington, D.C. in College Park, Maryland, that the university hails as “a commitment to its holistic growth.”

The American Concrete Institute has opened a third Resource Center in Columbia, Maryland, to serve Mid-Atlantic-based communities in the concrete industry.

L&W Supply has opened a new location at 10303 Governor Lane Blvd in Williamsport, Maryland.

The design/build project included the construction of a 15,000-square-foot pre-engineered metal building.

Ware Malcomb announced that construction is complete on a new office project for Compass, the largest residential real estate brokerage in the U.S. by sales volume. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design services for the 7,000-square-foot space, located in Potomac, Maryland.

The Cumberland Valley Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. is pleased to be congratulating Warner Construction on winning two different first-place Associated Builders & Contractors awards. They won awards in the Commercial Less than 5m category for their Frederick Transit project and their work on the Boonsboro High School Auditorium.

A Maryland contractor hired to remodel an apartment in Washington D.C. has been charged with attempted voyeurism after police say he installed a hidden camera in a bathroom changing area, reports Jack Moore of WTOP News.

The Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department has been a significant part of life in Prince Frederick, Maryland, for more than 90 years. So, when it came time to replace the aging structure that housed the organization’s Company 2 and its equipment, community was at the heart of the designers’ plans – along with, of course, ensuring rapid access to equipment and up-to-date living quarters.

Chaney Enterprises, a ready-mix concrete, aggregates, custom blends, and related construction supplies provider, announced its customer, Eastern Bay Management Corporation completed the first multi-story, multi-use commercial insulated concrete form (ICF) building on the Eastern Shore in Maryland.