Abbott Construction

Hats off to our trade partners. Right in the middle of Construction Safety Week, we’re also celebrating National Skilled Trades Day, honoring the talented people working beside us to turn plans into reality. Without their expertise and grit, our projects would remain just ideas on paper.

Skilled trades are some of the most rewarding careers out there, and today is also a chance to point younger people towards trade schools and the doors they open up. The work is hands-on, the craft runs deep, and the people who do it shape the world the rest of us live in.

To all our trade partners who bring specialized talents to every project, to our Abbott carpenters and craft professionals, and to every tradesperson out there keeping things going, THANK YOU. Your skills and determination shape our daily lives and everything we build.

Photography of our trade partners by Monroe Alvarez.

Construction Safety Week is here! Safety is our constant priority—every minute of every workday—but this week gives us a special opportunity to focus on it together. We’ve got a full week of learning and celebration ahead, enhancing safety awareness and having some fun along the way. When serious commitment meets real connection, that’s when our safety culture really shines.

Safety demonstrations, mini trade shows with new equipment, plenty of food (donuts, ice cream, team lunches), and exciting raffles—all designed to make safety engaging, not just another requirement. There's so much to look forward to!

A special thank you to everyone participating in events across our jobsites this week. Your commitment doesn’t go unnoticed. When you choose to prioritize safety, you create a ripple effect that protects every person working alongside of you. That deserves recognition, and maybe an extra scoop of ice cream. Here’s to building safely, together!

A beautiful day to celebrate our planet. This Earth Day, we’re celebrating what happens when a client sets the bar high and a team rolls up its sleeves to meet it.

On a recent office tenant improvement, our client wasn’t interested in the bare minimum. While LEED Platinum calls for 50% waste diversion, they mandated 90%. We hit 91%!

That meant salvaging 250+ doors, roughly 100,000 SF of ceiling and carpet tile, water heaters, and every restroom fixture for reuse. Through source-separated bins and meticulous tracking, 1,224 of 1,340 tons stayed out of the landfill, setting a new benchmark for sustainable urban construction.

Impressed by the results, the client is now partnering with Abbott to further refine and roll out these strategies across their global portfolio. Set the bar high, work together, do the thing. That’s how it’s done!

Happy Earth Day.