{"id":33733,"date":"2025-12-24T11:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T19:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/holiday-lights-bring-seasonal-cheer-to-the-construction-world\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T19:17:15","slug":"holiday-lights-bring-seasonal-cheer-to-the-construction-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/holiday-lights-bring-seasonal-cheer-to-the-construction-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday lights bring seasonal cheer to the construction world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/808561\/2025-12-22_16.08.48\/holiday-lights-construction-dive-2025.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>It\u2019s been quite the year for the construction industry.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Between a new presidential administration, a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-planning-november-data-center-boom\/807215\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>wave of data center activity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and a changing regulatory landscape, builders have had a lot to account for. But with the holidays approaching, some of our readers decided to put down the hammers and string up some lights.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Here are Construction Dive\u2019s selections for the 2025 Holiday Lights Contest. Submitted by readers over the past few weeks, the top submissions all have a Christmas twinkle in their eye, much like a certain, red-dressed crew leader.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\">SiteWORX<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An inflatable Santa stands in front of a large wheel loader and several smaller pieces of heavy machinery, all adorned with reindeer antlers and lights. The lead piece of equipment has a glowing red &quot;nose.&quot;\" data-imagemodel=\"191363\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/K4f66pB_sNuxoluqe9dw9cd9-SNUFIEwOZzU-OfQ2f4\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS85Rjk3MTcyNS1COEQwLTRCODItOTI3My05NjYzNDQ2MTc2Q0JfLV9TaXRlV09SWC5KUEc=.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Permission granted by Jesmine Smith\/SiteWORX<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>You\u2019ve seen the commercials for Santa\u2019s reindeer and various luxury vehicles. But what if his sleigh and the reindeer were a wheel loader and some skid steers?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>That\u2019s what SiteWORX, a total site development contractor based in Lebanon, Ohio, decided to find out. A Santa stand-in waves from near his sleigh, which is a CAT 938 wheel loader, and is guided by his reindeer in the form of CAT 255 skid steers, complete with Rudolph leading the way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The team effort culminated in some very festive spirit \u2014 after all, the submission asks, what kid doesn\u2019t love Santa, Rudolph and heavy equipment?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\">Superior Construction<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A tall piece of heavy machinery holds up a multicolored metal Christmas tree.\" data-imagemodel=\"191362\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/HECzvUMwsZg-TxU7MNa_Vh9-6VHEbzs3RTvxlkOdBVA\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9TdXBlcmlvcl9Db25zdHJ1Y3Rpb25fTWlkd2VzdF9vZmZpY2VfbGlnaHRfdHJlZS00Xy1fSmVubmlmZXJfUG93ZWxsLmpwZWc=.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Permission granted by Amy Henningfield\/Superior Construction<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>If Charlie Brown was still in the market for the perfect tree, this 28-foot behemoth from Jacksonville, Florida-based Superior Construction would certainly make him feel like he\u2019d struck silver and gold (paging Burl Ives!)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The \u201cmegatree\u201d hangs from a Superior Construction crane at the company\u2019s Portage, Indiana office and is illuminated with a whopping 3,200 lights. That doesn\u2019t include the 150 additional lights in the star at the top, according to the submission.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Putting the tree up required a coordinated effort from 14 Superior Construction team members, per the submission (probably much more than the one in your living room), and the tree is supported by a restored 1969 American 5299 crane.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\">DPR Construction<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Three cranes rise high in the night sky with lights affixed to their metal.\" data-imagemodel=\"191361\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/Jw5oats2vC7Xt5P0-up4FLxuCKbqysKWseyQ3I7KwYE\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9EUFJfQ29uc3RydWN0aW9uX0hvbGlkYXlfTGlnaHRzXzFfLV9BbHlzc2FfU2Fucy5qcGc=.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Permission granted by DPR Construction<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Redwood City, California-based DPR has gone vertical again this year with some illuminated cranes.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The contractor is working on the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inovanewsroom.org\/press-release\/2024\/09\/inova-breaks-ground-on-two-new-hospitals-inova-alexandria-campus-inova-franconia-springfield-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Inova Franconia-Springfield Hospital project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Springfield, Virginia, and decided to light up the sky with a show of festive cheer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The display was designed to bring cheer to the community and crews while maintaining full safety compliance, according to the submission. The glow, it claims, is bright enough to guide even a certain red-nosed reindeer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/holiday-lights-construction-dive-2025\/808561\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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