Commercial Building
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Opinion
9 year-end tax tips for general contractors
Company leaders should take time to review the tax implications of their business and operations now, writes a CPA focused on construction.
By Anita Mahamed • Oct. 8, 2024 -
Rising costs, oversupply slow life sciences construction
With 72% of space under construction unleased, developers are waiting to secure tenants before kicking off new builds, according to a CBRE report.
By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 8, 2024 -
Trendline
Top 5 stories from Construction Dive
Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.
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On site: DPR advances Maryland hospital expansion
The $72 million Sandra R. Berman Pavilion and $73 million Louis and Phyllis Friedman Building will serve as the new home for cancer care at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center hospital.
By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 3, 2024 -
Project Milestones
Consigli breaks ground on $500M Maine higher-ed campus
The superstructure of a 245,000-square-foot research building will be partially built with mass timber to reduce embodied carbon and emissions on the project.
By Matthew Thibault • Updated Oct. 2, 2024 -
2025’s top construction conferences
It’s time to plan for the year to come. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of industry conferences and tech expos on tap for 2025.
By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 1, 2024 -
Dockworkers’ strike could lead to material delays
Work stoppages across East and Gulf Coast ports may cause product shortages, price hikes and delivery issues, construction experts say.
By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 1, 2024 -
Deep Dive
How US construction left the world behind
The American building industry has thrived in recent years while growth has eluded contractors in many other countries. Here’s why.
By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 30, 2024 -
NAHB: Apartment completion time flat in 2023
The construction cycle rose 3.5 days in 2023 after jumping 2.3 months in 2022.
By Leslie Shaver • Sept. 27, 2024 -
Top 5 causes of construction delays
Touchplan, a production planning platform, captured data from over 321,000 scheduled tasks over the past year to compile the reasons.
By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 26, 2024 -
How PCL used a high-tech load stabilizer to work on windy days
The construction giant leveraged a physical crane attachment that employs sensors and anticipates weight shifts to put 10,000-pound formwork slabs in place accurately and safely.
By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 25, 2024 -
Gilbane marks milestones on 3 Massachusetts school projects
Buyers will continue to prioritize builds featuring tech, energy efficiency and sustainability, said the builder’s K-12 market leader.
By Matthew Thibault • Updated Sept. 25, 2024 -
Baltimore bridge collapse
Maryland sues owner of cargo ship that wrecked Key Bridge
The state is seeking damages to pay for the replacement of the Baltimore span, as well as for the economic fallout from when it collapsed into the Patapsco River in March.
By Zachary Phillips • Sept. 25, 2024 -
September 2024 wins: Contractors report their latest awards
Some of the country’s biggest builders have recently reported new work in projects ranging from infrastructure to energy.
By Construction Dive Staff • Sept. 24, 2024 -
Walmart uses 3D printing for Tennessee store addition
The 20-foot-high expansion is one of the largest freestanding 3D-printed commercial concrete structures in the U.S., according to Alquist 3D.
By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 23, 2024 -
Project Milestones
Toyota Stadium in Texas set for $182M overhaul
Manhattan Construction Group will renovate the 19-year-old Dallas-area soccer venue.
By Julie Strupp • Sept. 23, 2024 -
Executive Moves
Balfour Beatty taps 35-year power vet to lead electrification services
William Webb moves to the construction industry from the field of commercial emissions testing.
By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 19, 2024 -
Cybersecurity firm flags attack on construction accounting system
Users of Foundation Software, which serves 43,000 construction pros, may be at risk of intrusion if they still use default credentials, according to cybersecurity firm Huntress.
By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 18, 2024 -
DOE spurs new building energy codes with another $90M
Construction-heavy states that lack the latest energy-efficiency codes are among the focus areas for this round of federal funding, a U.S. Department of Energy official said.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 18, 2024 -
Opinion
Signs that a project partner is in distress
Noticing the red flags and knowing how to act is vital for fending off potential problems, according to a construction attorney.
By Dan Rosenberg • Sept. 18, 2024 -
Q&A
Data center boom spurs need for better planning, prefab
DPR’s Andy Kirby talks with Construction Dive about offsite construction, labor and the use of tech in data center builds.
By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 17, 2024 -
Lendlease completes sale of $1.8B of work to Consigli
As part of the purchase of the Australian company's New York and New Jersey projects, Consigli will absorb 400 U.S. workers.
By Zachary Phillips • Sept. 17, 2024 -
Opinion
How to tell if a project owner is in financial trouble
In today’s volatile lending environment, it's important to know the signs that could indicate a client is in distress, says a construction attorney.
By Dan Rosenberg • Sept. 16, 2024 -
Project Milestones
Phoenix GC breaks ground on $70M data center in Mesa, Arizona
Haydon expects to complete the 210,000-square-foot campus by late 2025.
By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 13, 2024 -
Opinion
Why I chose preconstruction tech for a looming deadline
LeChase Construction Services’ Peter Muench talks about leveraging a collaboration platform to keep a project on track under a tight funding timeline.
By Peter Muench • Sept. 13, 2024 -
Q&A
Consigli exec, once an intern, values new voices
The contractor's New York director helped pioneer a new internship program with the Big Apple's department of education.
By Zachary Phillips • Sept. 12, 2024