Commercial Building: Page 11


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    Column // The Dotted Line

    How contractors and their clients can navigate NDAs

    Builders must walk a fine line between sharing their specialized expertise and passing on specific details gained from other owners’ projects, lawyers say.

    By Jen A. Miller • Oct. 29, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Clark chosen for $800M DC arena upgrade

    The owners of Capital One Arena have formed a partnership with the city to renovate the venue that is home to its NHL and NBA teams.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

    Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Project Milestones

    $500M expansion underway at Missouri theme park

    Ozark Mountain amusement park Silver Dollar City, which has been operational since 1960, is adding 1,200 acres and a new resort.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
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    Databank secures $2B to build data centers

    AECOM Tishman, Rogers-O’Brien and Brasfield & Gorrie have won contracts to build facilities in Virginia, Dallas and Atlanta.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy JV tops out Georgia’s first mass timber municipal building

    The 58,250-square-foot, $78 million Brookhaven City Centre houses the 12-year-old municipality’s inaugural city hall.

    By Oct. 23, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    NBA’s Cavs break ground on Cleveland training complex

    The venue is the first vertical development in the $3.5 billion Cuyahoga Riverfront master plan.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Gilbane JV to build Charlotte Hornets practice facility

    It is part of a larger, $275 million project that will also renovate Spectrum Arena, the NBA franchise’s home.

    By Oct. 21, 2024
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    Lyten to build $1B lithium-sulfur battery factory in Nevada

    The manufacturer received a $4 million Department of Energy grant in January to accelerate its EV battery production.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 21, 2024
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    Sponsored by StruxHub

    Case study: Data-driven approach cuts delivery coordination time on jobsites by 83%

    Learn how a leading GC leveraged StruxHub and data to unlock new levels of site efficiency.

    Oct. 21, 2024
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    Q&A // Election 2024

    Politics in the workplace can become a nightmare for employers

    Employers and HR teams must contend with a polarized electorate — also known as their employees — as the November U.S. election nears.

    By Justin Bachman • Oct. 18, 2024
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    Election 2024

    Harris, Trump nail down construction endorsements

    As the election draws near, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have earned nods from organizations across the building industry.

    By Oct. 17, 2024
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    Photo illustration: Industry Dive; Joe Readle/Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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    Election 2024

    Where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on construction’s top issues

    Here are Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s views on the industry’s most pressing topics, including immigration, permitting, infrastructure and more.

    By Construction Dive Staff • Oct. 16, 2024
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    Vacuum maker gets CHIPS money for New York facility

    Edwards Vacuum will use the money to build a $319 million dry vacuum pump plant in the Finger Lakes region for the semiconductor industry.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 15, 2024
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    5 tips for businesses filing hurricane-related insurance claims

    With Helene and Milton estimated to have cost tens of billions of dollars in damage, it’s important for businesses to carefully document the impact when filing insurance claims.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 14, 2024
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    Economic Reports

    US crane count holds steady in Q3

    American and Canadian cities saw 15 fewer total cranes in the third quarter of 2024 than in the first, but construction activity remains robust.

    By Oct. 11, 2024
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    Rays’ stadium roof blown off by Hurricane Milton

    The storm also toppled a crane at a St. Petersburg, Florida, construction site, tearing a hole in an office building.

    By , Oct. 10, 2024
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    Biden signs law allowing CHIPS Act projects to forgo environmental review

    Opponents say the legislation omits necessary reviews for an industry that uses PFAS in production. 

    By Kate Magill • Oct. 10, 2024
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    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 Oct. 8, 2024
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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
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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 Oct. 3, 2024
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    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 Updated Oct. 2, 2024
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    Conferences for the second half of 2025

    Construction Dive rounds up the industry conferences, contech expos and meetings on tap through the rest of the year.

    By Updated June 3, 2025
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    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 Oct. 1, 2024
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    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 Sept. 30, 2024
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    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