Brookfield Properties plans largest mass timber office building in North America

Construction of the six-floor San Francisco office will take six months less than erecting a concrete building of the same size, according to the developer.

By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 29, 2020

Seattle's Rainier Square tower proving ground for reinforced concrete core alternative

The SpeedCore system allowed crews to top out the building in about half the scheduled time and saved the project more than $10 million.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 29, 2020

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

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The Dotted Line: Legal steps for shutting down a dangerous jobsite

Standard construction contracts provide options to protect workers and help mitigate additional costs.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2020

San Francisco's Treasure Island residents sue Lennar, others for $2B, claim failed toxic cleanup

The plaintiffs are asking to halt construction on the $6 billion redevelopment on a San Francisco Bay island until independent verification is provided.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2020

Lendlease sues NYC building department over death citation

Lendlease maintains that the security guard killed on the $3 billion Central Park Tower project in 2018 was an employee and not a member of the public.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 27, 2020

Two workers seriously injured, work halted at U of Alabama stadium project

OSHA is investigating the accident that reportedly left one worker paralyzed and the other with massive head trauma.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 27, 2020

NAHB: Multifamily construction starts will rise just 1% in 2020

Multifamily housing starts have leveled off due to lack of skilled labor, rising material prices and expensive regulatory costs, said a presenter at the International Builders' Show this week.

By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 24, 2020

Austin, Texas, program requires contractors, developers to pay for employee parking

A new pilot program designed to curb parking shortages caused by construction workers in downtown Austin follows similar efforts by cities in Florida, California, Utah and Colorado.​

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 23, 2020

HITT, Fluor, Turner rise to the challenges of data center construction

A formerly niche business, data center construction has become mission critical for many large corporations.

By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 22, 2020

Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' to watch: Columbus, Ohio

Thanks to corporate, tech and public developments, the capital of the Buckeye State is enjoying the largest construction boom in its history.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 22, 2020

Robot shaves time from Windover Construction's laser-scanning process

Construction Dive got exclusive details about the development and implementation of the robot from software developer RCML and Windover's VDC head. 

By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 22, 2020

DC attorney general orders Power Design to pay $2.75M in wage theft case

Nearly two years after the complaint was filed, the electrical contractor will have to shell out $879,000 to workers and $1.8 million to Washington, D.C., for failing to pay the minimum wage, benefits and taxes.

By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 22, 2020

Report: Real estate leasing will continue to expand in 2020

The Commercial Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey found that medical space will outpace office and industrial leasing, but there are market red flags that could impact contractors building in these sectors. 

By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 22, 2020

Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' to watch: Nashville, Tennessee

Music City's construction market is buoyed by open competition for labor and one of the country's best economies.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 21, 2020

McDermott to file for Chapter 11

The struggling energy construction giant announced it would file a prepackaged restructuring plan at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 21, 2020

Mortenson: Roof issues won't delay $1.9B Allegiant Stadium opening

Despite reports to the contrary, construction of the Raiders' football stadium in Las Vegas is on track for a July opening, a VP told Construction Dive.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 17, 2020

St. Louis subcontractor releases rap video to promote construction careers

UPCO's “Old Town Road” parody song highlights the brand and aims to draw new recruits to the industry.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 17, 2020

Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' to watch: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

From medical marijuana manufacturing to infrastructure upgrades, a range of diverse projects is fueling a massive uptick in construction activity.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 17, 2020

Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' to watch: Rochester, Minnesota

The small town's construction boom is being fueled by the growth of a world-renowned healthcare system.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 16, 2020

Study: Construction apprenticeships lead to higher average pay than college degrees in Illinois

By midcareer, those who completed a union construction apprenticeship were making an average hourly wage of $40.40, while those with bachelor's were making $35.28.

By Kim Slowey • Jan. 16, 2020

ConTech Conversations: Windover's Amr Raafat

The contractor's vice president of VDC and technology​ talks about tech adoption, on-site challenges and the future of robotics.

By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 15, 2020

Survey ranks toughest construction jobs

Roofing is perceived as the most physically demanding construction trade, while electrical work seems to be the most difficult to master, according to contractors and consumers responding to a recent CraftJack survey.

By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 15, 2020

Colorado DOT uses foam blocks for innovative highway sinkhole repair

In just a matter of three months, Colorado State Highway 36 went from total collapse to fully functional thanks to a unique application of polystyrene blocks.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 15, 2020

Stadium projects scoring construction goals in 2020

Loaded with high-tech features and surrounded by expansive mixed-use developments, they require massive contracts only fit for the all-stars of construction management.

By Zachary Phillips • Jan. 15, 2020

Skanska selects third-party cybersecurity firm

While some large construction firms oversee in-house monitoring of cyberthreats, the use of a third-party vendor makes sense for many contractors, says one legal expert.

By Jennifer Goodman • Jan. 15, 2020