Report: Some construction safety programs are 'just talk'

The latest FireStarter survey found a big gap between safety rhetoric and action, particularly in the field, and offered some remedies.

By Kim Slowey • May 20, 2019

Where safety innovation fits in the heads-down construction environment

Underscoring pilots' low risk and prioritizing people are two strategies to introduce new technology within tough project cost and schedule constraints.

By Kathleen Brown • May 20, 2019

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Preconstruction

Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

By Construction Dive staff

Trump lifts US tariffs on North American steel and aluminum

The lifting of tariffs on industrial metals from Mexico and Canada is good news for the construction industry, says AGC's chief economist.

By Jennifer Goodman • May 17, 2019

Related's $8B Bay Area project near stadium to start in 2020

The 9 million-square-foot Related Santa Clara mixed-use project will be built on a former landfill next to the San Francisco 49ers' stadium.

By Kim Slowey • May 17, 2019

Atlanta's $5B Gulch project emerges as Centennial Yards

Forty acres will be transformed into residencies, hotel rooms, a plaza and transportation infrastructure over a 10-15 year period. 

By Kim Slowey • May 16, 2019

Experts: Early removal of bolts likely cause of deadly Seattle crane collapse

But that's not definitive nor is it clear which, if any, of the five contractors being investigated would be on the hook.

By Kim Slowey • May 16, 2019

Amazon breaks ground on $1.5B Cincinnati airport hub

The joint venture of Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. and Kokosing Construction Co. will reportedly act as general contractor.

By Kim Slowey • May 16, 2019

PLA set for $800M Essentia Health Minnesota project

The Vision Northland project in Duluth should require 5,600 unionized craft construction jobs. 

By Kim Slowey • May 15, 2019

More than 7K robots to take on construction work by 2025

Midsize and major contractors are beginning to integrate intelligent machines to pair with BIM and building automation and to help with worker shortages and other productivity issues, a new report found.

By Jennifer Goodman • May 15, 2019

Video game-like tech draws younger, more skeptical workforce to construction

The modern jobsite's move to simulators, controllers, VR headsets and more is bucking the perspective that careers in the industry are all grunt work.

By Jennifer Goodman • May 15, 2019

APTA: San Francisco's Transbay authority has internal management, project delivery challenges

The American Public Transportation Association's review suggests that the authority correct staff shortages, cost oversight and more before launching the next, $4 billion phase of Salesforce Transit Center work.

By Kim Slowey • May 15, 2019

Construction begins at Baltimore's $5.5B Port Covington project

Site work for the waterfront redevelopment's first phase, which will add about 2.9 million square feet of mixed-use space, will begin immediately.

By Kim Slowey • May 15, 2019

Martin-Harris/Turner recommended for final phase of $1.4B Las Vegas Convention Center project

The team beat out AECOM Hunt, The Penta Building Group and others competing for the construction manager at risk contract.

By Kim Slowey • May 13, 2019

Facebook receives tax incentive to build fifth Altoona, Iowa, data center

The city will waive property taxes in exchange for the tech giant's $400 million investment.

By Jennifer Goodman • May 10, 2019

Jacobs, AECOM, Tutor Perini Q1 earnings results hint at room for growth

Revenue is up for Jacobs and AECOM and slightly down for Tutor Perini, but sizable backlogs and contract awards foreshadow growth ahead.

By Kim Slowey • May 10, 2019

ABC lays out steps for reducing safety incidents by 85%

The association set out best practices that it says can significantly curb incidents and employees' time away from work.

By Kathleen Brown • May 10, 2019

BIM concept prevents duplicate efforts on complex projects

Gafcon, an owner's representative, is touting the OneModel shared database to begin breaking down silos between stakeholders.

By Kathleen Brown • May 8, 2019

Maryland school district turns to P3s to tackle $8.5B backlog

Prince George's County reportedly would be the first school district in the country to hire a private company to build and maintain several schools.

By Kim Slowey • May 8, 2019

New Houston airport building opens, but with $600K mistake

A construction blunder during part of the facility’s $1.2 billion overhaul has left an $18 million administration office without water service.

By Kim Slowey • May 8, 2019

US construction costs rose 5.7% in 2018

Of the 12 metros in Rider Levett Bucknall's study, those experiencing the biggest cost increases, at over 7%, were Chicago and Portland, Oregon.

By Kim Slowey • May 7, 2019

Mall demo paves way for $1B Dallas development

The 23-acre Park Heritage project will redevelop a portion of the Valley View Mall with high-rise offices, residences and retail space.

By Kim Slowey • May 7, 2019

NYC region holds lead in struggling retail construction sector

While the decline of brick-and-mortar shopping caused double-digit decreases in the value of retail work underway in many metros, the city and its suburbs' work increased 4% last year, finds a new report.

By Kathleen Brown • May 6, 2019

Construction industry unemployment at record low

The case for an economic downturn over the next 18 months is fading fast, said an ABC economist, citing 103 months of continuous job creation.

By Kathleen Brown • May 6, 2019

Indiana to pay $390M subsidy for NBA arena renovation, new soccer stadium

The governor agreed to $270 million for the Pacers' Bankers Life Fieldhouse and $120 million toward a stadium for professional soccer team Indy Eleven.

By Kim Slowey • May 3, 2019

Hawaii set to spend $3.4B on capital construction projects

The measure covers three fiscal years and projects ranging from a new airport concourse to bridge maintenance.

By Kim Slowey • May 2, 2019