Crystal lagoon plans for $1B Texas development dry up

Bayside developers said the much-anticipated man-made lagoon was not compatible with the goal of filling almost 2 million square feet of office space.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 1, 2018

Houston-area schools consider $1.4B construction program

A proposed bond program includes provisions for new construction as well as necessary repairs, replacements and building lifecycle needs.

By Kim Slowey • July 31, 2018

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Preconstruction

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

By Construction Dive staff

Dodge: High-rise construction ebbs, flows with economy

From 2013 through 2017, only 10 cities saw 50 or more 10-story-plus buildings break ground, with New York City leading and Miami at a distant second. 

By Kim Slowey • July 31, 2018

SmartLAM head: The US is ready for cross-laminated timber

Adoption has been slow, Casey Malmquist said, but now, "that's all changing," especially after initiatives like the 2015 International Building Code made more allowances for mass timber.

By Laurie Cowin • July 30, 2018

Construction progresses on $8B LaGuardia airport expansion

LaGuardia Gateway Partners, a joint venture which includes Skanska, Meridiam and others, has made significant headway.

By Kim Slowey • July 27, 2018

Office construction could start slowing in 2019, report says

The brisk pace of office construction has put some metros like Nashville in danger of overbuilding, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

By Kim Slowey • July 27, 2018

San Francisco sees trend toward 'ultra-luxury' condos

The units in one condo tower will be priced at $2,500 per square foot, twice the current going rate for luxury units.

By Kim Slowey • July 26, 2018

Nonresidential construction slowed in the first half of 2018

Industrial and engineering projects climbed from last year's numbers, according to ConstructConnect, but commercial construction starts slowed.

By Laurie Cowin • July 26, 2018

Balfour Beatty tapped for Miami-area mixed-use project

Developer NP International contracted the construction giant to build Gables Station, a 1.3-million-square foot complex near a Miami Metrorail station.

By Kim Slowey • July 26, 2018

Digital Deals: AECOM, Prescient, PCL, DroneDeploy, more

Check out some of the most recent mergers, acquisitions and integrations across the construction technology space.

By Construction Dive Editors • July 25, 2018

Foxconn awards 37 more contracts to Wisconsin firms for $10B campus

The Taiwanese tech manufacturing heavyweight along with lead contractor, the joint venture of M+W Group and Gilbane, are hiring "Wisconsin first."

By Kim Slowey • July 25, 2018

Nonresidential construction sector healthy, stable — for now

An Associated Builders and Contractors report said the robust industry could, however, see a downturn by 2020 due to rising interest rates and material prices and the ongoing labor shortage.

By Laurie Cowin • July 24, 2018

Experts say Trump's job training plan addresses only the tip of the iceberg

In response to an executive order that created two entities — the President's National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board — an expert told HR Dive that a lot more must be done.

By Ryan Golden • July 23, 2018

Holder Construction starts Phoenix data center expansion

The contractor, a leader in the segment, will build Iron Mountain's 555,000-square-foot expansion during a five-year period. 

By Kim Slowey • July 23, 2018

State government confronts construction opioid epidemic

Pennsylvania today kicked off its first Construction Opioid Awareness Week to bring light to a problem that its government says is threatening the lives of the industry's workforce.

By Laurie Cowin • July 23, 2018

Ghafari wins architecture, engineering contract for $1.6B Toyota-Mazda plant

Construction on the 6-million-square-foot complex in Alabama should begin later this year.

By Kim Slowey • July 23, 2018

Seattle again reigns in cranes

After a dip six months ago, the city once again leads the U.S. with 65 active cranes buoyed by new projects and an usually low number of completions.

By Laurie Cowin • July 20, 2018

Chicago waterfront could get $5B stadium, mixed-use park

The project could create 2,500 new construction jobs per year of building.

By Kim Slowey • July 20, 2018

$324M loan secured for Boston-area mixed-use development

A group including Boylston Properties will redevelop the former Arsenal Mall into a 1-million-square-foot residential, retail and entertainment complex.

By Kim Slowey • July 19, 2018

Proposed Florida MLB stadium's translucent roof alone could cost $276M

The Tampa Bay Rays-commissioned, Populous-designed stadium will have a translucent roof that could account for 30% of its $892-million budget.

By Kim Slowey • July 19, 2018

App uses virtual reality to address fall protection

The VR Fall Protection Experience app simulates high-risk construction environments to train workers to identify fall hazards.

By Laurie Cowin • July 18, 2018

Report: Contract disputes are getting longer, more complex

The average length of a North American construction contract dispute was nearly 18 months in 2017, almost three months longer than the global average.

By Kathleen Brown • July 18, 2018

Nashville's Major League Soccer stadium garners ground lease approval

The 27,500-seat venue has a $190 million construction budget and a February 2021 target completion date.

By Laurie Cowin • July 18, 2018

Smart tips for a storm-resilient jobsite

Amid another storm season in the U.S., Tim Ham, Florida-based superintendent at Hoar Construction, shares experience-gleaned information about preparing jobsites for the worst.

By Tim Ham • July 16, 2018

Connected tools, equipment boost jobsite productivity

But the successful adoption of these products sometimes requires a major shift in company culture.

By Kim Slowey • July 16, 2018