NLRB rolls back Browning-Ferris joint employment standard

The rule's overturn means some subcontractors could be more susceptible to charges concerning unfair labor practices that involve other employees.

By Kathryn Moody , Mary Tyler March , Kate Tornone • Dec. 14, 2017

Google gets OK for housing-office plan near its new CA campus

The move follows a growing trend of tech giants adding housing stock in and around the areas surrounding their office developments.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 14, 2017

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BIM cuts costs, but there is no US standard in sight

While other nations and some U.S. localities have BIM mandates, the country, as a whole, faces challenges reaching a single comprehensive standard.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 14, 2017

Developers plan $100M hotel for Chicago's Navy Pier

The 222-room hotel, to be funded completely by private money, will be topped with a 30,000-square-foot rooftop restaurant and bar. 

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 14, 2017

This rock-like aggregate is made from recycled post-consumer glass

Foamed glass aggregate weighs 85% less than stone, has insulating qualities and can be used for road building and bridge abutments.

By Laurie Cowin • Dec. 13, 2017

NVIDIA, Komatsu partnership adds drones, AI to the jobsite

The arrangement allows drones to collect and analyze data that could help streamline operations while increasing worker safety.

By Mary Tyler March • Dec. 13, 2017

Employers aren't the only ones shouldering blame for the skills gap

A higher share of survey respondents blamed academia more than any other culprit, but nine in 10 said employers could do more to train workers.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Dec. 13, 2017

Developer plans 27-acre 'mini-city' for downtown Atlanta

The site, which could host Amazon's HQ2, would be the largest area development in 50 years.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2017

Construction growth expected to hold

The Associated Builders and Contractors reported that the nonresidential construction backlog grew in Q3 and should continue to do so in the near term.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2017

Brooklyn contractor settles $625K EEOC discrimination suit

The EEOC claimed that a Laquila Group foreman engaged in racial discrimination toward six black employees.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2017

ABC: Contractors should monitor rising material prices

Input prices saw the largest year-over-year jump last month since November 2011, and those costs will likely continue to rise as the global industry expands.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2017

Wings, sports, and sustainable construction

A Buffalo Wild Wings in Michigan set out to build a sustainable facility from top to bottom, which helped their bottom line.

Dec. 12, 2017

Two NY teams compete for development at Belmont Park

The New York Islanders and New York City Football Club both want the right to build their respective projects and mixed-use developments on the same site.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 12, 2017

The Dotted Line: 4 reasons why construction companies should have an attorney review contracts

Some major contract provisions can bring a construction company to its knees if they go unaddressed by an attorney.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 12, 2017

Construction poised for growth in 2018

The Dodge Momentum Index rose for a second-straight month, buoyed by gains in the commercial and institutional sectors.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 11, 2017

Port Authority authorizes $1B construction spend on NYC regional airports

Officials said the money will address much-needed upgrades at the region's airports, profits from which pay for upgrades to other assets.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 11, 2017

23-acre mixed-use development underway in North Dallas

The development, being built on a former mall site, will include two office towers totaling up to 1 million square feet, retail space and a cinema.

By Laurie Cowin • Dec. 11, 2017

NYC zoning law permits work on contentious tower

Gamma Real Estate was granted an exception for construction to resume on its Sutton Place high-rise while a protesting neighborhood alliance says it will take the matter to court.

By Kim Slowey • Updated July 5, 2018

Austin plans new sports and entertainment district

Some county officials have expressed interest in pursuing the project as a public-private partnership, and could break ground as early as 2018.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 7, 2017

OH firm looks to MI for potential $6B automotive steel plant

New Steel International has not disclosed funding sources or a project timeline, but the facility is expected to be 24 million square feet and provide 800 jobs.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 7, 2017

Denver's $1B National Western Center to begin construction in 2018

The site work contract that will kick off construction is expected to be about $250 million.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 7, 2017

Research group developing specialized robots for construction

The technology aims to automate onsite construction tasks like stacking materials in nonstandard arrangements.

By Mary Tyler March • Dec. 6, 2017

Architects test mass timber systems for high-rise construction

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill found that using a hybrid of steel, timber and concrete on projects can often be less expensive and more sustainable.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 6, 2017

MI healthcare system to build new $450M hospital

Construction, which will be financed with bonds, is scheduled to begin in spring of 2018 and wrap up in 2021, creating 2,500 temporary jobs.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 6, 2017

One Vanderbilt developer could turn to EB-5 financing

If SL Green pursues this line of funding, it would add to the $1.5 billion construction loan the company secured from Wells Fargo last year.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 6, 2017