KBR-SK joint venture to build $4.35B LNG facility

Construction giant KBR has been in the midst of a restructuring effort to sell off divisions and narrow its focus to hydrocarbons and international government services.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 20, 2015

BLS: Construction laborers in Top 10 occupations with highest injury and illness rate

Workplace incidents were most common among workers with one to five years on the job, and the majority occurred on a Monday.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 20, 2015

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Recruiting, retention and training in construction

A roundup on articles focus on recruiting and retention for construction.

By Construction Dive staff

Mortenson capitalizes on 'untapped potential' of energy storage market

The company, now one of only two Minnesota contractors in the large-scale battery storage space, sees an opportunity to use the technology for sports facilities as well as corporate and institutional buildings.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 20, 2015

Tesla gigafactory to reach net-zero energy level

Tesla made its roof solar-ready and did not include natural gas pipelines in the factory's construction.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 20, 2015

AIA: Architectural billings slightly dip, but 'healthy business conditions' expected to continue

Although the October score slipped to 53.1, it still points to an increase in design services, as any score of 50 or higher indicates increased billings.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 19, 2015

Report: Dominion Energy construction projects to spur $10B in VA economic benefits

The company's investment program over the next six years aims to achieve goals set in the federal Clean Power Plan.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 19, 2015

New hotel to be 'most ambitious modular construction effort' in Silicon Valley

Construction of the new Millennium Hotel will take only 12 weeks once the parts are shipped from Poland to Sunnyvale, CA.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 19, 2015

Switch building $5B data center in MI, largest in Eastern U.S.

Switch is also building a $1 billion data center in the same industrial park in Nevada where Tesla Motors is building its $5 billion gigafactory.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 18, 2015

Dodge: Green building doubling every three years

The report highlights trends, including a rise in green building in emerging economies. About 70% of survey respondents cite lower operating costs as the greatest benefit. 

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 18, 2015

Cannabis retailer Pineapple Express unveils design

Pineapple Express stores feature a "Mystic Pineapple" equipped with motion sensors and the ability to suggest different strains of cannabis to customers.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 18, 2015

Los Angeles Metro ramps up efforts to recruit women construction workers

Metro has five rail projects under construction, and, according to federal guidelines, each should have 6.9% women workers. However, some currently have less than 1%. 

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 17, 2015

CMD: October starts see slight 'pullback' in line with seasonal slowdown

The data firm reported that despite a month-to-month dip, the heavy engineering category overall was up 15% year-to-date and outperformed all other categories.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 17, 2015

Balfour Beatty to use virtual design, lean construction for 25-story TX bank tower project

Frost Tower will be the first building over 200-feet-tall built in downtown Fort Worth, TX, since 2009.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 17, 2015

Construction on controversy-plagued Tokyo Olympic stadium to start in 2017

The International Olympic Committee has called for a stadium completion date of January 2020, but Tokyo officials have not yet selected a design for the venue.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 17, 2015

Mortenson locked in $15M change order dispute with Vikings stadium authority

The public conflict is uncommon for Mortenson Construction, which has a history of settling its disputes privately.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 16, 2015

Texas dominates recent surge in U.S. construction activity

A report from BidClerk found that overall, the U.S. saw an increase of 21,000 actively bidding projects worth $35 billion from the third quarter last year.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 16, 2015

This week in construction

Keep an eye out this week for stories about housing start data and reactions to the OSHA fine increase, as well as coverage of the Greenbuild conference.

By Emily Peiffer • Nov. 16, 2015

Skanska advances 12-story DC office project on spec

The contracting giant is self-financing 100% of the development costs, and the building should be complete in late 2017.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 16, 2015

CMD: Construction starts to grow 8.4% in 2016

The residential sector will drive stronger expansion, as "pent-up demand for new housing continues to accumulate and will soon need addressing," CMD Chief Economist Alex Carrick said.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 13, 2015

Tutor Perini CEO: 'There is no money' in sports stadium construction

The construction behemoth is currently in pursuit of a contract for the hyped but uncertain NFL stadium in Los Angeles.

By Emily Peiffer • Nov. 12, 2015

'Transformative' minority hiring plan considered with Rams stadium financing contract

The move is part of an effort to use the $1 billion project to keep the team from leaving St. Louis.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 12, 2015

Developers unveil plan for Brooklyn's 2nd-tallest building

The tower will be the first ground-up commercial development since the area's 2004 rezoning.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 12, 2015

Astros, Nationals break ground on $144M joint spring training ballpark in FL

Hunt Construction Group, which built the Miami Marlins Park and the Chicago Cubs Cactus League stadium in Arizona, was chosen as construction manager for the project earlier this year​.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 11, 2015

5 largest healthcare construction projects of 2015

California and Texas are leading the pack for construction of new hospitals, off-campus clinics and medical offices.

By Emily Peiffer • Nov. 10, 2015

Mysterious electric car startup Faraday hunting for location to build $1B factory

Enigmatic Faraday Future's story somewhat mimics that of Tesla, from its offering of high-end electric cars to hosting a bidding war to determine where it will build its manufacturing facility.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 10, 2015