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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 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from Construction Dive
Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
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 -
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 -
'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 -
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 -
Dodge Momentum Index drops 4.8%, erases September gains
Although the institutional building sector has been volatile month-to-month, its performance has been positive overall for 2015.
By Kim Slowey • 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 -
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 -
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones breaks ground on $1B TX development
Jones' Blue Star Land Co. and developer Lincoln Property started the first phase of what will be a 500-acre mixed-use development in Prosper, TX.
By Kim Slowey • Nov. 10, 2015 -
Turner Construction fires back against CA county lawsuit over controversial hospital project
Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit in September against the contracting giant for breach of contract and negligence regarding Turner's work on the delayed Valley Medical Center campus expansion project.
By Emily Peiffer • Nov. 9, 2015 -
American Museum of Natural History unveils $325M expansion design
The project will also involve the demolition of three existing buildings in order to keep the museum's new footprint from using more than a quarter acre of an adjacent park.
By Kim Slowey • Nov. 9, 2015 -
Owner upgrades drive cost of 'state-of-the-art' Red Wings arena up to $627M
Although taxpayer bonds are footing half of the original cost estimate, Olympia Entertainment will pay for all of the additional costs with private funding.
By Kim Slowey • Nov. 9, 2015 -
Deep Dive
3 economist predictions for construction industry growth in 2016
Chief economists for the NAHB, ABC and AIA offer mostly optimistic views for the coming year.
By Emily Peiffer • Nov. 9, 2015 -
Deep Dive
This week in construction
Check back this week for articles about building material innovations, women in the construction trades and the Producer Price Index report.
By Emily Peiffer • Nov. 9, 2015
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