Commercial Building: Page 269
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Renaissance in civil, heavy work is benefiting job-seekers
As necessity drives government to find ways to finance infrastructure work, civil companies are trying to expand to meet the demand.
By Ron Gallagher • July 29, 2014 -
Good design can turn time cards into job data-trackers
If cards are designed to collect the right data about activity and materials, not just hours, they become much more valuable.
By Ron Gallagher • July 29, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineData center construction
New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.
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Aecom to buy Hunt Construction
Acquiring Hunt expands Aecom's ability to manage construction and adds U.S. business contacts in the stadium-building business.
By Ron Gallagher • July 29, 2014 -
Construction industry mounts ad offensive to recruit young workers
The campaign includes trade organizations, equipment-makers and contractors and targets teens.
By Ron Gallagher • July 28, 2014 -
Some U.S. cities have recovered nicely while others still struggle post-recession
The recovery from the recession has been a good time to be in several Texas cities and many others, but not all cities.
By Ron Gallagher • July 28, 2014 -
Report: Commercial building retrofits are $959B global opportunity
A research report predicts that building owners will spend that much globally between this year and the end of 2023.
By Ron Gallagher • July 28, 2014 -
Britain's Balfor Beatty, Carillion in merger talks
Putting the two companies together would create a company valued at $5.1 billion with the ability to compete against other European mega-contractors.
By Ron Gallagher • July 27, 2014 -
New bombproof concrete bends but doesn't break
Researchers in Germany have tested and measured the performance of a new concrete formulation that includes fine steel mesh.
By Ron Gallagher • July 27, 2014 -
There are some clients you probably should not work for
Not everyone can turn down work, but the end product will be better if both the contractor and client feel the job is a good fit.
By Ron Gallagher • July 25, 2014 -
10th-largest U.S. electrical contractor files for bankruptcy
The company did a lot of work in the Washington, D.C., area, but it's unclear how many jobs it had in progress.
By Ron Gallagher • July 25, 2014 -
25-story Tokyo office building is giant evaporative cooler
Recycling purified rain water through a series of sprinkler pipes, the BioSkin devised by the buildings architects lowers surface and air temperatures.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2014 -
Tile-maker can put high-res food on your floor (or wall)
Imagine Tile uses a process that bakes high-resolution images into the glaze of commercial-grade tiles that can push businesses' images and brands.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2014 -
Bamboo composite holds promise as boon to Asian building
Students and faculty from MIT and other schools are studying how strong, dense bamboo can be turned into a composite for residential and light commercial construction.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2014 -
8 companies cited for violations in Texas worker's death
After a man fell 29 feet at a site where condominiums are being built, OSHA levied fines on eight companies involved in the project.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2014 -
Nonresidential construction up 12% in June
The start of some large manufacturing facilities put the trend back on the positive side, with an annual pace of $549.7 billion.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2014 -
Electric 'skin' can detect cracks in concrete structures
Researchers at N.C. State University and the University of Eastern Finland see the system as a safety addition for structures such as nuclear plants.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2014 -
New seismic maps raise, reduce risks in areas as knowledge improves
With insights gained from earthquakes worldwide since its 2008 risk map came out, the U.S. Geological Survey has reexamined the nation's faults.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2014 -
Contractors can gain market advantage as building-health experts
Employee health is tied to building health, so contractors can benefit from knowing how to help clients build healthy buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2014 -
Massachusetts court decision may aid condo trustees, hurt contractors
Massachusetts' highest court says it does not make sense to apply the doctrine of economic loss to suits about defective work in common areas.
By Ron Gallagher • July 22, 2014 -
Living inside the box: Container housing is coming to DC
Converted shipping containers, an idea tried in a few places in the U.S. so far, is coming to the nation's capital as low-cost housing.
By Ron Gallagher • July 22, 2014 -
Local-hiring requirements can stress contractors
Incentives to get companies to build in certain states often come with local-hiring requirements for construction work, and that becomes the contractor's problem.
By Ron Gallagher • July 22, 2014 -
3 states predict what will happen when Highway Trust Fund runs out
Will Congress pass a fix before the fund goes belly-up in September?
By Ron Gallagher • July 21, 2014 -
NAIOP sees commercial growing nicely in latest economic report
The organization says Texas, Louisiana and New York were the states with the most spent on nonresidential, commercial construction in 2013.
By Ron Gallagher • July 21, 2014 -
PA green building group forms in pursuit of higher standard
Seven people from six small professional firms in central Pennsylvania form an alliance to push for developing better than green and getting to sustainable design.
By Ron Gallagher • July 21, 2014 -
Money for Corps work, GSA passes House, but Senate action nil
Contractors would perhaps benefit from an increase for the Corps over the presidential request, but GSA funding was lower than was asked.
By Ron Gallagher • July 20, 2014
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