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Minneapolis seeks manager for 'complicated' downtown mall renewal
The city wants to pull off a $50 million renovation of the 12-block Nicollet Mall with minimal disruption.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 17, 2014 -
British drama: Balfour-Carillion merger called off again
In the latest installment of the acquisition, Balfour shoots down another Carillion offer.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 15, 2014 -
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Periscope window sets Polish seaside restroom apart
Not your everyday public works project, a public restroom building in Poland has a periscope built in.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Suspense over Highway Trust Fund's fate hurt roadwork spending
As Congress failed to act, it wiped out 2014 gains.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Some VA improvement money likely to go to contractors
Although it is unlikely to be a major business booster for construction.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Construction of gas-fired power plant in PA begins
The 829-MW Panda Patriot unit is expected to put billions of dollars in the Pennsylvania economy.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Building Congress says NYC is 'virtually back'
If the organization's estimate holds up, it will be first year over $30 billion since 2010 for construction activity.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Cities are giving their zoning laws a makeover
From Miami to Freemont, CA, regulations are changing the way zoning works for city planning.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Abandoned theme park in Berlin destroyed
Deserted for over a decade, Berlin's Spreepark burned to the ground last weekend.
By Mattie Quinn • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Stantec set to absorb ADD to bolster urban expertise
Announced Wednesday, the merge is expected to help Stantec's U.S. growth.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2014 -
The spirit of Lamar Construction rises as ex-workers form new company
A new entity called Legacy Steel brings the expertise of laid-off workers from the bankrupt Lamar, and is partnered with Rockford Construction.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Engineer: Worker's bid to save crane in Superstorm Sandy led to broken boom over NYC
Investigative engineer Jim Wiethorn of Haag Engineering says someone's good —but incorrect—intentions in restraining the rig led to the accident in a new book.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Plastic rope for cranes cuts cable weight by 80%
Weighing 80% less for the same strength, KZ100 synthetic rope is designed with twists that balance each other and eliminate the inevitable torque imparted by steel.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Climate controlled offices may be getting even more efficient
A multipurpose window device created by architects with NBBJ, based in Columbus, Ohio, is intended to obviate the too-cold/too-hot complaints of workers in large buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Small contractors gripe about schools' use of manager at-risk method
The school system in Wake County, North Carolina, which includes the capital of Raleigh, have used the method for years, but small contractors say they get locked out.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 11, 2014 -
Trade group issues maintenance guide as lifts stay in service longer
The International Power Access Federation is campaigning for across-the-board safety regulations in the use of construction lifts.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 11, 2014 -
Canadian engineering firm offers guide to battling thermal bridging
The company, Morrison Hershfield, has pulled together information on how contractors can predict and reduce the leakage of heat through insulated structure surfaces.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 11, 2014 -
London apartments built on-stilts, to hover over existing housing
An architect has designed a 15-story apartment building that stands on stilts above a three-story one on the site now, an unusual use of a longstanding building technique,
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 11, 2014 -
DOT to give 21 states emergency road money
The funds, totaling $333.9 million, are for highway damage done by natural disasters and will not draw down the recently propped-up Highway Trust Fund.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2014 -
LEGO for the professional market: The Architecture Studio set
The new set, comprising of 76 components among its 1,200 pieces, is an adult tool as much as a child's toy.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2014 -
Toll road made from an English field eases driver frustrations
When construction closed a road between Bath and Bristol, a businessman and a farmer built a 500-yard toll road through fields to offer a paid alternative to the free 14-mile detour.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014 -
Local team gets the nod for NOLA airport project
A local group of businesses has been selected in second round efforts to renovate the New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014 -
Is making calls from the truck risky? Virginia Tech says 'yes'
Research funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed that talking isn't dangerous, but making the call is a bad driving idea.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014 -
Dodge index retreats in July, but remains well ahead of 2013
McGraw Hill Construction's Dodge Momentum Index for nonresidential construction fell 4.4% from June, but the company says that may just be a spring rush easing back to normal.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014 -
No one is letting Congress off the hook because Highway Trust Fund patch passed
Lawmakers better think again if they thought they were leaving Washington this month in good graces, as transportation interests are demanding they get right back to work on a long-term solution.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014
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