Commercial Building: Page 274
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Highway Trust Fund running out of road
A senator pleaded Tuesday for congressional action, but said a current House proposal for financing the fund was the wrong approach.
By Ron Gallagher • June 10, 2014 -
AGC wants to learn lessons from fatal falls
Associated General Contractors wants to look at what happened and why in 806 fatal falls at construction sites in 2012.
By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 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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No stranger to tornadoes, Moore, OK, revamps building code
The city is the first in the nation to adopt provisions in its code specifically to increase the ability of buildings to withstand high winds.
By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 2014 -
Late materials spark $19.8M lawsuit in L.A. museum construction
The suit says German manufacturer Seele should pay $19.8 million for not having a steel-and-concrete "veil" for the Broad ready last year.
By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 2014 -
Tappan Zee Bridge construction well underway
200 of the 1,000 piles have been placed on the river bottom.
By Alex Nowicki • June 9, 2014 -
Cleveland, OH launches $700M project to redevelop lakefront
The area, which today houses many industrial buildings, will soon boast apartment buildings, retail spaces, a hotel and a school.
By Davide Savenije • June 9, 2014 -
Alliant Energy picks KBR to build $700M power plant
The plant is expected to enter commercial operation in 2017.
By Alex Nowicki • June 6, 2014 -
U.S. construction spending hits 5-year high
Public construction spending was up, according to the Commerce Dept.
By Davide Savenije • June 6, 2014 -
Exec with ties to ex-mayor leaves Boston's biggest construction firm
Peter Welsh, executive vice president of Suffolk Construction, has "parted ways" with the firm, The Boston Globe reported. Welsh, who was "closely allied" with former mayor Thomas M. Menino, is unwelcome in the new administration of Mayor Martin J. Walsh.
By Randy Lilleston • June 6, 2014 -
Feds to give $920M to six storm-proofing projects in NY, NJ
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Rebuild By Design program will fund the projects, which take various approaches to preventing a repeat of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014 -
50 years + math error = cracked Columbia River dam
A repair program is underway for the Wanapum power dam in Washington state to strengthen a section that was built wrong.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014 -
County designates JV as manager at risk for Atlanta Braves stadium
Banded together under the name American Builders 2017, Brasfield & Gorrie, Mortenson Construction, Barton Malow Company and New South Construction start work this year.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014 -
Green measure could sink tall building projects in Berkeley, CA
A petition drive hopes to impose rigorous requirements, now voluntary if a developer wants fast-track approvals, on anything over 60 feet high.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014 -
Irish engineering firm demonstrates BIM's value by starting small
McElroy Consulting Engineers & Project Managers, based in Dublin, used information modeling to demonstrate to itself how it could improve project performance.
By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014 -
Developers, builders see apartments staying hot, condos coming up
The National Association of Home Builders' Multifamily Production Index lost one point for market-rate rentals but stayed positive, and condos jumped eight points.
By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014 -
Commercial sector turns nonresidential backlog negative for Q1
Associated Builders and Contractors said the infrastructure and heavy industrial segments saw some increase in backlogged work.
By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014 -
Granite lands Anchorage, AK airport work valued at $48 million
The firm will perform rehabilitation work on a runway at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014 -
Ford's F-150 testing slipped aluminum bodies into deliveries to customers
Back in 2011, the company wanted real-world data on its aluminum-box pickup design, so it made some. It just didn't tell the customers who got them.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014 -
Group is ready with green certification for parking garages
With a tip of the hat to LEED standards for people-occupied buildings, the Green Parking Council is bringing environmental assessment to construction commercial garages.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014 -
Total April spending up, but beyond that is a matter of perspective
It was the third month in a row of an overall increase in construction put in place, but what else happened depends on how you slice the data.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014 -
'Stand-Down' week puts national focus on fall-prevention at construction sites
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it has signed on tens of thousands of businesses to have safety sessions at job sites this week to emphasize the need for ongoing attention to worker safety.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014 -
Project makes high-quality tilt-up walls a design feature
Early on, concrete and steel became design elements -- not just support -- in an engineering building for the Lower Colorado River Authority.
By Ron Gallagher • June 1, 2014 -
Construction boom town: Would you believe Detroit?
Associated General Contractors' Michigan chapter hears the city ringing with the music of cranes, trucks and scaffolding.
By Ron Gallagher • June 1, 2014 -
Basket plunges, two die at CA bridge-building site
Two workers for the company building a bridge in Winters, California, were in crane-lift basket when it fell 80 feet.
By Ron Gallagher • June 1, 2014 -
Installing new technology when the client wants clean
An Atlanta-area grocer wanted a non-polluting refrigeration system, and the answer is one that uses carbon dioxide rather than conventional refrigerants.
By Ron Gallagher • May 30, 2014
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