Commercial Building: Page 274
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New San Francisco terminal dulled down to fight budget creep
The Transbay Transit Center will have painted steel where it was to have stainless, and glass flecks are gone from the specs for walls and beams.
By Ron Gallagher • May 18, 2014 -
Construction workers find dead bodies in MI, TX
Workers in Walker, Michigan, and Houston, Texas, had the misfortune to discover dead bodies on Friday and Saturday.
By Ron Gallagher • May 18, 2014 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Florida touts biggest gain in US construction jobs over last year
A breakdown of new federal data on employment shows that from April 2013 to last month, the energy belt had three of the four biggest percentage gains in construction hiring.
By Ron Gallagher • May 16, 2014 -
Japanese architects pan design for 2020 Olympic stadium
A petition campaign led by Pritzker Prize winners Toyo Ito and Fumihiko Maki is trying to knock down Zaha Hadid's 20-story facility before it gets started.
By Ron Gallagher • May 16, 2014 -
NYC project manager accused of siphoning bricklayers' pay
Authorities charged that the manager for a subcontractor took checks from the general to a check-cashing business in New Jersey.
By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2014 -
OSHA calls for construction safety stand-downs next month
The labor safety agency hopes contractors and builders will conduct job-site safety meetings June 2-6 in an effort to reduce deaths and injuries from falls.
By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2014 -
More new workers coincide with more job-site injuries
Insurers say contractors and builders need to be careful with experienced workers whom they rehire after the workers have been away.
By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2014 -
Obama promises to accelerate construction permitting
The president spoke to industry while visiting the Tappan Zee Bridge construction project.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2014 -
Ohio contractor found guilty in scam that helped wreck credit union
A federal jury Wednesday convicted Svetislav Vujovic, a construction company owner who took out loans he didn't repay.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2014 -
Why is innovation rare in nonresidential construction?
Data company FMI's Nonresidential Construction Index rose a bit for the current quarter, but productivity was down.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2014 -
For all its promise, BIM far from perfect, users say
Use of BIM may be rising, but the old way of doing things still dominates in the industry.
By Ron Gallagher • May 13, 2014 -
Contractor gives advice to customers in wake of scandals
Preventive maintenance for the industry is in order after some bad apples have generated news about what contractors can do wrong.
By Ron Gallagher • May 13, 2014 -
Drexel U. finds Green Globes cheaper than LEED
The school used both environmental-rating systems as an experiment.
By Ron Gallagher • May 13, 2014 -
Industry wants to build more 'resilient' America
Designers and contractors from organizations with 700,000 members vow that infrastructure and buildings better able to bounce back from adversity will be an American standard.
By Ron Gallagher • May 13, 2014 -
Obama to visit Tappan Zee Bridge work site
The president is making the Wednesday visit to the New York-area site to call on Congress to back his transportation package.
By Randy Lilleston • May 13, 2014 -
Gilbane: Total construction spending will end year up 6.6%
The contractor's quarterly report says its economy-watchers see spending rising after May.
By Ron Gallagher • May 12, 2014 -
Japan in same boat as U.S. with construction-worker shortages
Immigration remains a contentious issue in Japan, but contractors are feeling the pinch of not finding the domestic workers they need.
By Ron Gallagher • May 12, 2014 -
Work zone tragedy: El Paso crash kills two on I-10
The men were hit Sunday Saturday at a bridge project, and El Paso police have charged a Fort Bliss soldier with intoxication manslaughter.
By Ron Gallagher • May 12, 2014 -
V-6 pickup trucks grow in popularity
Buyers are finding if they don't have a lot of towing or hauling to do, V-6s fit the bill at a savings in gas mileage.
By Ron Gallagher • May 12, 2014 -
Report: Climate change damaging U.S. infrastructure
The new National Climate Assessment says weather extremes from climate change already are wreaking damage, with the effects expected to get worse in coming decades.
By Randy Lilleston • May 12, 2014 -
Construction blast causes giant boulder to nearly destroy church
The pastor says divine intervention saved the church.
By Davide Savenije • May 12, 2014 -
Construction accident on Indiana interstate kills 2
The pair were finishing a shift on Interstate 69 in Indianapolis when they were struck by a vehicle.
By Randy Lilleston • May 9, 2014 -
Crews replacing faulty floor tiles at Utah Capitol
A bad mortar mix is being blamed for the failure of the tiles to stay in place only a few years after they were installed.
By Randy Lilleston • May 9, 2014 -
8th construction worker dies in World Cup preparations
Will construction problems continue to plague the world's most watched sporting event?
By Davide Savenije • May 9, 2014 -
Orlando rebuilding Citrus Bowl stadium
With the holiday season of football bowl games in the can for 2014, Orlando, Florida, has demolished 80% of the stadium.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2014
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