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Owners benefit from being brought into BIM planning early
Designers and contractors can add value for the customer by helping figure out what the owner needs and how to ask for it midst all the technology.
By Ron Gallagher • May 20, 2014 -
Jersey City program to start residents on construction careers
The city's mayor said he wanted residents working on projects in the community, and the Jersey City Employment and Training Program is recruiting candidates.
By Ron Gallagher • May 20, 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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Site accidents claim workers in VA, CA
An accident in Arlington, VA, led to a death when an excavator tipped over, and a worker at a San Diego airport project died after being hit by falling rebar.
By Ron Gallagher • May 20, 2014 -
Grabbing global profit opportunities requires agility, quick learning
Construction opportunities outside the U.S. and western Europe can have higher profits, but the competition is intense and growing.
By Ron Gallagher • May 20, 2014 -
Investors back construction-site coordination app
Startup FieldLens has convinced venture capitalists that it is worth $8 million.
By Ron Gallagher • May 19, 2014 -
Most smart phone noise-measuring apps fail NIOSH criteria
A study found that few apps are accurate in checking construction site noise levels.
By Ron Gallagher • May 19, 2014 -
Rare N. Korea statement blames construction quality for collapse
The tight-lipped government did not give the number of injuries or deaths in the collapse of a 23-story building that housed up to 92 families.
By Ron Gallagher • May 19, 2014 -
Autodesk will offer open software, hardware to boost 3-D access
Autodesk says it is creating open-source software that anyone can use to drive 3-D printing.
By Ron Gallagher • May 19, 2014 -
Best NYC flood plan: Protect infrastructure, let storm waters flow
When experts crunched the numbers for 549 simulated storms hitting New York City, the plan with the best cost-benefit – if not political – outcome has no giant flood barriers.
By Ron Gallagher • May 19, 2014 -
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 -
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
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