Commercial Building: Page 279
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Calif. orders utilities to get new power, but they will not be building
The state ordered two utilities to replace capacity they lost when the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station shut down, but it may come largely from purchases rather than building new generators.
By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2014 -
Research: Steel-fiber concrete cracks less than bar-reinforced material
Experiments done in Europe found that mixing paper-clip-sized metal fibers into self-compacting concrete produced a better material for some applications.
By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2014 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Worker dies in fall at NYC hotel renovation project
The worker was up eight floors on scaffolding Wednesday afternoon when workers in surrounding buildings on West 55th Street in Manhattan saw him fall.
By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2014 -
Tappan Zee Bridge builders may see big penalties over fugitive barges
The New York State Thruway Authority says it may withhold as much as $1 million a month in progress payments from Tappan Zee Contractors because another supply barge slipped its moorings last weekend.
By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2014 -
Investigators focus on welding in Houston, San Francisco building fires
Fire specialists in the two cities say their best leads are welding at the projects that went up in flames recently.
By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2014 -
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GSA issues new design standards for government buildings
A new version of the design standard for Public Buildings Service construction and renovation – widely known as P-100 – came out this month.
By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2014 -
Nonresidential construction sees small growth in February
In the latest U.S. Census Bureau figures, half of the noncommercial sectors were up and half were down with a net gain of 0.6%.
By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2014 -
BASF believes new liquid could replace air-entrained concrete
The chemical company says it will have the product ready next year and can replace air in concrete with a 1% mix of a liquid carrying tiny "tennis balls."
By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2014 -
Study: Building with wood is good for the environment
That's the conclusion of scientists at Yale and the University of Washington, which is based on reducing carbon dioxide emissions by manufacturing less steel and concrete.
By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2014 -
Office demand growing, but unlikely to spur much construction
The growth of the U.S. office market is nice, but it still isn't as much as years past.
By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2014 -
Predictions: What will commercial buildings look like in 2039?
Contractors build to suit customers' needs, and some knowledgeable people looked at what changes 25 years will bring in those needs.
By Ron Gallagher • March 31, 2014 -
Can the government say 'no' to building in harm's way?
Mud slides, hurricanes and other disasters force the question of "why," but declaring land off limits is a very tough sell.
By Ron Gallagher • March 31, 2014 -
54-story NYC tower installs 'bathtub' flood protection system
55 Water St. in the Financial District has 3.8 million square feet that can now be protected from 8-foot floods with a system of posts and panels erected around it.
By Ron Gallagher • March 31, 2014 -
Bridge construction's neighbors need new windows
The contractor for the new Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River north of New York City and the agency that owns it are going for new glass.
By Ron Gallagher • March 31, 2014 -
Detroit seeks developers' pitches for old Tigers Stadium site
Bankruptcy does not mean paralysis: The Detroit Economic Growth Corp. is soliciting proposals for a retail, residential and office project where the Tigers played for decades.
By Ron Gallagher • March 31, 2014 -
Tappan Zee bridge project challenged to keep barges corralled
The multibillion-dollar construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York City has had some problems with barges drifting free, including Sunday.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2014 -
Concrete at Marines air station has to handle high temperatures
As part of an $85 million project at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Granite Construction needed to place specially mixed concrete.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2014 -
Group takes Trust Fund lobbying to the information highway
The transportation officials' group has a website to tell lawmakers and the public about the national and the state-by-state implications.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2014 -
March index shows materials prices still climbing
The IHS Procurement Executives Group (PEG) Engineering and Construction Cost Index (ECCI) was rising a little less steeply than in February.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2014 -
Caught on camera, but still stolen: Tractor-trailer and excavator
In Brooklyn, a tractor-trailer loaded with an excavator disappeared from a contractor's yard in a New York minute while a camera captured it all.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2014 -
New Snickers ad plays on construction worker stereotypes
A TV ad for Snickers has construction workers shouting positive messages to passing women to push the slogan, "You're not you when you're hungry."
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2014 -
Contractors tell Iowa 'no way' on bidding for multifaceted I-29 project
The state Department of Transportation scaled back its plans for bridge replacements and other work to address worries about too little space to work.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2014 -
FMI foresees multifamily growth 'down' this year to 27%
The management consulting and financing company says in its latest quarterly report that it expects single-family building to be up 18%.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2014 -
FBI agents posing as developers sting Charlotte mayor
Mayor Patrick Cannon turned himself in to U.S. Marshals when he found out a federal warrant charged him with taking bribes.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2014 -
Michigan contractors launch website to draw skilled labor
Coordinated by the state's Associated General Contractors chapter, companies that need workers can post the openings on a new website.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2014
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