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Developers building 'tall and skinny' skyscrapers in NYC
On what has become known as Billionaires Row – West 57th Street – architects are designing soaring buildings with aspect ration as skinny as 1:23.
By Ron Gallagher • June 29, 2014 -
Developer plots $1B project to build towers on Boston waterfront
Don Chiofaro proposes tearing down the concrete Boston Harbor Garage and erecting 600-foot and a 500-foot officer and residential glass towers and public space.
By Ron Gallagher • June 28, 2014 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Inspired by landmark London Eye, Brighton to build 'i360'
Marks Barfield Architect is switching from round-and-round with the giant wheel to up-and-down with a design for a 532-foot tower with a glass viewing pod that will rise above the city.
By Ron Gallagher • June 28, 2014 -
Capitol Hill starts to talk Highway Trust Fund legislation
The Senate Finance Committee has begun work on a bill to fund the fund, and the House Ways and Means Committee says it may act next week.
By Ron Gallagher • June 28, 2014 -
Reflecting on doing good and doing well in the construction business
Stewart Perry Co. President Merrill Stewart says he likes to try to keep both the CFO and communities happy with the company's work.
By Ron Gallagher • June 27, 2014 -
Reed forecasts 9.3% rise in total U.S. construction spending in 2014
Reed Construction Data predicts that despite the 2.9% economic contraction in the first quarter, total construction spending will rise.
By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2014 -
Commission issues 100,000th crane operator certification
The organization says standardized training has helped reduce fatal accidents involving cranes on construction sites and elsewhere.
By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2014 -
Stalled World Trade Center building gets money to restart
Developer Larry Silverstein will get to use $159 million in escrowed insurance money from the 9/11 attack to restart 3 World Trade Center.
By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2014 -
European Patent Office's planned Netherlands tower will dwarf other projects
An 861,000-square-foot building to be erected in Rijswijk, The Netherlands, will be one of the largest Dutch construction projects ever undertaken .
By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2014 -
Deciding to rent or buy equipment complex decision
Representatives from all aspects of the business are seeing the pluses and minuses of both renting and buying options.
By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2014 -
Historic trust releases list of endangered buildings
The Trust for Historic Preservation has issued its 2014 list of buildings that have cultural value, but could be lost to development or deterioration.
By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2014 -
Suit by Bell, CA, targets construction company
The city that is financially wrecked wants $3.2 million.
By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2014 -
Sensors important for maintaining Bay Bridge
The recently opened San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has had its share of structural issues, and onboard sensors will help reveal issues if they arise.
By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2014 -
Robots to weld piles on the Tappan Zee Bridge project
Saying it cannot get enough qualified welders, the project's contractor has hired robots from Louisiana to work on pilings.
By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2014 -
Report: Reasons for job change vary throughout career
A search firm specializing in the construction industry says knowing workers' motivations can help keep them on board.
By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2014 -
Chicago plans biennial architecture extravaganza
Mayor Rahm Emanuel thinks it's natural for Chicago to host an exhibition for architecture aficionados.
By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2014 -
Bocce courts appear in more upscale residential projects
Contractors may want to check out the requirements for a proper bocce facility.
By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2014 -
FMI is on cautious side of 'cautious optimism' in latest forecast
The investment banking and data firm is paring back its forecast for residential construction this year.
By Ron Gallagher • June 23, 2014 -
JCB to provide Army with 60-mph backhoe
The machines can keep up with convoys on their own and come standard with blast protection.
By Ron Gallagher • June 23, 2014 -
Diesel may be No. 1 transport fuel by 2020
A look at vehicle registrations in recent years found that diesel machines are on the rise.
By Ron Gallagher • June 23, 2014 -
Construction jobs edge up as 30 states, DC post gains in May
In the ongoing ebb and flow of data about the economic recovery of the industry, the latest job numbers had more states gaining than losing.
By Ron Gallagher • June 22, 2014 -
Researchers devise alloy with potential to easily pre-stress concrete
An iron-manganese-silicon shape-memory metal can be deformed inside concrete, then activated at a temperature that does not hurt the surrounding material, Swiss scientists say.
By Ron Gallagher • June 21, 2014 -
Turner starts work on $35 million Air Force Museum project
The company broke ground June 3 to add 224,000 square feet – a fourth building to the facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
By Ron Gallagher • June 21, 2014 -
Office construction boom hits NYC
The city is expected to see the most new office space in any three-year period since 1990.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2014 -
Architects devise robot team to 3-D print large structure
At the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, robots can build a structure bigger than themselves.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2014
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