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Tests explore ways to prevent ground liquefaction during earthquakes
Liquefaction of soils during earthquakes was a major problem in New Zealand in 2010 and 2011, and areas in the U.S. could face similar crises, so Texas engineers are on a team looking for answers.
By Ron Gallagher • March 21, 2014 -
58% of U.S. metro areas saw construction job gains over last year
Federal jobs data shows that 195 of the nation's 339 metro areas had more construction workers in jobs than in 2013.
By Ron Gallagher • March 20, 2014 -
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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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Two workers OK after metal decking collapse at Boston site
When a load was placed on temporary decking on the 12th story of an apartment building under construction, it and six floors below it gave way.
By Ron Gallagher • March 20, 2014 -
Green contractors face risks others do not
Fewer experienced subcontractors, fewer materials suppliers and more legal ambiguities make the market different from conventional contracting.
By Ron Gallagher • March 20, 2014 -
Work begins to raise foundation into air for NYC's Hudson Yards
Work is underway to erect the platform that will be above rail tracks and under three towers in New York City's Hudson Yards project.
By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2014 -
Labor coalition seeks candidates to learn, fill construction jobs in N.D., S.D.
The energy-fed population boom in North Dakota and South Dakota has labor groups putting on a joint campaign to find more workers.
By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2014 -
Does jobsite technology deserve wariness?
One view holds that putting information into the hands of everyone on a jobsite is a path to trouble keeping it all coordinated and secure.
By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2014 -
Is China's real estate boom over?
There are indications the Chinese real estate boom is cooling, which would be bad for investors there but might ease global demand on materials.
By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2014 -
Feds give boost to high-rise wooden buildings
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans training and a contest to push the design and construction of high-rise wooden buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2014 -
Paving industry faces regulatory challenges in coming years
Health-insurance requirements and limitations on refined coal tar sealant are two of the ongoing regulatory challenges to paving and maintenance companies.
By Ron Gallagher • March 18, 2014 -
Startup brings low-cost 3-D modeling to construction
With its $4,500 camera and a subscription to its cloud software, a California startup says it can produce a manipulable 3-D computer model that does what takes days to do now for a lot more money
By Ron Gallagher • March 18, 2014 -
Plan to replace rooftop shelters with real housing in Taiwan
An architecture and design team has a plan to make environmentally beneficial homes on rooftops that now host makeshift shelters in high-density parts of Taiwan.
By Ron Gallagher • March 18, 2014 -
Latest contractor index shows modestly growing confidence
In the three categories comprising its Contractor Confidence Index, Associated Builders and Contractors was told most often that contractors expect "up small" changes.
By Ron Gallagher • March 18, 2014 -
Flooding washes away flood-prevention highway project in Texas
Trinity Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas, was notorious for storm flooding, so the city began an improvement project, but floods undermined the whole thing.
By Ron Gallagher • March 17, 2014 -
Dodge Index down, but still higher than last year
The index of first reports of projects, compiled by McGraw Hill, was lower than January's, but still 19.6% ahead of the year-ago mark.
By Ron Gallagher • March 17, 2014 -
Materials prices rise again, likely signaling end of stability
That is not necessarily bad news, however, because slowing Chinese demand would benefit buyers elsewhere.
By Ron Gallagher • March 17, 2014 -
Road-building firms urged to lobby for Highway Trust Fund
Companies that work in highway construction are being urged to sent hard hats to Congress with a message about jobs that depend on Highway Trust Fund projects.
By Ron Gallagher • March 17, 2014 -
Real estate execs have high confidence in commercial market
Investor confidence in the sector is on the rise, spurred chiefly by growing faith in institutional lending.
By Katie Bo Williams • March 17, 2014 -
LA subway project digs up ancient fossils
The construction project has unearthed fossils dating back to the Pleistocene epoch.
By Kelsey Lindsey • March 17, 2014 -
If design problems aren't obvious pre-bid, whose problem is it really?
There is a blurry line between the obvious and the subtle in deciding how much a contractor should backstop a client on design problems and what justifies fees for fixing problems.
By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2014 -
Fire marshal: Modern construction materials burn faster, pose greater danger
Joseph Thomas, Maine's state fire marshal, says he worries because new, lighter building materials burn faster, sometimes before fighters arrive.
By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2014 -
Welding may be cause of massive construction-site fire in San Francisco
While water was still being poured on the ruins of a six-story apartment project, investigators looked at welding as a possible source.
By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2014 -
In Dayton, worker shortages prompt first-ever construction job fair
Shortages of construction workers as the economy grows back prompted Montgomery County, Ohio, to hold its first-ever job fair for the industry.
By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2014 -
Metal-scrounging thieves hit highway projects in Calif.
Bandits who steal scrap metal and cooper wire are not just an affliction for buildings under construction and contractors' yards, it turns out.
By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2014 -
Coin toss settles tie for lowest bids on $4.5M project
When Gretna, La., (population about 18,000) decided to go for a new police station, five bids came in for demolition and construction, and two were dead-on equal.
By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2014
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