Panama Canal owner say project ready to move on without contractor

There are at most a few days to get work going again with contractor consortium Grupo Unidos Por el Canal.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2014

Reed Construction Data to launch DOT project database

Reed Construction Data has decided to offer its clients a new information product – data on all 50 states' DOT projects valued at $100,000 or more.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2014

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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

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St. Louis contractor claims union campaign led to death threat

The Carpenters' District Council has run a "shaming" campaign against Raineri Construction, and now they are in court after the owner says he felt his life was threatened.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2014

Military can now go for gold – and platinum – in LEED projects

The spending authorization law that Congress passed for the rest of this fiscal year dropped all bans on the Department of Defense building anything above LEED silver.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2014

Contracts may allow speeding up work to avoid delays down the road

if you can see a delay coming, the client may agree to have you speed up work before it happens, but there are some legal requirements for getting paid more for doing it.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2014

Ram pickups earn top scores in EPA mileage rankings

If fuel economy is a consideration in buying pickups, it's worth knowing that Ram scored 28 mpg on the highway in EPA tests for 2014 models.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 5, 2014

Reuse of Atlanta building adds literal meaning to 'high' school

Each of the four grades in the new North Atlanta High School gets two color-coded and stair-connected floors, and a new building brings two theaters, two gyms and music rooms.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 5, 2014

Panama Canal work runs aground over construction dispute

The consortium building the Panama Canal expansion sent workers home Wednesday while the Panama Canal Authority said demands that it cover overruns were "blackmail."

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 5, 2014

Oregon, two contractors sued in woman's death at construction site

Joy Groh's car got stuck near a ferry reconstruction project, and then she fell into a pit on the site, broke her ankle and died in the cold.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 4, 2014

Engineer arrested in Canadian mall roof collapse

The collapse in 2012 killed two people and injured a third, and provincial police now have charged Robert Wood with criminal negligence.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 4, 2014

Is augmented reality coming to a construction site near you?

Gartner says the technology, which merges real scenes with computer-generated images, is ready for primetime.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 4, 2014

Builders, contractors pour money into Orlando market

Data on building permits in the Orlando area show builders pulled paper for $4.5 billion worth of construction last year.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2014

ABC: Nonresidential spending down in 2013

Associated Builders and Contractors reported mostly negative numbers for December, but the group sees growth on the horizon this year.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2014

Residential propped up U.S. construction spending in 2013

Last year will not go down as a great one for contractors, but at least building houses and apartments put the total spending on construction up 4.8%.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2014

Carbon steel prices rise in Jan., but prediction for flat 2014 remains

Prices for carbon steel pipe rose in January, the first uptick in eight months.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 2, 2014

Use of warm-mix asphalt, recycled material rising among U.S. pavers

In a survey contracted by the federal government, the National Asphalt Pavement Association found that about 24% of asphalt laid in 2012 was warm mix.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 2, 2014

Easier-to-use code guide on the way for concrete industry

By the end of this year, the American Concrete Institute will issue a rewritten version of the globally accepted ACI 318.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 2, 2014

AGC liked Obama's words, but where's the money for infrastructure?

Associated General Contractors gave President Obama credit for asking Congress to move on infrastructure repairs, but wonders who will find a way to pay.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 31, 2014

Google, LEGO launch 3D modeling app

Building structures with just your hands and plastic blocks is sooo last year after Google comes out with a 3-D building app for its browser.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 31, 2014

GDP report: Nonresidential structures do better as houses fall

The piece of GDP called "real nonresidential fixed investment" grew in the fourth quarter of 2013, but the part of it involving structures slid 1.2%.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 30, 2014

Nashville Sounds' new baseball home is getting underway

A $65 million, 8,500-seat stadium dubbed the New Nashville Ballpark will open for the minor-league team's 2015 season.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 30, 2014

How do you visualize what everyone in a not-yet-built office will see?

A process called computational design lets architects put themselves virtually in the seat of every worker in the space they are creating.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 30, 2014

Hines picks Gehry Partners again for German tower design

The developer has worked twice before with the design firm whose concept it selected for a 300-unit apartment building in Berlin.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 30, 2014

One killed, one hurt in Texas stadium construction accident

The tragedy occurred at McLane Stadium, being built on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 29, 2014

GE lending plan reflects rising contractor reliance on rental equipment

GE's financing arm is expanding financing for equipment dealers so they can put the newest gear in their rental fleets.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 29, 2014