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Two joint ventures tied in bid for $546M New Orleans Airport project
City officials have to figure out how to decide between Parsons-Odebrecht and Hunt-Gibbs-Boh-Metro for the project.
By Ron Gallagher • May 21, 2014 -
Two dead in CA as investigators probe safety training, protection
California state labor-safety officials say they are investigating the deaths of two workers in falls at two sites within 24 hours.
By Ron Gallagher • May 21, 2014 -
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A roundup of articles about issues affecting the workforce.
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No good news yet from the design business (but perhaps soon)
The Architectural Billings Index stayed in negative territory in April, but a new measure of design contracts suggested billings will rise later this year.
By Ron Gallagher • May 21, 2014 -
Total construction starts up 3% in April
The overall gain came despite single-family homes hitting a sixth straight month of decreases and non-building construction falling off.
By Ron Gallagher • May 21, 2014 -
Columbia U. plans $77M medical campus makeover
The school is undertaking a building program that will bring facilities from the 1920s into the 2020s.
By Ron Gallagher • May 20, 2014 -
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 -
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
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