Commercial Building: Page 288
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Contractor gives advice to customers in wake of scandals
Preventive maintenance for the industry is in order after some bad apples have generated news about what contractors can do wrong.
By Ron Gallagher • May 13, 2014 -
Drexel U. finds Green Globes cheaper than LEED
The school used both environmental-rating systems as an experiment.
By Ron Gallagher • May 13, 2014 -
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Industry wants to build more 'resilient' America
Designers and contractors from organizations with 700,000 members vow that infrastructure and buildings better able to bounce back from adversity will be an American standard.
By Ron Gallagher • May 13, 2014 -
Obama to visit Tappan Zee Bridge work site
The president is making the Wednesday visit to the New York-area site to call on Congress to back his transportation package.
By Randy Lilleston • May 13, 2014 -
Gilbane: Total construction spending will end year up 6.6%
The contractor's quarterly report says its economy-watchers see spending rising after May.
By Ron Gallagher • May 12, 2014 -
Japan in same boat as U.S. with construction-worker shortages
Immigration remains a contentious issue in Japan, but contractors are feeling the pinch of not finding the domestic workers they need.
By Ron Gallagher • May 12, 2014 -
Work zone tragedy: El Paso crash kills two on I-10
The men were hit Sunday Saturday at a bridge project, and El Paso police have charged a Fort Bliss soldier with intoxication manslaughter.
By Ron Gallagher • May 12, 2014 -
V-6 pickup trucks grow in popularity
Buyers are finding if they don't have a lot of towing or hauling to do, V-6s fit the bill at a savings in gas mileage.
By Ron Gallagher • May 12, 2014 -
Report: Climate change damaging U.S. infrastructure
The new National Climate Assessment says weather extremes from climate change already are wreaking damage, with the effects expected to get worse in coming decades.
By Randy Lilleston • May 12, 2014 -
Construction blast causes giant boulder to nearly destroy church
The pastor says divine intervention saved the church.
By Davide Savenije • May 12, 2014 -
Construction accident on Indiana interstate kills 2
The pair were finishing a shift on Interstate 69 in Indianapolis when they were struck by a vehicle.
By Randy Lilleston • May 9, 2014 -
Crews replacing faulty floor tiles at Utah Capitol
A bad mortar mix is being blamed for the failure of the tiles to stay in place only a few years after they were installed.
By Randy Lilleston • May 9, 2014 -
8th construction worker dies in World Cup preparations
Will construction problems continue to plague the world's most watched sporting event?
By Davide Savenije • May 9, 2014 -
Orlando rebuilding Citrus Bowl stadium
With the holiday season of football bowl games in the can for 2014, Orlando, Florida, has demolished 80% of the stadium.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2014 -
Labor shortage hits Larimer County, CO
Builders and contractors who survived the recession needs tradesmen desperately, but there are few to be had in Larimer County.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2014 -
Hooking students on construction careers through competition
Builders need workers and students need careers, and a program run by the Sacramento Region Builders Exchange hopes to make both those dreams happen.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2014 -
In construction claims, know what you deserve and stop there
Knowing your contract inside and out is the best place to start when making claims that are defensible.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2014 -
Construction companies push for 'Safety Week'
A coalition of construction companies are beating the drum for every contractor and builder to have a Safety Week this year to emphasize protection of workers.
By Ron Gallagher • May 6, 2014 -
Roof trusses topple at Minneapolis mall expansion
The converted building known as Karmel Somali Mall and surrounding buildings were evacuated Tuesday after trusses for a third-story addition fell.
By Ron Gallagher • May 6, 2014 -
Worker-started fire burns bridge being built over CA highway
The San Bernardino County Fire Department said workers cutting rebar with torches set off a blaze that burned through Monday night and wrecked the bridge.
By Ron Gallagher • May 6, 2014 -
NJ's 'ugliest building' is back from the dead
Mall of America's owner plans to spend $2 billion finally getting the dormant American Dream mall project built.
By Ron Gallagher • May 6, 2014 -
Contractor killed in fall at Virginia project
The owner of a commercial painting company was killed when he fell 40 to 50 feet while working at a construction site in Lynchburg, Virginia.
By Ron Gallagher • May 5, 2014 -
How rehab can be a green building strategy
Improving existing buildings can be much more green than new construction if local government understands the need to be flexible instead of code-driven.
By Ron Gallagher • May 5, 2014 -
Researchers discover secret to building the pyramids
Dutch researchers uncovered a technique in which the Egyptians applied water to reduce friction on the sands.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2014 -
Construction jobs go to some old faces, some new ones
Contractors are sometimes able to rehire employees who left during the recession, but lots of rookies are coming on board, too.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2014
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