Commercial Building: Page 288
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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 -
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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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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 -
AGC asks Army Corps to skip labor agreements for N.C. contracts
Associated General Contractors is urging the Army not to force bidders to set up agreements to pay prevailing uniuon wages in order to bid for Corps of Engineers business in eastern N.C. and Va.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 29, 2014 -
Notre Dame unveils plan for $400M football stadium expansion
Notre Dame Stadium is getting academic and social touches as well as more seating with the addition of new buildings on three sides of the 1930 facility where Knute Rockne coached.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 29, 2014 -
No one will enjoy the Smithsonian's $55M renovation anytime soon
The Smithsonian Institution has spent that much rehabilitating its first building, Arts & Industries, but it does not have enough to finish it for public use, a memo says.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 28, 2014 -
Israeli construction workers uncover forgotten weapons cache
A crew working on a school expansion unearthed a store of guns from before Israel's establishment in 1948.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 28, 2014 -
Concrete industry expects 8% growth for 2014
The Portland Cement Association says it thinks that pent-up demand will pour out in the housing market this year and lead the way to higher sales.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 28, 2014 -
IT security is a concern when employees bring their own devices to work
It's great if workers want to use their own electronic devices on the job and save the company money, but is your data secure on their smart phones?
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 27, 2014 -
South Florida is sprouting condo towers amid new building boom
The pace is not as fast as during the last boom from 2003-2007, but residential buildings are rising rapidly as developers see a demand for them.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 27, 2014 -
Bay Bridge's opening did not banish questions; hearings held
A California legislative hearing is looking into questions about mistakes and other issues, even though the bridge is open.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 27, 2014 -
Companies that aren't hiring are also unlikely to be building
A survey of "middle" companies found that there are too many "ifs" for them to be hiring yet, which makes them unlikely to invest in new space.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 26, 2014 -
Fla. sees predicted wage increases amid tight labor market
In the Orlando area and across Florida, the widely discussed shortage of construction labor is showing up in rising wages for crafts and professionals.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 26, 2014
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