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Group is ready with green certification for parking garages
With a tip of the hat to LEED standards for people-occupied buildings, the Green Parking Council is bringing environmental assessment to construction commercial garages.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014 -
Total April spending up, but beyond that is a matter of perspective
It was the third month in a row of an overall increase in construction put in place, but what else happened depends on how you slice the data.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014 -
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Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.
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'Stand-Down' week puts national focus on fall-prevention at construction sites
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it has signed on tens of thousands of businesses to have safety sessions at job sites this week to emphasize the need for ongoing attention to worker safety.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014 -
Project makes high-quality tilt-up walls a design feature
Early on, concrete and steel became design elements -- not just support -- in an engineering building for the Lower Colorado River Authority.
By Ron Gallagher • June 1, 2014 -
Construction boom town: Would you believe Detroit?
Associated General Contractors' Michigan chapter hears the city ringing with the music of cranes, trucks and scaffolding.
By Ron Gallagher • June 1, 2014 -
Basket plunges, two die at CA bridge-building site
Two workers for the company building a bridge in Winters, California, were in crane-lift basket when it fell 80 feet.
By Ron Gallagher • June 1, 2014 -
Installing new technology when the client wants clean
An Atlanta-area grocer wanted a non-polluting refrigeration system, and the answer is one that uses carbon dioxide rather than conventional refrigerants.
By Ron Gallagher • May 30, 2014 -
Warmington finds a good way to beat the competition is to avoid it
The builder, part of a group of companies that include design and asset management, looks for different designs with market appeal and different property.
By Ron Gallagher • May 30, 2014 -
OR readies next step in road-use-tax experiment
The state is seeking contractors to manage a 5,000-volunteer test of using a fee for miles driven rather than a fuel tax to gather funds for highway construction work.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2014 -
Sign of the recovery: Value of average U.S. construction dispute triples
An annual report from engineering firm Arcadis says the average amount in dispute in the U.S. was $34.3 million last year.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2014 -
MIT researchers concoct hideaway furnishings for micro apartments
At MIT, two researchers have devised beds, desks and cooking areas that tuck themselves away in a modular unit that also can move to change the space.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2014 -
Sound-sensitive fish could derail $3.9B Tappan Zee construction
The Hudson River that the $3.9 billion bridge will cross is home to two sturgeon species that are sensitive to sharp sounds.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2014 -
Study seeks lessons from tall wood buildings
A report from reThinkWood looks at 10 tall – meaning five stories or more – wood buildings from the perspectives of owners, designers, regulators and builders.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2014 -
Locals protest out-of-town selection for New Orleans airport job
Interviews that broke a tie and scored the joint venture of Parsons Odebrecht as construction manager over a local team led to a protest and no decision.
By Ron Gallagher • May 28, 2014 -
Group pushes for single way to measure commercial space
If building owners all measured space the same way, what would happen to comparisons of construction costs?
By Ron Gallagher • May 28, 2014 -
Unapproved drone footage of stadium construction riles Texas A&M
Some foresee drones helping to survey construction sites and record work in progress, but A&M decried an unauthorized sweep that hit YouTube.
By Ron Gallagher • May 28, 2014 -
Hard to prove client wins with BIM
A BIM advocate says there is widespread belief that building information modeling makes the construction process more efficient, but there is little proof.
By Ron Gallagher • May 27, 2014 -
Virginia aims for transparency, competition in public-private partnerships
It's not clear what precipitated the move, but Virginia plans to make sure taxpayers get their money's worth.
By Ron Gallagher • May 27, 2014 -
Street-cutting blade injures citizen in bizarre worksite accident
In New York City, a circular saw blade being used to cut pavement somehow came off its hub and rolled down the street, hitting a pedestrian.
By Ron Gallagher • May 27, 2014 -
NBA's Sacramento Kings win new home court
The city council approved the development of a sports and entertainment complex that will be the team's new home.
By Ron Gallagher • May 27, 2014 -
Want responsible workers? Don't solve all their problems for them
A business coach says employees want to be accountable, but they will not be if managers do let them be responsible.
By Ron Gallagher • May 26, 2014 -
Transportation funding bill passes U.S. House committee
The House Appropriations Committee last week voted its approval of a spending bill that covers the Transportation Department.
By Ron Gallagher • May 24, 2014 -
Boston waterfront will get apartments, hotel
Conroy Development got approval for a two-building project in the area where several start-ups are located.
By Ron Gallagher • May 23, 2014 -
With help, stolen loader makes it home
Omaha, Nebraska, residents who wondered what a skid-steer loader was near their yards helped police recover the unit and arrest two men.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2014 -
Cities experiment with alternatives to concrete sidewalks
Rubber that flexes around tree roots – the bane of sidewalks everywhere – and material that captures walkers' energy are showing promise.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2014
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