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Tappan Zee bridge project challenged to keep barges corralled
The multibillion-dollar construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York City has had some problems with barges drifting free, including Sunday.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2014 -
Concrete at Marines air station has to handle high temperatures
As part of an $85 million project at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Granite Construction needed to place specially mixed concrete.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2014 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Group takes Trust Fund lobbying to the information highway
The transportation officials' group has a website to tell lawmakers and the public about the national and the state-by-state implications.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2014 -
March index shows materials prices still climbing
The IHS Procurement Executives Group (PEG) Engineering and Construction Cost Index (ECCI) was rising a little less steeply than in February.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2014 -
Caught on camera, but still stolen: Tractor-trailer and excavator
In Brooklyn, a tractor-trailer loaded with an excavator disappeared from a contractor's yard in a New York minute while a camera captured it all.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2014 -
New Snickers ad plays on construction worker stereotypes
A TV ad for Snickers has construction workers shouting positive messages to passing women to push the slogan, "You're not you when you're hungry."
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2014 -
Contractors tell Iowa 'no way' on bidding for multifaceted I-29 project
The state Department of Transportation scaled back its plans for bridge replacements and other work to address worries about too little space to work.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2014 -
FMI foresees multifamily growth 'down' this year to 27%
The management consulting and financing company says in its latest quarterly report that it expects single-family building to be up 18%.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2014 -
FBI agents posing as developers sting Charlotte mayor
Mayor Patrick Cannon turned himself in to U.S. Marshals when he found out a federal warrant charged him with taking bribes.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2014 -
Michigan contractors launch website to draw skilled labor
Coordinated by the state's Associated General Contractors chapter, companies that need workers can post the openings on a new website.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2014 -
Video: Firefighters save worker trapped by Houston construction fire
A fire rapidly went from smoke to an inferno at a residential construction site in Houston, forcing a worker to jump to where a ladder truck could reach him.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2014 -
Highway Trust Fund running out faster than expected
The U.S. Department of Transportation says the fund is moving faster toward the point where it hits "empty."
By Ron Gallagher • March 25, 2014 -
Oregon school district sues contractor over substandard work
The Tigard-Tualatin School District claims its elementary school has suffered heavy water damage from defective doors and windows.
By Ron Gallagher • March 25, 2014 -
Fire burns under-construction residential project in Houston
It what seemed like a bizarre replay of the recent multi-alarm fire in a San Francisco apartment building under construction, flames tore through a multi-story Houston building.
By Ron Gallagher • March 25, 2014 -
Utah contractor to pay $928k to end federal lawsuit
Oakland Construction denies claims by the Justice Department and the other company in a mentor-protege arrangement, but legal efficiency reigns.
By Ron Gallagher • March 25, 2014 -
Why insurers love 'green' buildings more
The sustainable-building industry has an unexpected advocate in insurers.
By Ron Gallagher • March 24, 2014 -
Trencher attachment does more with less energy
The new device operates on the principle that it takes a lot less power to pull material apart than it does to smash it into pieces.
By Ron Gallagher • March 24, 2014 -
Architects' index doesn't ring any bells in February
The good news is that the Architectural Billings Index remained positive nationally, but it didn't signal anything exciting either.
By Ron Gallagher • March 24, 2014 -
Frank Lloyd Wright's S.C. Johnson Research Tower to open to public for first time
Wright designed a research building for the S.C. Johnson consumer-products company, but the public has never before seen in the inside -- until now.
By Ron Gallagher • March 24, 2014 -
Architects plan 'serpentine' hotel on Norwegian coast
On a remote piece of Norway's coast, a hotel design wraps the building in a serpentine shape between mountains and sea.
By Ron Gallagher • March 24, 2014 -
Construction worker killed by vehicle on Okla. job site
The dangers at highway sites often come from passing vehicles, but a worker was run over by a dump truck delivering materials on I-44.
By Ron Gallagher • March 23, 2014 -
What the numbers say about Sacramento's building recovery
In the California capital, home building is soaring while commercial construction languishes.
By Ron Gallagher • March 23, 2014 -
Mercedes to introduce 4x4 van for contractors in tough climates
Unless someone else pops up with their own truck first, Mercedes-Benz plans to drive alone into the market for four-wheel-drive work vans next year.
By Ron Gallagher • March 23, 2014 -
Micro construction materials are lighter than water, stronger than steel
Ceramic polymers made in a German lab take their inspiration from the structure used in bone and honeycombs.
By Ron Gallagher • March 22, 2014 -
Tests explore ways to prevent ground liquefaction during earthquakes
Liquefaction of soils during earthquakes was a major problem in New Zealand in 2010 and 2011, and areas in the U.S. could face similar crises, so Texas engineers are on a team looking for answers.
By Ron Gallagher • March 21, 2014
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