Late materials spark $19.8M lawsuit in L.A. museum construction

The suit says German manufacturer Seele should pay $19.8 million for not having a steel-and-concrete "veil" for the Broad ready last year.

By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 2014

Tappan Zee Bridge construction well underway

200 of the 1,000 piles have been placed on the river bottom.

By Alex Nowicki • June 9, 2014

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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

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Cleveland, OH launches $700M project to redevelop lakefront

The area, which today houses many industrial buildings, will soon boast apartment buildings, retail spaces, a hotel and a school. 

By Davide Savenije • June 9, 2014

Alliant Energy picks KBR to build $700M power plant

The plant is expected to enter commercial operation in 2017.

By Alex Nowicki • June 6, 2014

U.S. construction spending hits 5-year high

Public construction spending was up, according to the Commerce Dept.

By Davide Savenije • June 6, 2014

Exec with ties to ex-mayor leaves Boston's biggest construction firm

Peter Welsh, executive vice president of Suffolk Construction, has "parted ways" with the firm, The Boston Globe reported. Welsh, who was "closely allied" with former mayor Thomas M. Menino, is unwelcome in the new administration of Mayor Martin J. Walsh.

By Randy Lilleston • June 6, 2014

Feds to give $920M to six storm-proofing projects in NY, NJ

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Rebuild By Design program will fund the projects, which take various approaches to preventing a repeat of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

50 years + math error = cracked Columbia River dam

A repair program is underway for the Wanapum power dam in Washington state to strengthen a section that was built wrong.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

County designates JV as manager at risk for Atlanta Braves stadium

Banded together under the name American Builders 2017, Brasfield & Gorrie, Mortenson Construction, Barton Malow Company and New South Construction start work this year.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

Green measure could sink tall building projects in Berkeley, CA

A petition drive hopes to impose rigorous requirements, now voluntary if a developer wants fast-track approvals, on anything over 60 feet high.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

Irish engineering firm demonstrates BIM's value by starting small

McElroy Consulting Engineers & Project Managers, based in Dublin, used information modeling to demonstrate to itself how it could improve project performance.

By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014

Developers, builders see apartments staying hot, condos coming up

The National Association of Home Builders' Multifamily Production Index lost one point for market-rate rentals but stayed positive, and condos jumped eight points.

By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014

Commercial sector turns nonresidential backlog negative for Q1

Associated Builders and Contractors said the infrastructure and heavy industrial segments saw some increase in backlogged work.

By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014

Granite lands Anchorage, AK airport work valued at $48 million

The firm will perform rehabilitation work on a runway at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014

Ford's F-150 testing slipped aluminum bodies into deliveries to customers

Back in 2011, the company wanted real-world data on its aluminum-box pickup design, so it made some. It just didn't tell the customers who got them.

By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014

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

'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