Commercial Building: Page 292
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Icelandic road-building project stalled by elf advocates (and environmentalists)
If you think you've dealt with difficult issues in siting highway construction, have you ever been stopped in your tracks by protectors of the "hidden folk"?
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 23, 2013 -
Thanks to China, it's labor — not materials — pushing up construction costs
Analytical firm IHS has found that subcontractor costs are behind the increases.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 22, 2013 -
Explore the Trendlineâž”
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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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Electrochemical link promotes corrosion in submerged concrete tunnels
Researchers have found that salt in seawater and air inside a tunnel accelerate corrosion in concrete..
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 21, 2013 -
Client request makes automated payments standard practice for NYC firm
Ryder Construction of New York City had a client who wanted automatic processing used on its job, and the experience was a money-saving, time-saving lesson.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 19, 2013 -
Concrete industry backs standard measuring texture over gloss
The Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association and the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Committee 310 are backing ST-115 to replace the old method of measuring gloss.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 19, 2013 -
November construction starts cannot sustain robust October pace
McGraw-Hill reports that total construction starts last month were down 11% from October, but October was the strongest month of 2013 so far.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 19, 2013 -
Gilbane economic report sees solid progress in 2014
The commercial contractor's final 2013 look at the U.S. economy predicts builders and contractors will see rising margins in 2014.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 19, 2013 -
No serious injuries in Long Island crane collapse
At a hospital construction project in Mineola, N.Y., a crane fell over while being repositioned, but the operator was able to walk away.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 18, 2013 -
November housing starts hit pace unseen since recession
Single-family and multifamily starts combined were at 1.09 million and were up by 22.7% nationally.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 18, 2013 -
Two-state corridor project gets backing of Indiana planning body
The Illiana Corridor proposes a commerce highway connecting interstate in Illinois and Indiana.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 18, 2013 -
Census Bureau's neighborhood data mapping tool may benefit builders
Along with its annual American Community Survey, the Census Bureau unveiled a new tool that maps neighborhoods by a range of data.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 18, 2013 -
Green Globes system makes inroad as Defense Department says 'OK'
The government's biggest building owner will allow facilities to choose Green Globes as well as LEED for environmental rating of projects.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 18, 2013 -
Praise on the passing of paving patriarch Alan Curtis
Allan Heydorn of Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction magazine looks at the contributions of the late Curtis.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 17, 2013 -
Mirrored net reflects well on new New York subway station design
Part of a new subway station and retail complex in Manhattan is a giant, cylindrical net to which construction workers affixed reflecting panels.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 17, 2013 -
Feds join local, state authorities in Denver construction fire probe
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives entered the investigation at the request of fire officials, who have not determined what turned the job site into a giant torch.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 17, 2013 -
Owners, developers have a reason to drive use of BIM: Their money
The potential to cut supply costs and weed out expensive changes before they happen are two reasons for owners to push the use of BIM with architects and contractors.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 16, 2013 -
Construction employment behind the curve in economic recovery
Total jobs in the U.S. may be back to a pre-recession level in mid-2014, given recent progress, but construction is far behind that curve.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 16, 2013 -
Researchers testing non-invasive way to check steel-cable corrosion
At the University of Buffalo, engineering students are in the third of three phases of testing for a technique that allows tests of tensioned cables without drilling into concrete.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 16, 2013 -
Human eyes needed inside Seattle boring machine to demystify difficulties
It will take human divers, working not in water but at higher atmospheric pressures underground, to climb into Bertha the boring machine, which has ground to a halt.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 16, 2013 -
Denver residential site burns in fire visible for miles
A fire at a partially built multifamily housing building in Glendale lit up the sky and forced evacuation of neighboring apartments.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 15, 2013 -
La. trims $3.7B from I-49 project, cites lack of 'fairy godmother' funds
The state cannot look to Washington for road funding anymore, the state treasurer says, so its DOT found changes to cut the $5.1 billion plans.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 15, 2013 -
Construction equipment purchases will decline through 2014, report says
Investment in equipment by all business is expected to rise next year, but construction equipment appears to have had its boom earlier this year.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 15, 2013 -
Construction materials prices show surprising stability
In November, the overall price of construction materials fell 0.5%, putting the year-over-year increase at 1.1%.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 15, 2013 -
A basic Marine principle makes good construction company advice
The tenet is that every Marine is a rifleman no matter what else he or she does, and it's good for everyone in the firm to keep a hand in the basics of your business.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 13, 2013 -
Report: Tornado Alley needs building codes like hurricane areas
The National Institute of Standards and Technology explored what could be done to mitigate a disaster like the EF-5 twister that hit Joplin, Mo., in 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 12, 2013
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