GM posts price tag for pickup natural-gas fuel option

GM estimates you can save about a dollar a gallon by using compressed natural gas, so you can calculate the payback period for a $9,500 option.

By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2014

Home starts turn sunnier as weather gets warmer

Government figures show March housing starts had such a post-winter boom that they drove the national figure up 2.8% from February.

By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2014

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Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

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New Ohio River bridge moved 55 feet, setting record

What makes 55 feet a record is that it's how far crews moved a 2,428-foot-long road bridge sideways to rest on refurbished piers between the Kentucky and Indiana shores.

By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2014

Consultant: 3-D building modeling excites investors

British tech consultant Jonas N. Salih says building information modeling creates a larger "wow" factor at presentations to investors.

By Ron Gallagher • April 15, 2014

Tenn. highway plans come with a warning about federal funds

The state warned there will be major revisions if the federal Highway Trust Fund is not rescued. Congress and the White House have not yet agreed on a plan to extend the fund beyond the fiscal year.

By Ron Gallagher • April 15, 2014

Contractor, Sacramento prepare for two months of U.S. 50 disruption

In what the California Department of Transportation calls the Fix 50 Project, two 2,530-foot-long, three-lane structures known as the W/X Viaduct will get new concrete and seismic reinforcing.

By Ron Gallagher • April 15, 2014

Caterpillar's new ad: Let the machine games begin

Various pieces of Cat equipment play a game of stacking blocks in a tower and then removing some and shifting them to the top time after time until....

By Ron Gallagher • April 15, 2014

New York City worker falls to death from Manhattan roof

A worker fell from the roof of a building on West 33rd Street in New York City onto scaffolding protecting pedestrians, the second such death is less than two weeks.

By Ron Gallagher • April 15, 2014

Pollution control at the job site: Keeping on the right side of the silt fence

The best time to plan required pollution prevention is before it has a chance to begin and before you learn the hard way what had to be contained.

By Ron Gallagher • April 14, 2014

London builders planning hundreds of high-rise projects

London is booming with plans for tall buildings, with more than 230 underway or being planned.

By Ron Gallagher • April 14, 2014

GSA wants to barter buildings for renovation work

The government is looking for a company to take two federal buildings in Washington in return for renovations at other buildings.

By Ron Gallagher • April 14, 2014

Denver airport project invites public to tour construction site

A program lets people come once a month to see what's inside construction of a hotel and transit station project.

By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2014

Three categories drive March materials prices rise

Increases in nonferrous wire and cable, concrete and asphalt products were enough to produce a 0.5% uptick in the whole materials calculation.

By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2014

What's better: Negotiating or bidding for work?

Negotiating a contract with a client rather than going for the lowest number in a bidding process gives the client the best product and the most flexibility, two pros argue.

By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2014

Research: New concrete mix lasts 120 years

A 4-by-15-foot concrete patch in a driveway at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is made of a new concrete mix that could be a game-changer.

By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2014

Calculating the benefits, risks of subcontracting

More work often means more subcontracting, but it's worth taking a minute to consider what is gained and lost in the process.

By Ron Gallagher • April 10, 2014

Brazil's other World Cup problem: Airports

Much of the news about Brazil's efforts to prepare for the soccer tournament has been about stadiums and worker deaths, but there are serious concerns that airport upgrades will not be ready.

By Ron Gallagher • April 10, 2014

As construction picks up, so do burglaries at sites

For burglars, more building permits equal more equipment and supplies in the field -- and thus more pickings.

By Ron Gallagher • April 10, 2014

Five companies win LEED for Homes awards

The U.S. Green Building Council announced one winner in each of six categories related to designing and executing green homes for people last year, and one entrant took two prizes.

By Ron Gallagher • April 10, 2014

June launch nears for California's 'smart building' code

The newest version of the state's building code will require that new devices responsible for managing building environments be ready for demand management.

By Ron Gallagher • April 10, 2014

NFL star's construction firm partners on three large N.C. projects

A former NFL wide receiver and his brother set up shop in the city where they played college football.

By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2014

Firefighters climb Dallas tower crane to rescue injured worker

The worker apparently was hurt somehow while lifting something in or near the cab of the crane 12 stories above North Dallas.

By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2014

Companies pay $1.9M to close probe of Marine construction contracts

The settlement with the Justice Department involves five masonry firms that said they were small, disadvantaged businesses as required for work at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and Camp Pendelton in Calif.

By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2014

New job data reporting mandate raises concerns for contractors

Associated Builders and Contractors sees more money being spent to prepare paperwork to meet a new order.

By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2014

80% of construction websites are not mobile-friendly

Smart phones and tablets are everywhere, but the construction industry is failing to follow users to mobile platforms.

By Ron Gallagher • April 8, 2014