Commercial Building: Page 298
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LA to evaluate earthquake problems in 1,000-plus buildings
A report on building records said reinforced-concrete structures may have problems if the earth shakes, and L.A.'s mayor says the city will investigate.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 30, 2013 -
Door-maker VT Industries takes designers to real projects in new online portal
The company is posting photos from real projects so architects and others can see how the company's architectural doors look in real-world settings.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 30, 2013 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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NYC condo tower project is reborn after recession knockout
A 1,050-foot tower adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art will be revived, thanks to $1 billion in financing from Asian banks and a wealthy family.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 29, 2013 -
From Britain, a move to create BIM certification
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has created a program that will give professionals a way to show their expertise in using building information modeling.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Sept. materials prices nearly flat, most are up little year-to-year
Federal data brought good news for contractors and builders who want to compete on price without shrinking their margins.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 29, 2013 -
OSHA extends silica-rule comment window
The agency says it will now take comments on its proposed rules until Jan. 27, and AGC wants businesses to estimate compliance costs.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Survey finds global firms feeling good as they look ahead
Consulting company KPMG asked global construction and engineering about business, and they said backlogs are up—with margins up or even.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 28, 2013 -
GSA recommends Green Globes join LEED for U.S. construction, but effect is unclear
The General Services Administration told the Department of Energy to use Green Globes or LEED, but LEED carries support among agencies.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 28, 2013 -
Website will match contractors with too much, too little material
A service called MaterialTracker hopes to get contractors to sign up when they have too much or too little sand, stone or other material so they can help each other out.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 27, 2013 -
Confidence among construction CFOs continues year's decline
A survey known as the CONFINDEX showed chief financial officers were not feeling optimistic in the third quarter, following a decline in the second quarter.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 27, 2013 -
Dodge forecast: Construction starts up 9% in 2014, but government must work smoothly
The Dodge Construction Outlook from McGraw-Hill calls for construction starts to rise next year, getting closer to where 2012 was—and well above dismal numbers in 2013.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 25, 2013 -
No matter how good the past, your best year is next year
A story about a longtime athletic trainer at Sewanee serves to illustrate that the only opportunities you have are in the future; the past is only a memory.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 25, 2013 -
WTC debate and a big Cleveland deal: The week's most read construction news
Catch up on the most popular reads of the last week on Construction Dive. You'll be smarter for doing so.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 25, 2013 -
Cave-in danger among citations in $280,880 OSHA fines at power plant
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is levying the fines on six contractors who are building a biomass power plant in Berlin, N.H.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2013 -
Trench collapse kills Missouri worker on residential street
Details were scant, but the man died in a 7- to 10-foot deep trench while making a sewer connection, initial reports said, a situation that has been the focus of federal OSHA enforcement activity.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2013 -
In La., shopping-center project resurrected from the recession
Livingston Parish, La., will get a commercial center, Juban Crossing, which had been languishing since it was announced in 2006.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2013 -
LEED v4 likely to bring changes to construction materials generally
The ;latest version of the leading worldwide standard for green-building certification offers more opportunity to score with materials used in construction.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2013 -
OSHA: Latino construction workers more likely to die on NYC sites
A new report being released Thursday highlights a serious issue for New York projects.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 24, 2013 -
Crane toppling into soft ground claims life of Minn. worker
The accident happened when a crane that was lifting a beam fell over at the site and the cab was partially submerged in soft soil.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2013 -
Calif. reopens probe of June death of worker at Levi's Stadium
The state has notified Schindler Elevator Corp. that it is taking another look at incident, which occurred at the future home of the 49ers.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2013 -
Snow-plowing for deployed troops' families ready for winter again
This winter will be the fourth year of a program called SnowCare for Troops in which landscapers and other professionals use their plowing equipment to help families of troops serving overseas.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2013 -
Architects' group hails SEC nod to crowd-funding as help for construction
The Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to put together regulations that would let startup companies sell shares through crowd-funding websites, and the American Institute of Architects says that's great.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2013 -
UK company testing glow-in-the-dark street, sidewalk coating
The company has devised a spray-on material that absorbs ultraviolet light during the day and releases it back as visible light when the sun stops shining.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 22, 2013 -
Critical Path Method software has a large presence in construction, survey finds
A survey by WPL Publishing found, based on 400 responses from contractors and others, that 91% have used Critical Path Method software, with Microsoft Project the most common.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 22, 2013 -
Hillside Seattle—great views, but sizable earthquake/landslide risk
California is known for earthquake risks, but Seattle sits next to a fault, too, and new research shows the potential for more problems from sliding than shaking.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 22, 2013
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