Commercial Building: Page 301
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Chevy pickup engine for 2014 wins highest horsepower and torque designations
Chevrolet is bragging on the 6.2L V8 power plant that will be available in two Chevy and two GMC pickup models this fall.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 12, 2013 -
Contractor takes manager's side in legal dispute at Savannah River project
The project at South Carolina's Savannah River nuclear site is taking the construction manager's side in a dispute with subcontractor Baker Concrete Construction.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 12, 2013 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Turner Construction says a worker's good idea is worth $10,000
Turner Construction asked employees for good ideas, then it backed up its words with cash for the innovations it adopted.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 12, 2013 -
Report: U.S. lawyers sued Lend Lease over WTC Memorial charges
Federal documents reportedly show Lend Lease paid $1.6 million to settle charges that it filed padded time sheets for the World Trade Center Memorial project.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2013 -
OSHA asks fines on infrastructure contractor Henkels & McCoy
A site inspection in New Jersey that combined local office and national agency priorities resulted in the contractor being cited for what OSHA said were six serious violations of safety rules.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Feds say vet hiring goals for contractors have no penalties attached
The contracting industry has been fighting back with concerns over perceived quotas.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2013 -
USGBC chapter is asking designers, contractors to share best green practices
On Florida's Gulf Coast, the USGBC chapter is surveying professionals in hopes of eliciting best practices and raising vision beyond specific systems.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Compostable 'plastic' provides alternative material for furniture
There's no suggestion that plastic-like material made from plants could be used in building yet, but a British designer has crated compostable furniture made from flax.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Backhoe operator dies in demolition accident in St. Paul
Officials said the man was in the cab of a backhoe working at a former factory site when the collapse occurred.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2013 -
Hastings, Minn., gets a record-setting river bridge and a striking design
A new four-lane span over the Mississippi River is almost complete and is the country's longest free-standing, unbraced tied-arch bridge.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2013 -
Size matters with skyscrapers, even if it's useless size
"Vanity height" is a new term in architecture, and it can be found in some of the world's tallest buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 9, 2013 -
When reduced construction unemployment is a bad thing
Lower unemployment normally would be a cause for celebration, but a drop in the number for the construction industry may not be a good sign.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Research finds thermal benefits with rooftop plants
For homes in a sunny environment, these findings could mean a solution for shaving long-term cooling costs.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Tokyo's successful Olympics bid is huge win for construction
Japan plans to spend over $2 billion in construction and renovations projects ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Three firms in running for new US embassy in Mexico
The U.S. state Department had narrowed its list to three contractors for the job of constructing new embassy facilities in Mexico City in the coming two fiscasl years.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 8, 2013 -
Phone app puts building code in your hands on the job
A phone app developed by Florida-based Engineering 7 lets builders and contractors download PDF versions of local or state building codes so the information goes to the job site with them.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 5, 2013 -
Workers respond to flexibility and chances to grow
A home builder shares what he has learned about motivating employees, especially when money for higher wages is tough to come by.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 5, 2013 -
Survey: Finding qualified workers is a headache for 74% of contractors
Associated General Contractors says that information from nearly 700 contractors, the bulk of them in 15 states, shows that recruiting craft workers is rough.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 5, 2013 -
Ohio adoption of whole-project bidding riles smaller contractors
Ohio's move to a bidding system that allows design-build, construction manager at risk and single contractors has smaller firms howling that it is unfair.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 5, 2013 -
Big sandbox, big machines: Play with real Cat 'toys' in Minnesota
A heavy-machine playground in Minnesota needs no excuses. Unless you drive a dozer daily already, how could you not love this?
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2013 -
Texas proposal for beat-up rural roads: Forget pavement
Trucks servicing the oil and gas boom are beating up Texas farm-to-market roads something fierce, and the state says the answer should be to make them officially unpaved roads.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2013 -
Underground grouting stabilizes route for new San Francisco subway tunnel
With boring begun for a new subway line 100 feet beneath a densely populated part of the city, a special underground grouting operation stabilizes conditions.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2013 -
Calif., paving industry pushing to work out last worries over new paving specs
The California Department of Transportation is trying to implement Superpave asphalt specifications on work after next July 1, but some "issues of concern" remain for a government-industry committee.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 3, 2013 -
Drivers' phones provide a new source of data for accurate traffic studies
Collecting and analyzing anonymous data about where cell phone users are going and when offers a new horizon for planners, developers, architects and, therefore, contractors.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 3, 2013 -
Reflecting skyscraper makes sun too much of a good thing in London
A building under construction in London is bringing loud complaints, and urban builders should take note.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 3, 2013
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