A BIM advocate sees great advantages for AEC firms

The competitive advantages for large firms range from grading to building delivery.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 1, 2014

Higher ed is cranking up construction in New York City

The city has several large institutions, and it is important to the construction industry when they unleash pent-up demand for new facilities.

By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 30, 2013

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Congress must act soon to keep Federal Highway Trust Fund afloat

With time growing short, some are advancing ideas to keep the fund going.

By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 30, 2013

Boring machine sets a speed record down under Down Under

One of two machines tunneling for a connector highway beneath Brisbane, Australia, set a record for cutting through 163 feet in one day.

By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 30, 2013

Injuries from demolition collapse claim Illinois worker

A worker who was buried under bricks and cement when a wall collapsed Thursday night during demolition of a restaurant in Vernon Hills, Ill., died at a hospital, officials said.

By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 27, 2013

Calif. city approves 7,800-home multi-use development

The city council in Coachella, Calif., has approved La Entrada, a 2,200-acre residential and commercial project so big the developer wants a new interstate exit.

By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 26, 2013

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

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