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Calif. construction firm to built $140M light-rail system in Detroit
The firm Stacy and Witbeck Inc., will manage a new light-rail system project in Detroit.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 2, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Guest Post: Why One WTC is the world's most expensive skyscraper
Here's what went into the Freedom Tower’s security apparatus, and why New York City spared no expense.
July 31, 2013 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineRecruiting, retention and training in construction
A roundup on articles focus on recruiting and retention for construction.
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Increase employee motivation with these 4 easy steps
Sometimes it's not clear who is driving the bus for productivity, so give workers reasons to buy in and step up.
By Ron Gallagher • July 30, 2013 -
China 'Sky City' tallest-tower project has skeptics, may not have permits
It looks like the Chinese government may not be on board with the project after all.
By Ron Gallagher • July 30, 2013 -
Some commercial investors fear multifamily is ripe for a bubble
This survey says commercial real estate executives worry that apartments may be getting inflated.
By Ron Gallagher • July 30, 2013 -
Green building breathes new life into old materials
A new report sees straw and bamboo making a comeback in the next decade.
By Brian Warmoth • July 30, 2013 -
Group offers database of utility-protection best practices
A new database operated for free by the Common Ground Alliance gives utilities and contractors access to information and contacts for employing best practices in protecting underground wires and pipes.
By Ron Gallagher • July 29, 2013 -
A tale from the rails: How 'buy American' killed a project
A proposal to construct a high-speed rail link between Las Vegas and Los Angeles lost any chance of federal funding because of a rule saying it had to buy what doesn't exist.
By Ron Gallagher • July 29, 2013 -
Contractors offer Congress advice on getting MAP-21 moving to help states
Associated General Contractors told a Senate committee that the huge increase in TIFIA authorization in the law is not turning into a flow of loans to states for transportation projects.
By Ron Gallagher • July 29, 2013 -
Road-builders may get a charge out of this: Electricity-conducting concrete
Enabling concrete to conduct electricity offers opportunities to control the material's temperature by using the concrete itself in applications such as deicing bridges.
By Ron Gallagher • July 29, 2013 -
China, Pentagon City and NYC plumbing: The week's most read construction news
These were the five most popular reads of the past week on Construction Dive.
By Brian Warmoth • July 29, 2013 -
Safety markings in hangar's concrete floor eliminate USAF maintenance
At Luke Air Force Base, a different approach to lines and zones may have eliminated a lot of costs going forward.
By Ron Gallagher • July 28, 2013 -
Terrible vision: When the Highway Trust Fund can fund nothing
Information from the Congressional Budget Office says that in Fiscal Year 2015 – a year from this October – the federal Highway Trust Fund will have zero dollars to fund construction.
By Ron Gallagher • July 28, 2013 -
Hines, Chevron are pumping up Houston building plans
Hines had been planning on a 41-story office building that is going higher, and Chevron has 50 stories in the works next to two buildings it already owns.
By Ron Gallagher • July 26, 2013 -
When 'no' is the right answer for the client and your company's future
It can be hard to say "no" to business requests in construction, but being honest about capacity is a better long-term strategy than failing to deliver.
By Ron Gallagher • July 26, 2013 -
Think wheel loaders. Think Volvo. Think Chinese?
Forget the days when the name "Volvo" brought images of blond skiers in hand-woven sweaters, because Volvo Group is bringing its Chinese subsidiary's wheel loaders to the U.S. market.
By Ron Gallagher • July 25, 2013 -
Calif. opens certification facility for inertial profiling equipment, operators
Contractors building roads for California now have an in-state facility where they can have inertial-profiling equipment and operators certified to meet contract requirements.
By Ron Gallagher • July 25, 2013 -
China's half-mile-tall skyscraper moves forward, but questions persist
China's Broad Group says the 2,750-foot-tall, mostly residential tower, will give it the rights to the title of "world's tallest building" by next April.
By Ron Gallagher • July 25, 2013 -
Utility sues Bigge over fatal gantry collapse at nuke plant
Bihgge Cranes and Rigging had constructed a gantry to lift a large part from a generator at the Arkansas Nuclear One plant, and it let go while moving 550 tons, killing a worker.
By Ron Gallagher • July 25, 2013 -
Flood by accidental design: Levees send storm surges up Mississippi toward New Orleans
A team of engineers led by the man who designed the federal government's computer model for storm surges says that Mississippi levees below the city inadvertently send water upstream and should be lowered.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2013 -
Builders named for $840M 'reversible lanes' toll-road project in Ga.
The public-private partnership will put tolled commuter lanes in along I-75 northwest of Atlanta.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2013 -
Trade groups sue NYC over pre-installed plumbing
The new disagreement involves residential units in New York's Atlantic Yards.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2013 -
Architecture Billings Index slides down from May but still points up
The index was at 51.6 in June, and since anything over 50 means business is growing, there were handshakes all around.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2013 -
Bertha: A boulder-busting wonder ready to go to work on Seattle
The 7,000-ton machine will bore the tunnel for a road to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct on the Puget Sound waterfront.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2013 -
New software keeps BIM packages updated as projects get built
An application developed by StratusVue lets contractors add data to building information models along the way so it's easier to turn over a completed package to owners.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2013
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