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Use Ford pickups for work? Thieves favor F-250 crew cab 4x4
Data from insurance claims suggests that 2010-2012 Ford F-250 pickups with crew cabs and four-wheel drive have edged the Escalade out of first place in vehicle thieves' hearts.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2013 -
Electricians, contractors own net-zero-energy teaching lab in Calif.
In Alameda County, Calif., electricians who need to know about emerging technology and the contractors who need them team up for hands-on training.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2013 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Labor Day opening sails away from San Francisco Bay Bridge builders
Early December looks like the next best hope.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2013 -
Jan-May construction starts were off 3% from 2012
The Dodge division of McGraw Hill Construction found that rising home-building could not overcome the decline in non-residential building and non-building starts.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2013 -
Consultant believes he can read 'IT' leaves for construction economy omens
Consider this argument: If corporate IT types are in no hurry to hire because they have doubts about the recovery, how much construction will their companies need?
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2013 -
Contractors can benefit by encouraging reports of 'near-miss' incidents
These reasons look like they should be obvious.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2013 -
Kansas sewer project runs too deep for trenching, depends on laser-guided boring
When municipal service reached an established Olathe, Kan., neighborhood, the lay of the land dictated lines as deep as 45 feet for a gravity-fed system.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2013 -
Tight tolerances make Willamette River cable-stay bridge a challenge
A two-pylon, narrow-profile, cable-stayed bridge satisfied aesthetic desires in Portland, Ore., but the contractors have their work cut out for them.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2013 -
Non-profit industry group will wave the flag for creating P3 projects
The new Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure sees a need for America to embrace public-private partnerships for a variety of reasons.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2013 -
Goal for UC Davis building: All wine out, no energy in
In the heart of California wine country, the Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building (JSWB) on the UC Davis campus is LEED Platinum and aiming for net-zero energy status.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2013 -
Foreign-language training for aerial-platform workers is high on IPAF agenda
The International Powered Access Federation is making it a priority to get platform workers training in languages they can understand.
By Ron Gallagher • July 8, 2013 -
Developers see re-energized markets for building apartments
The rise in shoppers for homes notwithstanding, it appears that the demand for apartments is gaining strength as well.
By Ron Gallagher • July 8, 2013 -
The 55-plus market: This is not your father's Oldsmobile, or his apartment complex
Note to developers and contractors: Today's 55-and-older residents want anything but the single-generation retirement communities of their parents .
By Ron Gallagher • July 8, 2013 -
Four new ideas for LEED credits join 'pilot' program offerings
The pilot program puts suggestions for new ways to earn LEED credits up for testing and discussion among members.
By Ron Gallagher • July 8, 2013 -
10-year, $2B Mall of America expansion underway
Drawing 42 million visitors—13% of the U.S. population—each year will look antiquated after Triple Five Worldwide pours $2 billion into expanding the Minnesota landmark.
By Ron Gallagher • July 7, 2013 -
3 pro-tips for redevelopment projects
One lesson, perhaps the most important one, to be taken from redevelopment projects is to have very good engineers playing on your team.
By Ron Gallagher • July 5, 2013 -
Construction employment sees best June in five years
The latest unemployment data from the federal government said hiring brought unemployment in the construction industry down from 12.8% a year ago to 9.8% last month.
By Ron Gallagher • July 5, 2013 -
Design-build—an easy route to LEED certification?
Design-build is not guaranteed to deliver LEED certification more reliably than other project methods, but several professionals say they believe it helps.
By Ron Gallagher • July 5, 2013 -
Going diesel fuels cost savings, U. of Michigan study finds
A report from a group at the University of Michigan says that diesel vehicles are clear winners in a comparison of operating costs to those of gasoline-fueled equivalents.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2013 -
Are the benefits of glass-walled buildings for real?
Engineer and LEED Accredited Professional Peter Rumsey suggests wide and high expanses of glass are not all they're trumped up to be.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2013 -
'Amazing Builders' seeks to recruit next generation of builders
"Those Amazing Builders" is an industry-sponsored introduction that the backers hope will get middle- and high-school kids thinking about careers.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2013 -
New version of LEED to launch this fall
The U.S. Green Building Council says its members have approved the LEED v4 proposal, with the update on green building standards garnering 86% of vote.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2013 -
Why mid-year is a good time to check your financials
The first half of 2013 closed Sunday, and that's good time to look at real versus projected business, whether any realignments are in order and whether goals look achievable.
By Ron Gallagher • July 1, 2013 -
Calif. approves warm-mix asphalt as standard paving option
The Department of Transportation in California has added warm-mix asphalt to its list of approved paving techniques that contractors can use without special permission.
By Ron Gallagher • July 1, 2013 -
Highway paving seeing $500M dropoff in 2013
Reduced spending at all government levels, including the end of federal stimulus money, put a half-billion-dollar dent in spending on highway paving for January through April.
By Ron Gallagher • July 1, 2013
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