Lawsuit settlement in Calif. is cautionary tale for engineers

With interest running at $14,000 a day during an appeal, Jacobs Engineering cut its losses and settled with its former client.

By Ron Gallagher • July 15, 2013

Driggs promoted to president of Heery International

Rich Driggs came aboard the Parsons Brinckerhoff subsidiary last year as national director of construction management after 21 years with Lend Lease.

By Ron Gallagher • July 15, 2013

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Recruiting, retention and training in construction

A roundup on articles focus on recruiting and retention for construction.

By Construction Dive staff

Sequestration effect: Bigger fish are feeding in a smaller pool of gov't work

Contractors who seek smaller federal contracts are finding themselves competing now with big new names.

By Ron Gallagher • July 14, 2013

20-story Atlanta Ferris wheel to open after construction 'oops'

A construction surprise delayed the Fourth of July opening of a 20-story Atlanta Ferris wheel – electrical ducts no one expected to find.

By Ron Gallagher • July 13, 2013

Prescott, Ariz., code to raise standards, post energy numbers for buyers

As soon as the city council approves, 2012 international codes will be incorporated in municipal building codes, and builders will have to test finished systems.

By Ron Gallagher • July 12, 2013

Bentley Systems' map app brings geospatial data to field devices

The company, which makes a range of design software, is boosting its output of applications for tablets and smartphones used by field workers.

By Ron Gallagher • July 12, 2013

LEEDv4 and apartments: This week's most read construction news

Head into the weekend better informed with the week's most popular news posts.

By Brian Warmoth • July 12, 2013

Philly construction worker hurt; sheared bolt in steel frame blamed

Another Philadelphia construction worker has been involved in a collapse, this time on a construction site instead of a demolition job.

By Ron Gallagher • July 12, 2013

Canadian police plan 'tattoos' to give them an edge over equipment thieves

In Edmonton, Alberta, police will begin giving away ultraviolet markers and hard-to-remove paint to contractors, urging them to "tattoo" their equipment.

By Ron Gallagher • July 11, 2013

Vest with lights sewn in is a bright safety idea

A Colorado company developed a safety vest that uses lights, including lighted words, to make workers much more visible at night.

By Ron Gallagher • July 11, 2013

Federal buildings will have to meet ASHRAE's latest standards

The Department of Energy has new rules that require federal buildings to be built to meet the latest standards for energy conservation.

By Ron Gallagher • July 11, 2013

Skanska to U.S. Chamber: No LEEDv4, no Skanska

In a dispute that revolves around whether LEED will effectively be blocked as a standard for federal buildings, Skanska USA has withdrawn from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

By Ron Gallagher • July 11, 2013

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

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