Toyota gunning for more of the work-truck market with lower Tundra prices

Toyota's fleet of 2014 Tundra full-size pickups is down $263 overall from the sticker prices on 2013 models, and it's biggest seller gets $650 worth of equipment for the same price.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2013

New tech lets materials tell you when they degrade

Australian researchers have a preliminary version of a system that uses transducers and waves' behavior.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2013

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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

By Construction Dive staff

O'Hare modernization has been an exhibition of staging excellence

The assignment: Remake and add to the nation's busiest airport while keeping planes flying and 68 million passengers a year getting onto and off them.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2013

The warehouse of 2020: Turn that big, flat box into a tower of e-commerce power

Winners a NAIOP competition thought about what distribution and fulfillment centers will look like at the end of the decade.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2013

Allocate overhead by man-hours worked in the field, consultant advises

Consultant Ron Roberts argues that for trade contractors, allocating overhead based on project costs will not give an accurate picture of how you did on a contract.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2013

Construction industry: What will driverless cars mean for infrastructure?

When transportation thinkers and bigwigs get together this fall for a conference, they're going to ask about self-driven vehicles.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2013

Study suggests safety incentives can drive under-reporting

The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) backs a study that found fear of losing safety incentive money sometimes keep workers from reporting injuries.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2013

Texas takes aim at bogus use of 'self-employed' workers

Claiming workers are not actually employees of any contractor or sub on a building project may leave them unpaid and the state without taxes it should collect on the wages.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 12, 2013

A 242-ton crane with a delicate touch for wind-turbine work

In Kansas, a new giant from Liebherr with a telescoping 197-foot boom and variable-width tracks is helping move among the windmills as Transportation Partners and Logistics assembles the towers.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 12, 2013

How do you raise a New Jersey coastal town 11 feet?

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study will look at whether or not it's an option for Highlands, N.J.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 11, 2013

Ariz. college will put second campus in Mesa planned development

Grand Canyon University, a private, Christian school with one campus in Phoenix now, will build a second campus as part of a planned development in Mesa.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 11, 2013

A contractor's view: Labor will influence cost more than materials will

Alabama-based contractor Merrill Stewart sees labor shortages stirring things up in the coming years.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 9, 2013

Industry says new study shows good hiring record for veterans, disabled

A new study that Associated General Contractors gave to the federal government says that veterans do better than nonveterans in being hired, and disabled workers have the same chances of being hired as others, so federal rules are unneeded.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 9, 2013

$60M mixed-use project in Milwaukee to generate 100 construction jobs

Opus Development Co. L.L.C. and Mercy Housing Lakefront expect to break ground in fall 2014.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 9, 2013

Construction equipment industry sees Asian growth, but says U.S. already bought

A five-year projection for construction equipment purchases says 6% growth by 2017, but much of that will come from buying in China.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2013

One Republican, one Democrat pitch energy-efficiency bill

Sens. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican, and Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat, have written legislation to cut energy waste with better model building codes and education about what's available.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2013

Atlantic levels challenge Boston's post-Sandy waterfront development

Everyone in Boston is on board with the city's waterfront renaissance of development and redevelopment—except for the Atlantic Ocean.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2013

New window-spec standards may ease BIM integration

The AAMA's voluntary standards are geared to fast-track the modeling process.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2013

Confidence index sees gains in 55+ sector for single-family and rental

The National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index for housing targeted to residents 55 and older was at 53 for the second quarter of the year, up 24 points from a year ago and the best second quarter ever.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2013

Have you benchmarked your business against the best?

Projects with structures, timelines and goals can benefit from a look into competitors' playbooks.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2013

Texas takes $1.2 billion road construction plan to voters

Some say the state really needs $4 billion for road work, but the Legislature is putting a constitutional amendment on the 2014 ballot to spend $1.2 billion per year.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2013

Thanks to contractors and consumers, rental industry is smiling

Companies that rent equipment and tools to the construction industry are happy with their business this year and expect to get even happier.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2013

P3 success secret: Build teams before seeking projects

Experienced developers say pitching to the public sector can require special preparations.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2013

Improve construction site safety—with an iPhone app?

The iConstructSafe app provides videos for iPhones and iPads that cover best practices for equipment and personal protective equipment.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 6, 2013

Study: Lowest bids not the best path to contracts

Results from a survey of contractors and subs showed that value may be prized over low prices.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 6, 2013