Commercial Building: Page 315
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Will more office jobs actually mean more office space?
As a builder you may not want to hear the answer.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 6, 2013 -
U.S. is moving ahead with hiring rules that will add contractor expenses
Rules that require efforts to hire disabled people and veterans as well as more record-keeping by contractors have been sent to the Office of Management and Budget for review.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 5, 2013 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Contractors will boost energy efficiency in 3 Calif. housing projects
The multifamily projects will get upgraded HVAC systems, solar power and drought-resistant landscaping.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 5, 2013 -
Home builder Brandywine sees apartment opportunities in slow-moving recovery
In a shift to pick up opportunities where it sees them, Brandywine Homes is embarking on three multifamily projects in California.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 5, 2013 -
New Ford F-150 V-6 capable of running on cheaper fuel
Ford says it is bringing the opportunity to use alternative fuels down to the half-ton pickup level with an F-150 engine that can be adapted to run compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 4, 2013 -
How to improve your chances of passing concrete core tests
If test results from sample concrete cylinders require coring the on-site material to test its strength, there are ways to do it that will give the concrete the best chance of passing.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 4, 2013 -
Swedish scientists accidentally create 'impossible' material
The result is so porous that a one-gram piece has an 8,600-square-foot total surface area.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 4, 2013 -
Treat customers well, because that's what they'll remember about you
The specifics of a proposal or a project fade from memory, but customers you won—or lost—remember how you made them feel.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 2, 2013 -
Duke Energy will build in Fla., but 'where' remains uncertain
Having bagged a plan for a two-generator nuclear plant in Levy County, Duke says it will be shopping for a site for a gas-fired station instead, but building is at least a year off.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 2, 2013 -
Green materials and multifamily: This week's most read construction news
Check out what lies ahead for multifamily and old building materials that could see new life.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 2, 2013 -
$600M construction begins on State Farm headquarters in Tempe, Ariz.
Ryan Cos. will built the largest office development in Arizona history.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 2, 2013 -
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.
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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
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