Three pickups make 2014 Truck of the Year nominations

Nothing like a Ford-GM-Ram debate to stir the juices of truck users large and small, but auto writers have removed some of that by nominating only a GMC, a Chevy and a Toyota.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 7, 2013

Feds clarify how much road work triggers disability regulations

Which projects on streets are "alterations" and which are just repairs has had contractors and local governments scratching their heads over Americans With Disabilities Act compliance.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 7, 2013

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MIT researchers dream up self-assembling building blocks

Researchers at MIT are developing robotic cubes that can assemble themselves on command into shapes the user desires.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 6, 2013

OSHA fines hit $272,000 over NYC scaffolding issues

OSHA levied fines on a general contractor and three subs, with many of the citations relating to scaffolding at a 23-story hotel project in Manhattan.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 6, 2013

Nail down a solution for sites with iffy slopes

They have some limitations, but soil nails are a way to stabilize a slope below a project to keep it in place when construction begins above.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 4, 2013

OSHA violations: Failure to provide fall protection is still largest issue

Builders need to be aware of the top categories on OSHA's just-finished list of most-cited workplace violations for Fiscal Year 2013.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 3, 2013

Labor shortage threatens Fla. construction—and economy

In Sarasota, Fla., construction is considered the bellwether of the area's economy, but contractors say they see a tough future finding labor to lead the charge.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 3, 2013

Union group plans push for PLA in Milwaukee tower project

The head of the labor trades council will ask for the union-wage project labor agreement from insurer Northwestern Mutual for its $450 million development.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 3, 2013

Paperwork backlog bogs down construction in Denver

The city-county office that processes building applications in Denver is holding up millions of dollars in work that has come with the economic recovery.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 3, 2013

British rail construction workers encounter Roman-era skulls

 Workers on a London rail tunnel project got a surprise when their work unearthed about 20 human skulls from the time when Rome ruled Brittania.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 2, 2013

U.S. demand for design services keeps expanding, but unevenly

Industrial design work grew again in August, institutional architecture kept up its slow growth, and even residential work was up just a little, the American Institute of Architects reports.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 2, 2013

Government shutdown could impact FY13 construction contracts

Like so many other people who interact with the federal government, contractors have to wait and see if a lack of funds and federal workers will hamper them.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 1, 2013

Pent-up pickup demand is busting out all over

It's been three decades since contractors and builders bought more than half of the pickup trucks sold in the U.S., but the first half of this year got there.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 1, 2013

Construction data falls victim to U.S. government shutdown

If you were waiting on construction spending data this week, you may have noticed that something was missing on the first of the month. Thank Congress.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 1, 2013

Calif. extends program to help diesel owners clean up older vehicles

The state's Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program and another program will get $2 billion over 10 years to help contractors and other owners.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 1, 2013

Ind., Ill. ready RFQ's for Illiana Corridor highway

The states have settled on how each will handle its piece of the 47-mile connector between I-65 in Indiana and I-55 in Illinois, with requests for qualifications set for this fall.

By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 1, 2013

KB Homes kicks off 74-unit San Francisco condo project

The company is putting up what it describes as a mid-rise luxury-condo building, hoping to replicate earlier successes with condominium and townhome projects in the Bay area.

By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 30, 2013

Santa Monica plane crash claims construction exec, son

Morley Construction Co. says it believes CEO Mark Benjamin and his son, Luke, were aboard a Cessna jet that veered off a runway and crashed into a hanger Sunday night.

By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 30, 2013

I-43 bridge in Wisconsin sags beneath travelers

A bridge that carries Interstate 43 over the Fox River is closed indefinitely because a portion took a dip toward the river a little over a year after it was last inspected.

By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 30, 2013

Shhh! Report looks at ways to reduce noise on a range of pavement types

An international association has published its 2013 guide to reducing tire-pavement noise from driving on asphalt and cement road surfaces.

By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 30, 2013

Beschauer Phillips in Olympia, Wash. changes name to Forma Construction

Restructured ownership prompted the company to switch names as it moves forward.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 30, 2013

Ohio's cranking up highway projects to tune of $2.9 billion

The state DOT gave credit for quick project starts to the governor for proposing that the state issue Ohio Turnpike bonds to get the cash for the work.

By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 26, 2013

After the current federal fiscal fight, Highway Transit Fund woes loom

ARTBA says road and bridge contractors will be contributing to joblessness, not employment, if Congress does not find a way to keep the Highway Trust Fund in business.

By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 26, 2013

Construction confidence measure breaks annual pattern of third-quarter collapse

The Construction Industry Confidence Index compiled by Engineering News Record did slide back two points to 67, but this is the first time in four years that the quarter has remained strongly positive.

By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 26, 2013

Your new friends: Robots that fabricate timber products

The University of Stuttgart has teamed with several German companies to see if it is possible to use robotic manufacturing to make complex fabricated timber elements for construction.

By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 26, 2013