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Robot draws drywall lines from computer-fed layout
A robot with marking pens and a BIM-fed brain has shown it can mark layouts for dry-wallers to follow.
By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2013 -
Recovery may lack skilled workers needed to sustain momentum
The demand for construction is recovering, but contractors may well not find the skilled workers they need to participate.
By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2013 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineData center construction
New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.
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Multifamily home starts soared in March
Federal data for March shows that multifamily climbed 27% from February, while single-family sank 4.8% this time.
By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2013 -
38% of highway contractors had work-zone crashes
A study of 2012 data finds that crashes happened frequently at job sites on U.S. roads.
By Ron Gallagher • April 15, 2013 -
OSHA slaps Buffalo developer with workplace hazard charges
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said workers were exposed to unmeasured lead and falls up to 15 feet during a demolition project.
By Ron Gallagher • April 15, 2013 -
Seattle school wins world's fourth Living Building award
When the elementary Bertschi School built its science wing, it went all out and won the Living Building Challenge.
By Ron Gallagher • April 15, 2013 -
$150M housing, retail project in Boston gets regulatory seal of approval
Boston now has a $150 million construction project in the pipeline after the approval of a mixed-use project proposed for Harvard University-owned land.
By Ron Gallagher • April 15, 2013 -
Steady materials prices are sign of volatility, trade group warns
Associated Builders and Contractors warn against complacency over materials prices in their April report.
By Ron Gallagher • April 14, 2013 -
American Institute of Constructors to honor longtime certification advocate
The Stephen P. Byrne Award commemorates the late national president of the American Institute of Constructors.
By Ron Gallagher • April 14, 2013 -
Fast-drying patch cures defects on tilt-up concrete panels
Firms that patch the dings and inevitable defects in tilt-up concrete panels like a fast-drying product that allows painting in as little as three hours.
By Ron Gallagher • April 14, 2013 -
Chicago plans to convert railway into $91M walking trail
Largely unused since trains stopped running over them, the Chicago High Line will welcome pedestrians and cyclists.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Apple's new mothership and a pit collapse in N.C.
Stay in the loop with last week's biggest headlines.
By Davide Savenije • April 12, 2013 -
High school program backed by ICC teaches building fundamentals
The International Code Council helped start the program in Maryland, teaching students about building requirements in several key areas.
By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2013 -
U.S. court rules boom-rental company holds liability in worker's death
The company that rented equipment to Humberto Menendez's employer was not clear enough about indemnification, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.
By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2013 -
Gang of 8 not helping construction industry
While much of the country hopes a bipartisan Senate plan for immigration reform can come to fruition, the construction industry presses its objection.
By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2013 -
OSHA puts Kan. roofer on severe-violator list after worker paralyzed in fall
Ryan Roofing Inc. was tagged with a $115,500 penalty in the case from last October but can appeal.
By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2013 -
Skyscraper aesthetic is about making form environmentally functional
Skyscrapers around the world are as much about function than flash these days, specifically green functions.
By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2013 -
Meet Apple's new $5B 'mother ship' HQ
With room for 12,000 workers, Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. will likely be a landmark project.
By Ron Gallagher • April 10, 2013 -
Uganda fires Chinese firm from hydro project due to major resume-padding
The country said China International Water and Electric Corp. concocted some whopper exaggerations in information submitted to win a bid for a 600-MW dam.
By Ron Gallagher • April 10, 2013 -
Crane community worried by some of OSHA's operator qualification plans
OSHA appears to mean that certifying operators – to begin next year – means they are qualified to operate a number of rigs.
By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2013 -
Soccer stadium being made into track venue in Rio gets shut-down order for repairs
Corrosion discovered in four steel tubes that are the backbone of the Engenhão Stadium's roof brought redevelopment to a temporary halt.
By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2013 -
Outlook from FMI is 8% more put-in-place construction this year, lots more residential
Industry economic consulting firm FMI is looking for a national gain of 8% from 2012 in construction pout in place by Dec. 31.
By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2013 -
It's finally showtime for mammoth Manitowoc in Korea
Sidelined temporarily by the worldwide recession, a Manitowoc 31000 is lifting hundreds of tons at a synthetic gas plant in Gwangyang, South Korea.
By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2013 -
InterContinental Hotels, NewcrestImage to build latest hotel in Oklahoma City
The Bricktown Holiday Inn Express is the seventh developed by the two companies.
By Roger Riddell • April 9, 2013 -
Construction job growth sees largest gains in 7 years
Half of the 317,000 jobs added in the last two years took place in the last six months.
By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2013
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