Deadly fall lands Wardcraft Homes $15K in violations

Unsafe scaffolding was among the factors cited in the fall.

By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2013

Seattle developers plan largest convention hotel project north of San Francisco

The 43-story high rise would open in 2017.

By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2013

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Data center construction

New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.

By Construction Dive staff

Federal Reserve, OCC slam banks' risky real estate investments

Bankers who blew off recommended ceilings on construction lending and real estate investment took hard punches during the downturn, a federal study reports

By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2013

Construction worries it's being left out of immigration reform

Associated General Contractors of America and other organizations believe the building industry is being singled out.

By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2013

Study: 87% of construction execs say economy is stable or growing

A confidence index from Engineering News Record has turned up in agreement with others that find construction executives relaxing a bit.

By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2013

San Francisco will soon have West Coast's tallest building

I f and when it is finished, the Transbay Transit Tower in San Francisco will likely lay claim to the title of the West Coast's tallest tower.

By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2013

Report: Construction spending growth is for real

Gilbane Building Co. has released its analysis of whether recent construction spending is here to stay or not.

By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2013

Is N.Y.'s fusion of markets in apartments the next big thing?

Manhattan is taking hip living to a whole new level.

By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2013

For construction jobs, February was a great time

Federal employment figures showed the February construction job marketplace had the best monthly gain in almost six years.

By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2013

Records essential to contractors' lost productivity claims

If a contractor decides things are bad enough to seek compensation, good records for that job and others are necessary.

By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2013

Subcontractor manual explains retainage laws in 50 states

Laws and practices vary from state to state, making an uneven landscape for subcontractors who have to deal with retainage of some of their fees.

By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2013

Short shrift for construction in immigration plan

The current plan would cut construction out of a larger visa pool and give the industry its own, smaller limits.

By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2013

Residential, nonresidential spending rose in February

Federal figures show that public spending was up, too.

By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2013

Owner survey: 50% use 'smart' systems

The survey has a message for contractors as well as system designers, demonstrating that customers increasingly want buildings that can accommodate active energy management.

By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2013

Newly developed nanofoam withstands explosions

A new kind of foam – nanofoam – looks promising for use in shielding buildings that need to be able to withstand nearby blasts.

By Ron Gallagher • March 31, 2013

Construction CFOs exhibit rising confidence

A survey by the Construction Financial Management Association put its "Confindex" for the business at a two-year high in the first quarter of 2013.

By Ron Gallagher • March 31, 2013

New discovery slashes energy load for cooling buildings

Researchers at Stanford University have discovered a material that can cut cooling energy by 35% even if it's present on only 10% of the building's surface.

By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2013

Development 101 is all about doing your homework

A law firm's guide to investing in development provides developers with a blueprint to making their projects worthwhile opportunities.

By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2013

Most Read Construction News of the Week: 3D printing and plywood

Catch up on the biggest construction news of the past week as you end into the weekend.

By Brian Warmoth • March 28, 2013

$6.4B Bay Bridge's connecting rods bust open

Thirty-two steel connecting rods built into the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge broke when crews began to apply tension to them.

By Ron Gallagher • March 28, 2013

ConsensusDOCS debuts template for design-build joint ventures

The organization has devised an agreement that partners can use to assemble a team for proposing design-build work, before the need for a joint venture agreement.

By Ron Gallagher • March 28, 2013

Fla. lawmakers don't want LEED to decide what is 'sustainable'

Florida's House of Representatives is considering a committee-approved bill to let state agencies decide what environmental construction standards they want to follow.

By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2013

Unions seek to promote, not impose, project labor agreements

Building and construction trade unions are sprucing up their image and going directly to project owners in a bid to persuade them that PLAs have benefits.

By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2013

Architects' business up as billings index hits 5½-year high

Any stutter-step in the recovery of the construction industry is not showing up in the architecture world.

By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2013

Architects dream up safe, green and cheap portable classrooms in Portland

An effort by architects, engineers, educators and Portland State University faculty and students built a better design for low-cost classrooms.

By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2013