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Program financing nursing-facility makeovers may benefit contractors
A new national program by CapitalSource targets nursing facility renovations and repairs in an aging U.S. could bring construction work .
By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2013 -
Iraq contract scheme lands U.S. engineer in jail
After a guilty plea to three of 54 counts of a federal indictment, former Corps of Engineers employee John Alfy Salama Markus will go to prison for rigging Corps contract awards in Iraq.
By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2013 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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How to turn a dingy, old bathroom into a posh, new cafe
It's not a market-making redevelopment, but two entrepreneurs have converted an underground Victorian-era men's lavatory into a London coffee shop.
By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2013 -
Report: After earthquakes, buildings vulnerable to fires
Worcester Polytech experts showed in a test building at UC San Diego that gaps in walls, jammed doors and elevator chimneys posed dangers even though sprinklers still worked.
By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2013 -
Oman calls on engineers for new national rail system
Firms are now vying to win a preliminary-design engineering contract for a brand new, 1,000-kilometer railroad and nine freight yards in the sultanate.
By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2013 -
Senate hopes to restore highway funds
The Senate's version of the "continuing resolution" to fund the government – what the U.S. has come to do instead of passing a budget every year – seeks to protect transportation.
By Ron Gallagher • March 12, 2013 -
GMC, Chevy offer service bonus for truck fleets
For businesses that are replenishing their truck fleets, General Motors is offering a special service package in hopes of winning their business.
By Ron Gallagher • March 11, 2013 -
What will highway building look like without federal funds?
Politicians do not cut ribbons on repair projects, and the Highway Trust Fund is dwindling, so what might transportation construction might look like down the road (or rail, or bike path).
By Ron Gallagher • March 11, 2013 -
McGraw-Hill study: More evidence green building is mainstream
A new study adds evidence that green building is growing – and growing because it's good business, not just public relations.
By Ron Gallagher • March 11, 2013 -
Demolition starts ahead of Rio Olympics construction
What once went up must come down, mostly, as crews tackle an area of 1.18 million square meters that had been a race track and will be the center of the Olympic park for 2016.
By Ron Gallagher • March 11, 2013 -
U.S. has new I-9 form for hirings
With some relatively minor exceptions, contractors have to complete the new I-9 form for everyone they hire.
By Ron Gallagher • March 11, 2013 -
Walgreens' to pilot new net-zero energy store in Ill.
A new store in Evanston, Ill., will use wind, solar, geothermal and other technologies in a bid to generate as much or even more power than it needs.
By Ron Gallagher • March 10, 2013 -
N.C. apartments show demand for smoke-free housing
It doesn't take a government to prove there is a desire to avoid cigarette smoke – the market does that just fine.
By Ron Gallagher • March 9, 2013 -
How can you change your company's culture?
As baseball teams head into spring training with a renewed sense of hope, leaders can similarly rejuvenate their companies.
By Ron Gallagher • March 8, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Sequestration and algae power
Construction news catch you sleeping this week? Take a minute and find out what everyone else was reading.
By Brian Warmoth • March 8, 2013 -
Can you dig it? Deere backhoe No. 250,000 rolls off assembly line
John Deere gave energy contractor NPL Construction Co. the keys to its 250,000th backhoe loader from the production line at the Dubuque Works.
By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2013 -
New tests reveal tires match polymers as asphalt binders
A new analysis for the Rubberized Asphalt Foundation determined that it is possible to do testing that will satisfy public agencies about recycled tires' suitability.
By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2013 -
Nonresidential index hits 100 for first time in 34 months
McGraw-Hills Dodge Momentum Index of what's in the works in nonresidential construction reached a mark last month that it has not seen since April 2010.
By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2013 -
CH2M Hill agrees to $18.5M settlement amid federal fraud allegations
The company said it should have caught the problem sooner when the government was being charged for more hours than workers put in at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear facility.
By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2013 -
Transportation officials fear loss of infrastructure funds in budget deal
A Republican funding proposal floating about in Congress is not going to bring the promised support for transportation infrastructure, state officials warn.
By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2013 -
Metal-panel-maker Centria picks new leader
Centria, a major player in architectural metal wall and roof systems, is losing its current president, Mark Sherwin, when he retires at the end of the month.
By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2013 -
German building powered by algae farm
A demonstration building in Hamburg has slim glass tanks on its facade that uses algae to create a fuel for a biogas-powered energy generator.
By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2013 -
How did a flawed design sink the budget for Wash. pontoon bridge?
Washington State says its engineers did not account for post-tensioning stresses, and cracks that could leak have appeared in concrete pontoons already in the water and others being installed.
By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2013 -
IUPUI agrees lease-to-own deal for $22.9M project
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis has selected the developer for a $22.9 million deal in which it will lease an office facility for 20 years, then take it over.
By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2013 -
Mich. DOT pours $264M into Detroit road repair
Detroit has been suffering huge disinvestment for years, but the Michigan Department of Transportation says it is going to put $264 million into repairs this fiscal year.
By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2013
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