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Tracking tools paint 3D picture of a working jobsite
Using RFID and other techniques to push data to computers can result in a 3-D picture of everything going on in a working construction site, advocated say.
By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2013 -
States' road, bridge contracts dropped 2.7% over past year
Figures show that the states issued contracts worth $54.3 billion in the last 12 months through January, down about 2.7% from the year-before period, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association says.
By Ron Gallagher • March 4, 2013 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Nonresidential construction already hit slump before sequester
Nonresidential construction slid from December to January, while public sector work dropped over the last year as its contraction continued.
By Ron Gallagher • March 4, 2013 -
How many states aren't living up to US energy-code commitments?
One string attached to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act state funds was an agreement to put building energy codes in place – but some states haven't followed through.
By Ron Gallagher • March 4, 2013 -
W. Gene Corley, leader in forensic engineering, succumbs to cancer
The engineer who led FEMA's inquiry into the World Trade Center's collapse on Sept. 11, 2001, W. Gene Corley, is dead at 77.
By Ron Gallagher • March 4, 2013 -
Sequester ax slashes federal construction
Several programs including defense construction are taking a hit while others, including highway aid programs, are exempt from what could total up to $4 billion in reductions.
By Ron Gallagher • March 2, 2013 -
Execs: Tech-savvy consumers drive business, demand value
Shopping-center trade group execs see a world that is moving faster, giving brands less shelf life and being led by consumers who use technology to search for value.
By Ron Gallagher • March 1, 2013 -
Maturing tech increasingly essential to construction industry
Information technology is evolving and becoming central to the construction industry as companies leverage what they are learning.
By Ron Gallagher • March 1, 2013 -
As buildings lose 42% of energy, DOE invests $9M in efficiency research
The energy used in buildings has been falling on a per-capita basis since 2007, but the U.S. Department of Energy is funding work to find ways to keep pushing it down.
By Ron Gallagher • March 1, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Concrete tech and green building
Want to know what the next generation of concrete looks like? Check out our most popular reads of the past seven days.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 28, 2013 -
HGA names Daniel J. Rectenwald to be COO
Clients of Minneapolis-based architecture/engineering firm HGA will find a new face in the chief operating officer's chair running day-to-day affairs.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2013 -
EPA seeks to avoid dissent on looming stormwater rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is due out in June with rules for incorporating stormwater control in low-impact development, and it's lobbying local governments to see the rules favorably.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2013 -
GSA wants feedback on which green-building rating system to use
A mandatory review is under way by the General Services Administration of whether LEED still works best for the government to build green or if its choice of Green Globes is right.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2013 -
And the world's tallest wooden apartment building is...
The Forté was built by Lend lease in the Melbourne's Victoria Harbour area with cross-laminated timber panels made in a factory in Austria.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2013 -
Preventive maintenance is about doing the things you don't 'have' to do – yet
It's easy to wait until equipment breaks – and stops a job – before doing repairs, which is just what good preventive maintenance does not let happen.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2013 -
World machinery show will have an energy-efficiency theme
Several companies are planning to show off construction gear with high-efficiency diesels or hybrid power systems at "bauma 2013," the machinery show in Munich, Germany, in April.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2013 -
Mayors' group tackles greenhouse emissions where they can – buildings
The group called C40 Cities – which actually has 58 members – is an alliance of mayors who want to reduce the global-warming effect of emissions from large urban buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2013 -
Major figure in Texas A&M Construction Science, Stephen Byrne, dies unexpectedly
Stephen P. Byrne was a strong advocate for certification for contractors and he helped shape the school's department and led its Construction Industry Advisory Council.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2013 -
Contractors voice concerns over worker shortages, immigration focus
Associated Builders and Contractors members and some of their customers are concerned that a recovery in construction will be hampered by a shortage of skilled and unskilled workers.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2013 -
La. company takes ABC's 'Contractor of the Year' honor for 2012
Thirty years after its founding, Cajun Industries LLC of Baton Rouge, La., has been named Associated Builders and Contractors' outstanding member for 2012.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 26, 2013 -
There are ways to keep concrete moving when cold weather is trying to stop it
Contractors who work in cold climates know tricks to keep concrete booms warm enough that the mixture keeps flowing even when temperatures are plunging.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 26, 2013 -
OSHA imposes fine in roof worker's heat-related death; contractor is contesting fine
A temporary employee of Dayton, Ohio,-based A.H. Sturgill Roofing Inc. was on a roof on an 82-degree day last summer when he suffered heat stroke.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 26, 2013 -
Lighting standard proposes quicker reduction, shutoff in more building spaces
Revisions proposed for automatic lighting standards for buildings would have auto-reduction and auto-off lighting in more places to reduce energy usage.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 26, 2013 -
Rule reduces review of some emergency road, bridge repairs
A new ruling by federal highway officials aims to speed up environmental reviews of road and bridge projects when the president or a governor has declared an emergency.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 26, 2013 -
Concrete industry touts hard roads as a gas-saver
You may have inflated your tires a bit extra to get better mileage, and now an MIT research center associated with the concrete industry says harder roads are better, too.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 25, 2013
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