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Home prices, demolition debris and the 'X-tweel': This week's Most Read Construction News
Home prices made their biggest gain in 7 years in another encouraging sign for the state of the economy.
By Davide Savenije • May 31, 2013 -
MIT scientists' idea replaces heating of rooms with heating of human beings
The idea is that infrared beams could track people as they move through structures and keep them warm.
By Ron Gallagher • May 30, 2013 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Chinese firm boasts world's tallest building to go up in three months
Broad Sustainable Building Corporation says it's about ready to begin building the half-mile-high Sky City One from prefabricated elements later this year.
By Ron Gallagher • May 30, 2013 -
Construction begins on $763M Indiana-Kentucky bridge project
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence came to a ceremony marking the start of an Ohio River bridge to finish a loop around the Louisville, Ky., metro area.
By Ron Gallagher • May 30, 2013 -
How to run an effective BIM coordination meeting
Coordination meetings make building information modeling work and there are steps to take that will make the meeting itself work.
By Ron Gallagher • May 30, 2013 -
Precast arches for new Fort Worth bridge shave 7 months off project
An auto and pedestrian bridge that is replacing a 100-year-old structure in Fort Worth will use 12 precast concrete arches.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2013 -
Video: Crane at Russian building site topples into nearby building
A tower crane at a construction site in Kirov, Russia, may not have been secured properly and came crashing down as a result.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2013 -
Demolition debris isn't just trash—it's cash flow
One demolition company owner that recycles materials claims he can turn demolition waste from expense into profit.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2013 -
Appeal of $56M 'Big Dig' claim sparked by lack of contractual clarity
A case from the "Big Dig" project in Boston revolves around who the state and contractors decided could make a claim go to arbitration.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2013 -
Nonresidential construction accelerates, but can't keep up with economy
The index calculated by consultant FMI and based on an industry panel rose 2 points for the second quarter, but the overall economy index was up 7.9.
By Ron Gallagher • May 28, 2013 -
Washington moves fast to bandage broken bridge
The state will truck pre-built structures to the failed Skagit River crossing section that fell on May 23, using those as a reduced-speed, reduced-load link.
By Ron Gallagher • May 28, 2013 -
OSHA puts controversial crane-operator testing rules on hold
The agency's decision to put a three-year hold on rules for crane-operator certification is stirring as much discussion as the proposed rules themselves.
By Ron Gallagher • May 28, 2013 -
N.Y. contractor faces fines as OSHA alleges trench violations
Officials say the contractor had a 7-foot excavation without cave-in protection and without enough escape ladders in the trench.
By Ron Gallagher • May 27, 2013 -
Amazon's new Seattle HQ to feature biodomes
A six-story office building was approved, but the e-retail giant has some new designs for the project.
By Ron Gallagher • May 24, 2013 -
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Facebook, nanotech and green value
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By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2013 -
Developers to break record for tallest building in Singapore
Guocoland plans to do so with the 951-foot Tanjong Pagar Centre designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
By Ron Gallagher • May 24, 2013 -
Why you need proof behind high materials cost claims
Make sure to protect yourself before submitting claims to cover higher costs for materials.
By Ron Gallagher • May 24, 2013 -
Insurers, fire chiefs: We need financial carrot for better state building codes
States may listen to the tune of money more than to the logic of requiring better protection because it's the right thing to do.
By Ron Gallagher • May 23, 2013 -
Small design firms take big risks in seeking federal jobs
67% of architectural firms make less than $1 million a year, and the average cost of going after a federal design-build award is $260,000.
By Ron Gallagher • May 23, 2013 -
Survey: Business and mergers will both rise next year
A report based on a survey of high-level executives and managers at construction companies worldwide found that they see good things coming.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2013 -
New ASTM standard makes hollow steel sections easier to use
ASTM is issuing a new standard for various aspects of hollow steel sections and product vendors say the change will make their use easier for building and bridge designers.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2013 -
Contractors fight Labor Dept. survey of workers on worker/contractor rules
Associated General Contractors told the U.S. Department of Labor it would be disruptive to survey 10,000 workers about their employment.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2013 -
Architects' billings fall in April
But inquiries still increased from March.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2013 -
When home-building jobs disappeared, so did the people who had them
The numbers support the cries of contractors, especially home builders, that there just aren't enough construction workers any more to meet the demand that is returning.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2013 -
Demolishing a hospital garage quietly? Not as impossible as you might think
The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati planned an orthopedic and spine center where it had a visitor-parking garage, and O'Rourke Wrecking Co. got the nod to do the job—without vibrations.
By Ron Gallagher • May 21, 2013
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