Commercial Building: Page 323
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Brasfield & Gorrie to kick off work on College Football Hall of Fame
The contractor is ready to break ground on the facility in Atlanta, which is expected to pour $9 billion into the area's tourist economy.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 14, 2013 -
Boxman Studios reusing shipping containers in construction
The company that has been finding uses for shipping containers for five years has decided that the built environment is a business line whose time has come.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 14, 2013 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Mandatory energy-reporting for large buildings reaches Minneapolis
Beginning in 2015, the city will require operators of buildings over 50,000 square feet to report energy and water use.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 14, 2013 -
People who build glass 'houses' should throw 'stones' first
Engineers in Germany are testing glazing materials to see how they withstand pressures – such as a bomb's blast wave – for a planned, glass-walled San Francisco transit center.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 14, 2013 -
Obama calls for public-private push to upgrade roads, bridges, schools
Contractors may benefit if Congress agrees with a program of public-private partnerships for infrastructure improvements that President Obama suggested.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2013 -
Index for nonresidential construction rises based on industry interviews
An index compiled by consulting firm FMI is at 58.1 for the first quarter of the year, up from 2012's closing quarter.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2013 -
For the field, a computer that's all in (well, on) your head
A unit aimed at professionals who need hands-free access on the job, the Golden-i offers voice and video communication capabilities and Wi-Fi access.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2013 -
Mixed-use project in Sydney goes green with vertical gardens
As part of the Australian city's sustainability campaign, developers of One Central Park are incorporating 21 gardens on the walls of the towers.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2013 -
States' transportation building rose slightly in 2012
States spent a little more on transportation construction in 2012 than the year before, but transport construction overall continued to decline as a part of the nation's total.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Tilt-Up Concrete Assn. touts products' ability to help meet energy code
The trade group says it can be a resource for design professionals and others looking for ways to comply with the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Guide from ASHRAE explains measuring building efficiency in the long term
The book is a how-to for continuous monitoring and, if desired, steps to track energy and water use and environmental conditions over a building's life.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Colleges and universities show the way for sustainable buildings.
Not surprisingly, it's institutions of higher education that are in the forefront of creating sustainable buildings and communities.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 12, 2013 -
GSA has a finger in the wind to gauge public's view on green-building standards
The federal government's construction company and landlord – the General Services Administration – is looking for public input on what system or systems it should recommend at the government's go-to system.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Builders seeking financing need to see themselves through lenders' eyes
A consultant who has worked for builders says getting financing is about how lenders see builders, not how builders see themselves.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Joint venture LLC template now offered by ConsensusDocs
The industry-backed project to ease the legal aspects of construction and decrease litigation has a product for firms putting together LLCs for joint ventures.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Norwegian designers floating ideas for crossing over and under fjords
With its jagged coastline,Norway has an overabundance of opportunities for engineers to design water crossings in an effort to speed traffic on the E39 coastal highway.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Integrating information about a project is a multi-tiered effort
Companies need all the help they can get when they are trying to integrate their own technology and their partners' and trying to gather and process as much information as they can.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2013 -
Downside of an improving economy is workers looking elsewhere
Workers lose their patience with belt-tightening when they perceive that they have options in a very, so employers have to act.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2013 -
Concrete contractors prove they are flat-out expert at floors
Golden Trowels were bestowed for 2012 projects during this month's World of Concrete in Florida.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2013 -
Manitowoc moving into joint venture with Chinese equipment-maker
The powerhouse of the U.S. crane business is hooking up with Shantui to enhance sales of its truck cranes in China and as exports.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2013 -
U.S. transportation infrastructure accounts are in shallow water, report says
The highway and transportation funds will hold up through 2014, but then obligations begin to outdistance resources, the Congressional Budget Office says.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 8, 2013 -
How flat a concrete floor can score depends on where it is
A number of factors can affect how high a flatness score a give concrete floor can achieve, including obstructions and the way it is finished.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2013 -
National firm Henderson Engineers names Rich Smith as president
Rich Smith will move into the role of being the company's public face while CEO while Duane Henderson, son of the founder, will remain CEO.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Barometer of planned nonresidential work hits best mark since 2010
The Dodge Momentum Index compiled by McGraw-Hill Construction looks at the first reports of projects and was at 97.6 in January – with the year 2000 as the 100 marker.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Who will pay for paving the way for fuel-efficient cars?
Higher and higher mileage standards are good for consumers and the environment, but they bring wear and tear on highway budgets as fuel-based revenues sag.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2013
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