'Amazing Builders' seeks to recruit next generation of builders

"Those Amazing Builders" is an industry-sponsored introduction that the backers hope will get middle- and high-school kids thinking about careers.

By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2013

New version of LEED to launch this fall

The U.S. Green Building Council says its members have approved the LEED v4 proposal, with the update on green building standards garnering 86% of vote.

By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2013

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Why mid-year is a good time to check your financials

The first half of 2013 closed Sunday, and that's good time to look at real versus projected business, whether any realignments are in order and whether goals look achievable.

By Ron Gallagher • July 1, 2013

Calif. approves warm-mix asphalt as standard paving option

The Department of Transportation in California has added warm-mix asphalt to its list of approved paving techniques that contractors can use without special permission.

By Ron Gallagher • July 1, 2013

Highway paving seeing $500M dropoff in 2013

Reduced spending at all government levels, including the end of federal stimulus money, put a half-billion-dollar dent in spending on highway paving for January through April.

By Ron Gallagher • July 1, 2013

Public nonresidential building up in May, but private goes down

Different economists looking at federal data for may saw good (total construction up) and bad (nonresidential construction down).

By Ron Gallagher • July 1, 2013

Global construction spending to hit $15 trillion in 2025, report predicts

The report from Global Construction Perspectives and Oxford Economics predicts that construction value globally will be 70% more than today.

By Ron Gallagher • July 1, 2013

Storm-defeating homes and the world's greenest building: This week's most read construction news

Need to catch up on construction news? Check out Construction Dive's most read news of the week.

By Davide Savenije • June 28, 2013

Hotel industry construction rebounds in wake of recession

The hotel industry's spending fell off 80% between 2008 and 2011, but it is creeping back, and investors see opportunities to build or renovate.

By Ron Gallagher • June 27, 2013

Here's why efficient materials do not always equal efficient buildings

How systems are installed and what other materials are used can affect heating loads by 30% and cooling loads by 200%.

By Ron Gallagher • June 27, 2013

Working on a green project? Get it right or go home

How the contractor does the job can add – or subtract – points for the client, and adding is much better for business.

By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2013

N.Y. may shift burden of proof from contractors to workers in ladder, scaffolding accidents

Since buildings began to shoot up in the late 19th century, New York law has put a burden on contractors to prove their job was safe when an injured worker sues.

By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2013

Green projects see rapid rise in retail, hospitality industries

A survey by McGraw Hill Construction found that owners see green as an important piece of their expansion strategies.

By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2013

Dubai now has world's greenest building

Dubai already had the world's tallest building, but now it can boast the commercial building with the highest LEED score of all time. 

By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2013

U. of Arizona, developers start 350-acre project as Tucson market heals

Systems are go for a 350-acre community of homes and retail anchored by the 3 million-square-foot Arizona Biosciences Park.

By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2013

One in nine U.S. bridges are 'structurally deficient,' coalition says

Transportation for America, an amalgam of elected officials and local, regional and national advocacy groups with various agendas, commissioned a review of federal bridge data.

By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2013

Va. approves $17.6B transportation improvement plan

Virginia revisited its six-year transportation program and raised funding by 54%.

By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2013

NYC lays out resiliency roadmaps in wake of Superstorm Sandy

Judging by proposals for changes in building design and operation and shoreline efforts, it's clear New York City has decided that running from storms is not good enough.

By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2013

Pickup truck sales gunning for pre-recession levels by year's end

Sales of pickup trucks were picking up before housing reignited, and dealers see even better days ahead.

By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2013

20 U.S. metro areas spending the most on new construction

The ongoing recovery is producing more construction investment; here are the 20 U.S. metros spending the most on new construction starts.

By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2013

Houston's classic yet unsafe Astrodome is on demolition row

Wanted: A superhero with deep pockets in his/her costume to keep the Houston Astrodome from going the way of the dinosaur and the dodo.

By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2013

Does BIM need to archive all project discussions?

Building information modeling software can store a string of back-and-forth messages, but that might not be the best place to record them.

By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2013

Tenn. takes step towards meeting federal DBE requirements

The Volunteer State will begin on July 13 to require the apparent low bidder for Department of Transportation contracts to turn in a list of all subcontractors who quoted work.

By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2013

What's my name again? World Trade Center's tallest building isn't sure

For some people, the New York City landmark named One World Trade Center was the Freedom Tower when the idea was born--and always will be.

By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2013

Construction worker stops assault with power drill

When a man grabbed a woman in Hermosa Beach, Calif., a construction worker ran to her rescue armed with a power drill.

By Ron Gallagher • June 23, 2013