New ceramic coating makes for a more durable, auto-tinting window

A California startup is unveiling an electro-tinting window that uses a new kind of coating for durability.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 12, 2012

Executive survey: Build green? Yes! Go for LEED? Not so much

Turner Construction asked real estate owners, developers and owner-occupants, who said overwhelmingly that building green makes sense to them.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 12, 2012

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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

By Construction Dive staff

Group offers an online 'night school' option for steel professionals

The American Institute of Steel Construction will have the webinar sessions next year.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 12, 2012

U.S. banks get temporary reprieve from international reserve rules

U.S. banking regulators are holding off on implementing the international capital requirements known as Basel III, giving lenders and borrowers some breathing room.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 11, 2012

Most Read Construction News of the Week: Shipping containers, NYC and road salt

Find out what you missed in the news over the last week with Construction Dive's most popular posts.

By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 9, 2012

Higher bar on LEED may not be harder to reach

Builders have to offer more detailed information, beginning in 2015, but they will not lose LEED if projections miss their marks.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 9, 2012

Jury hits contractor with $2 million award to worker in scaffolding collapse

In Syracuse, N.Y., the six-member panel deemed that a worker who dropped 60 feet to the ground was entitled to the amount for past and coming lost wages and pain and suffering.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 9, 2012

Slow recovery is making equipment rental the American norm

The need for many U.S. construction companies to hedge their bets in an uncertain recovery is making many equipment renters rather than buyers.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 8, 2012

Voters back majority of transportation ballot issues in U.S.

Transportation supporters say Americans showed they will back spending if they know where the money is going.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 8, 2012

With election over, road builders call for attention to needed projects and needed funding

It is time, ARTBA's president says, to focus on transportation work that needs to be done and on finding dedicated funding sources.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 8, 2012

Colo. apartments will be green, but won't scrimp on amenities

Wood Partners says it hopes for LEED Silver for its Alta Harvest Station Apartments in Broomfield.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 8, 2012

Sandy probably has an upside for construction employment

Projections are that the work needed to recover from Sandy will produce a small but measurable increase in construction jobs and then in follow-on employment.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 7, 2012

Canadian construction continues to drive up demand for workers

Unlike the U.S., construction employment is growing steadily in Canada, with more than  300,000 more workers needed in the next several years.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 7, 2012

Construction industry wants to know if Washington is ready to tackle issues now

The election changed nothing about the balance of power, but the industry is hoping some pending items will be addressed in the new Congress.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 7, 2012

NYC building design aims to keep sunlight on High Line pedestrian walkway

The 213-foot tower design has cutaway corners to keep people walking in sunshine as they pass it.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 7, 2012

Chinese office tower is Goettsch Partners design

The 200-meter (656-foot) building is in the business district of Shunde.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 6, 2012

Shipping-container apartments: Coming to Detroit

A developer, Three Squared Inc., plans to break ground early next year on a project that will have 20 units in four stories for what the company says will be a lot less than conventional construction.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 6, 2012

View ahead for apartments is to keep building

There are some indications that growth in the multifamily housing market may be losing some steam, but it appears that demand will continue.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 6, 2012

Broken NYC crane secured, and midtown buildings reopen

Workers cranked the dangling boom of the 1,000-foot crane up against the One57 tower and tied it off there.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 5, 2012

$5.2 billion Hawaiian rail project is in design but gets a big opponent

Former Gov. Ben Cayetano says it's a way to give away money to engineers and contractors, who have already begun work.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 5, 2012

Builders' risk policies are where some damage from Sandy may land

How hard builders' policies will be hit is part of trying to sort out the multibillion-dollar disruption the storm caused.    

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 5, 2012

Road salt goes through concrete to attack steel, scientists report

A study in Sweden found that chloride ions find their way through concrete over the course of years.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 5, 2012

Post-Sandy, should New York City go for floodgates?

Engineered protection from surges is not a new idea in the Big Apple, but it is certain to get a new hearing as the city drains.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 4, 2012

What's the future for DERA grants to clean up construction diesel emissions?

Diesel Emission Reduction Act money helps equipment owners lessen pollution in the field.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 2, 2012

One view: Projects are more like marathons than sprints

Merrill Stewart argues that rushing to meet a submission deadline and perhaps missing a detail is not in anyone's long-term interest.

By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 2, 2012