Commercial Building: Page 334
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Google teams with USGBC for work on building materials and human health
Some of Google's funds will go toward better understanding how building materials affect health.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 15, 2012 -
Construction backlog is rising in all but the South
The West appears to have a roaring recovery, with its backlog of construction work up 1.53 months year-over-year to almost nine months of work.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 14, 2012 -
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TrendlineData center construction
New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.
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Insurance coverage provided by subs requires a careful eye
Contractors need to examine policy language to be sure that insurance through sub-contractors does what they think it will.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 14, 2012 -
Schools have learned that sustainable construction aids their budgets and their students
Public-sector construction has been hit hard by the recession, but schools are sold on building green when they can build.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 14, 2012 -
AGC: Materials price drops in October are not good enough news to protect contractors
Prices for construction materials went up 2% in the 12 months ending in October, but contractors' prices did not rise as much except for warehouses.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 14, 2012 -
African infrastructure needs look attractive for international contractors
Several governments on the continent are issuing bonds to cover funding gaps for infrastructure, and multinationals are attracted.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 14, 2012 -
Green is mainstream, global survey of contractors finds
McGraw-Hill surveyed builders worldwide and found that corporate profits and client demand are advancing green construction.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 13, 2012 -
Southern Constructors undertakes million-gallon concrete treatment tank
The Knoxville, Tenn., company has a $1.59 million contract for the tank at the Gatlinburg Wastewater Treatment Plant.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 13, 2012 -
Obama on Keystone: Both sides hopeful for second-term victory
The energy industry says the pipeline from Canada, with construction job s it would create, has answered opponents' worries about its route.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 13, 2012 -
Group is pushing the message that contractors are all about recycling
Thursday is America Recycles Day, but recycling materials is everyday business for many U.S. contractors.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 13, 2012 -
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 -
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 -
Deep Dive
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
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