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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 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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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 -
Sandy showed the need for businesses and their buildings to resist storms
Home damage was widely publicized after Sandy hit the Northeast coast, but businesses need to be ready to carry on, including having quality structures.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2013 -
Design value changes for Southern pine win approval
New design values will take effect June 1 following approval by the American Lumber Standard Committee Board of Review.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2013 -
Building owners, managers OK with energy monitoring – if it's uniform
Benchmarking energy usage benefits the people who pay the bills, but owners and operators are not happy about governments efforts to collect and release the data.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2013 -
First La. design-build results in record-length river span
Louisiana's John James Audubon Bridge crosses the Mississippi River between New Roads and St. Francisville and boasts a cable-stayed length of 3,186 feet.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2013 -
Sandy relief law boosted transportation over original proposal
The final form of relief for areas damaged by superstorm Sandy allocates $1 billion for road transportation work that was not in the original.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 5, 2013 -
Upgraded demolition robot takes a wider stance in the market
An upgraded Husqvarna demolition robot is making its debut at World of Concrete,sliding through 30-inch doorways, but standing more than 5 feet wider than its predecessor.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 5, 2013 -
Researchers see shipping containers as bullets fired at buildings in storms
Engineers are looking at sideways impacts on buildings when floods turn containers into floating projectiles.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 5, 2013 -
January crane collapse in New York brings fines for two firms, two individuals
New York City ruled that a Jan. 9 collapse of a crane at an apartment project on the East River shore in Queens happened because the weight was too much.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 5, 2013 -
Immigration reform is a construction story, too
If millions are granted legal status and more are allowed to immigrate, the construction industry will have more workers available and an increasing demand for homes and schools.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 5, 2013 -
An argument against 'low-income' housing subsidies
An Urban Institute researcher says the government spends more to subsidize housing, including tax credits, than anyone ever gets in benefits.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 4, 2013 -
Engineer challenges notion that one-way streets work better
Vikash Gayah, a professor at Penn State University, argues that by using a better measure for traffic, two-way streets can improve flows.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2013 -
More construction jobs in January, but industry jobless rate rises
The industry overall added 28,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment was up to 16.1% after being at 13.5% in December.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2013 -
Nonresidential spending growth up, and it's not just Sandy
Federal numbers show stronger nonresidential investment in the private sector, and ABC's analysis says it is not reconstruction after Sandy.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2013 -
WeatherAPP for phones details conditions for concrete pours
An application that gives weather data that will affect concrete pouring conditions has been expanded to a global base.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2013 -
Chicago Transit Authority looks at public-private partnership for rail line
The bus-and-subway operator wants to extend its Red Line, and officials are talking about a P3 as part of the funding mix.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 1, 2013 -
$122M Cincinnati HQ's construction underway
City officials are hoping to see more development follow as the dunhumbyUSA HQ goes up.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 31, 2013 -
Firms figure out rehab of New York City interstate bridge while it stays open
New York State's biggest rehabilitation project ever involves new decks and steel work while 188,000-plus vehicles a day keep flowing on Interstate 95.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 30, 2013 -
VA fires another round at Brassfield in Orlando hospital dispute
The government clearly is covering its legal bases in its dispute with Brassfield & Gorrie, filing its second "cure" notice saying it wants to cut off the contractor.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 30, 2013 -
Uh-oh: Borrowers are paying off high-interest commercial mortgages
Investors who bought bought higher quality boom-years bonds based on commercial mortgages are seeing borrowers refinance and wipe out their income streams.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 29, 2013 -
Job-order contracting offers advantages for owners, service providers
It is a niche market, but a highly successful one for contractors and owners who have used pre-arranged pricing to get jobs moving quickly.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 29, 2013 -
Roundtables of industry leaders offer CEOs a place to find advice
When you are the one at the top of the pecking order, what are you supposed to do when you need advice on solving a problem?
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 29, 2013
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