Commercial Building: Page 336
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Hurricane leaves a crane dangling 90 stories over New York City street
The upper portion of a crane dangled like limp steel spaghetti 1,000 feet above a Manhattan street thanks to Hurricane Sandy.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 29, 2012 -
New York State reportedly near awarding $5.2 billion in Tappan Zee Bridge work
No one will say it officially, but sources are saying a team led by Fluor Corp. is on the way to sealing a deal,
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 26, 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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Import shows how hard can 'hardwood' can be
This wood doesn't burn like concrete and steel don't, fire ratings show.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 26, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Jobs, pink steel and growth
Miss out on the biggest Construction Dive links of the week? Find out what everyone else was looking at and get caught up.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 25, 2012 -
Ga. concrete firm has become pretty slick with polished floors
Middle Georgia Concrete Constructors Inc. has polished its skill in producing high-end, decorative floors.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 25, 2012 -
One view: Being likable can help win work
People like to do business with people they like whenever they can, and that can be cultivated.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 25, 2012 -
Buildings eventually will be smart enough to need their own operating systems
A Fort Collins, Colo., official predicts that the growing prevalence of smart-energy buildings will require it.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 25, 2012 -
Equipment-makers take safety manuals to the tablet
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers hopes availability on-site will increase operator safety.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2012 -
New M.A. Mortenson office in Ore. brings total to 10
The Minneapolis-based firm said it was time for an office in Portland, where it has worked for decades.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2012 -
McGraw-Hill sees 6% construction growth in '13 if feds fix 'fiscal cliff'
The company's forecast for next year is based on residential and private non-residential pulling the industry uphill.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2012 -
Contractors' interest determines top concrete products for 2012
Concrete Contractor magazine added up interest and inquiries it received from people in the field about products this year.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Calif. building will face manmade 'earthquake' for science
A 2010 quake, the building's fourth, did enough damage that the owners are letting researchers shake and rattle it for tests and perhaps for demolition.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2012 -
A building rises in pink steel because beating breast cancer takes mettle
When erecting a medical building during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, using pink steel is a natural (now that someone thought of it).
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2012 -
First building to begin for New York 'city within a city'
New York City's Hudson Yards project is set to begin next month after 30 years of talking and drawing.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2012 -
McCarthy Building Cos. gets Calif. solar research center under way
The 40,000-square-foot facility for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will seek transportation fuels that harness solar power.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Federal government could drop LEED, but its efficient building abounds
A review of standards might lead to something other than LEED or in addition to it, but LEED certifications are far ahead of last year.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Mandatory federal budget cuts could kill 66,500 construction-related jobs
The AIA looked at where cuts will land if sequestration happens and came up with the prediction.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 19, 2012 -
D.C. ballpark draws a large mixed-use neighbor
They built it, and sure enough, others are coming to the Nationals Park neighborhood.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 19, 2012 -
One view: BIM works in construction and can be more down the road
One contractor offers his observations on what building information modeling is and what more it can be.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Costs, roofing and iPad apps
Too busy building to read this week? Catch up on the most popular Construction Dive reads of the last few days.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Company says it has additive that will tamp down asphalt odors
An Illinois firm says it has developed a biodegradable additive that vastly cuts noxious fumes in asphalt operations.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Lawsuit may focus on engineer's opinions before rooftop garage collapsed
An engineering company in Ontario, Canada, may have relied only on visual inspections of a garage that killed two people at a shopping mall.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Cat takes the wraps off excavator with large efficiency boost
When the Caterpillar 336E-H digs in, it picks up a 50% improvement in tons moved per gallon of fuel.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Web-based BIM tool targets AEC pros and building owners
Ghery Technologies has a new 3-D, Web-based application that moves large files quickly for collaboration.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 17, 2012 -
'Tis the season to wonder if there will be snow-plowing revenue this year
When contractors in cold-weather states can't build, they can add some revenue by plowing. Maybe.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 16, 2012
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