Commercial Building: Page 340
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AT&T app brings push-to-talk back to phones
The application can deliver instant communication in a group of smart phones that have it.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 18, 2012 -
Iowa branch of Spanish firm is casting 100-meter concrete tower for wind farm
The tower, which is part of an Iowa project, is the first the company has made in North America.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 18, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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Selecting the right construction equipment takes knowledge and planning
There are a number of factors to consider in choosing the right equipment in the right size for your job.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 17, 2012 -
Construction begins on on $45M apartment development in Utah
The developers tout energy efficiency and close-by light rail as attractions for the project in Murray.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 17, 2012 -
LEED wood standard blocks some growers from green building market
The U.S. Green Building Council recognizes one of three systems for certifying sustainable practices.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 17, 2012 -
Feds are raising the bar on DBE standards in contracts
The federal Department of Transportation has proposed series of revisions to the rules governing participation of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) in projects.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 14, 2012 -
Temporary federal spending plan is no help for construction
The federal stop-gap spending plan that will serve in place of a real budget for the start of FY 2012-13 lacks MAP-21 increases.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 14, 2012 -
One worker killed, several hurt in collapse at Brooklyn renovation project
A townhouse renovation was under way when an unfinished floor gave way last week.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 14, 2012 -
Advocates say green building = reduced labor expenses
Cutting labor costs with better indoor environments is the biggest boon to building owners or tenants, they reason.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Green roofs, unemployment and Dallas homes
Did you know a lab found a way to make roofs more efficient? Find out what else you missed in this week's most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Most materials prices up in August from 2011, federal numbers show
What contractors would charge for buildings was up in August, but so were many materials prices.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Hyundai and Cummins are tightening up their machine-engine relationship
The heavy-equipment maker and the diesel giant have formed a 50-50 partnership to manufacture power plants in Korea.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Federal job-watchers expect construction to add 1.8 million jobs by 2020
In a little-noticed report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the industry will see job growth through this decade.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Turner gives up workers' production time to get leaner and safer
The contractor had everyone stop what they were doing and listen to how lean can lead to safety.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Nonresidential indicator, Dodge Momentum Index, pulls back some in August
Latest figures from the McGraw-Hill compilation show last month was down a bit from July, but well ahead of 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2012 -
Some schools use their own green designs as teaching tools
Educators are using schools themselves to get kids in touch with nature instead of gaming screens.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2012 -
BRAC veteran named to head Public Building Service
Dorothy Robyn will lead the federal government's managing agency for non-military property.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2012 -
Kan. county's experience shows need to tailor codes to the jurisdictions they cover
Adopting an urban fence code with adapting it to a rural area produced problems for Shawnee County.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2012 -
A deadline for contract signing can bend if everyone seems to agree, court rules
In an Ohio case, an appeals court said a deadline for a contract can stretch as long as neither side says it cannot.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2012 -
10 states' projects vie for top spot in America's Transportation Awards
A panel of judges will award the Grand Prize while the public votes for the People's Choice Award.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 9, 2012 -
Texas is taking a new look at privatizing maintenance of interstates
It didn't fly in a 1999 experiment, but Texas DOT is liking a new pilot program in effect on I-45.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 9, 2012 -
Cities lose out when big projects run out of gas
In several cities, the reality of multiple-use projects look little like the grand dreams that spawned them.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Lessons learned in making BIM and IPD work for a project team
In two years of planning and design, a project team depended on cooperation, but a not contract.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Lower construction unemployment laid to fewer seekers, not many more jobs
The unemployment rate for the construction industry is down in the latest report, but not because hiring has surged.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Green building, home prices and OSHA
Did you miss out on the week's construction news? Catch up with Construction Dive's most popular reads of the last seven days.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 7, 2012
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