Commercial Building: Page 341
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Insurers arranging takeovers of Calif. contractor's projects
Edge Development has been the prime contractor on an airport renovation and a community college building.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
Congressman wants answers on VA hospital delay in Fla.
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) made it clear to the VA and Brasfield & Gorrie that he wants to know what is wrong.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Many construction materials prices were down in July from 2011 levels
Some materials cost more, the overall producer price index for construction materials was down 0.6%.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
Kansas State engineers build computer system to rate concrete bridges
The system uses a neural network that learns from information about damage in a bridge structure how to generate an objective health index
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
La. ready to go with $150 million for rural road work
Gov. Bobby Jindal said the state will start taking bids in January for improvement and repairs.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
Private rail passenger project in Fla. to start building next year
Florida East Coast Railway says a privately owned and operated Orlando-Miami line looks good after due diligence.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
SNC-Lavalin bringing on CH2M Hill exec as CEO
Robert G. Card, who is at CH2M Hill, was the chief operating officer for the Olympics construction effort in London.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2012 -
'Rodless' laser device offers convenience for grade and distance measurements
Trimble's Digirod device is a handheld unit that can take the place of a variety of rods on construction sites.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2012 -
New York City building-permit data available at sites through QR codes
Building permits issued in the five boroughs and posted at job sites carry more than just the city seal now
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2012 -
White-Skanska Koch, J.V. snags biggest Mass. project ever
The joint venture has been awarded a $244.6 million design-build contract to replace a river crossing.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2012 -
Roundabouts can lead straight to business opportunities as popularity increases
The number of circular intersections replacing conventional right-angle-and-lights junctions is growing in the U.S.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2012 -
Gathering, organizing building data is an expense owners do not want
Getting all design, construction and warranty information into usable, digital collections saves owners money.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2012 -
Court slaps down St. Paul's rules for egress windows
A mid-level Minnesota court told St. Paul inspectors that they could not impose a dimensional requirement more stringent than the state building code demands.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Greensburg, Kan., lives up to its name with efficient post-tornado municipal construction
A tornado hammered the town in 2007. Thirteen new, green municipal buildings are documented money-savers.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Fire chief laments building materials after St. Louis apartment blaze
A fire displaced 250 people, and the city's fire chief laid some of the blame on synthetic, but code-compliant, materials.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Buckhead, pigs and bathroom designs
Need to catch up on the week's news in construction? Check out the most popular posts from the Construction Dive feed.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Multifamily construction permits rising, and so are rents
Statistics from the National Association of Home Builders show apartment rents and condo prices are increasing.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Unable to meet exhaust targets, Navistar is adopting Cummins' technology
The third-largest seller of heavy trucks in the U.S. is giving up on its exhaust gas recirculation design.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Recession breeds wisdom as contractors learn the art of business development
As Hoar Construction and others learned, survival and success come from focusing on clients and accomplishments.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Cranes, trucks come alive as redevelopment restarts in Atlanta's Buckhead
The project, once called Streets at Buckhead and stalled for four recession-bound years, is back in gear.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2012 -
'High Noon' standoff looms for rival mall-makers in Missouri
Simon Property Group, Inc., and Taubman Centers, Inc., have rival outlet-mall plans west of St. Louis.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Mississippi Power is switching out contractor for power plant it's building
A joint-venture of KBR and Yates Construction is being replaced by Performance Contractors of Baton Rouge, La.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Webinar for construction marketers will focus on social media
A free Construction Marketing Association webinar Sept. 18 will look at social media best practices.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Project makes apartments in a Massachusetts mill building
With flexibility as well as determination, an 1870 fabric mill has been recreated as apartments.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Med center success makes Calif. firm a big BIM booster
CO Architects used BIM from the beginning for the Palomar Medical Center West, and now that's the firm's only way.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 6, 2012
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