Commercial Building: Page 349
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Some tips for used-truck buyers
Used trucks can be a good value, but more stringent safety enforcement means buying with care.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 17, 2012 -
Mixer-maker Terex will restart its production line as demand returns
Terex, the company that invented the front-discharge ready-mix truck, will start making new vehicles later this year.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 17, 2012 -
Trendline
Safety
Construction Dive takes a look at ways to keep workers safe on the job. Read on for ideas that can help keep your jobsites hazard-free and productive.
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Chinese roller enters N. American market with Canadian sale
Howlett Development & Construction Services Ltd. decided that a Liu Gong machine was its best deal.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 17, 2012 -
Builder using 'practical' approach for Canada's first net-positive building
Del Ridge Homes is erecting a 32,000-square-foot building in Milton, Ontario, for completion this year.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 16, 2012 -
Green-building advocates applaud San Francisco's public-sector showpiece
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's new headquarters incorporates features that go beyond LEED.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 16, 2012 -
July single-family starts off from June pace, but permits were up
The annual pace of starts and permits both rose for multifamily housing, the government data show.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 16, 2012 -
USGBC takes LEED global to go 'where the passion is'
COO Manhesh Ramanujam says the strategy is "to follow the knowledge, to go where there is passion" for green building.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 15, 2012 -
Utility contractor group joins ConsensusDocs Coalition
The National Utility Contractors Association is the 37th member of the effort to ensure best practices in construction contracts.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 15, 2012 -
Contractors need to think beyond chemicals for 'environmental' risks
Contractors face risks beyond the ones you might think of as "environmental" concerns.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 15, 2012 -
Total-cost perspective for commercial buildings makes case for LED lighting
Including operational costs in decisions about lighting can tip the economic balance to LED systems.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 15, 2012 -
Local-government construction is a good, but different, opportunity
Contractors who are used to doing business with the federal government need some guidelines for working on state and local jobs.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
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 -
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
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