Commercial Building: Page 351


  • Survey reveals emerging trends in parking

    Increased demand for technology-related innovations accounts for half of the top 10 trends in the $30 billion parking industry.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012
  • Church gains energy efficiency, retains aesthetics with windows

    The pastor says the 50-year-old Pennsylvania church's windows kept out rain and snow and let in cold.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012
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    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

    Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

    By Construction Dive staff
  • $1 billion water project starts for Navajo Nation

    The project, in New Mexico, should be serving 250,000 people by 2040 with 280 miles of pipe and other infrastructure.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012
  • After rocky acquisition, Manitou aims to best Bobcat

    The company says it has turned profitable again and will produce the world's largest skid-steer loader.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012
  • 5 fastest growing (and shrinking) states by GDP

    North Dakota saw the largest GDP gain in 2011, while Wyoming experienced the steepest decline.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012
  • For-sale multi-family housing picks up steam

    The rental market is still hot, but it’s no longer the only game in town.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012
  • Construction Dive A-List Profile: Steve Linsky

    In our ongoing series of interviews, Construction Dive will be profiling individuals who have been selected for the Construction Dive A-List. Today we talk to Steve Linsky, a marketing specialist and construction industry veteran.

    By June 8, 2012
  • Military construction: 5 trends that could spell success for your firm

    Contractors who can adapt to where the military is going with its buildings can find plenty of work.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 8, 2012
  • Window and door trade groups are linking up

    Two associations that represent manufacturers say an alliance will help their presence in the Southeast.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 8, 2012
  • As banks hesitate, mezz funds see rescue opportunities

    Debt maturities looming over the next five years make ample room for rescue capital, experts said at a ULI conference.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 8, 2012
  • AGC recommends improvements to government's proposed Form I-9

    The contractors' organization says changes suggested so far are good, but it has others to offer.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 7, 2012
  • Odebrecht sues Florida over anti-Cuba law on state contracts

    Florida is blocking any contractors that have business interests in Cuba, and Brazil-based Oderbrecht works all over Latin America.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 7, 2012
  • Tensions flare over stuck Silicon Valley project

    The dispute about Sunnyvale Town Center includes as basic an issue as who owns the project property, and it has gone to court.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012
  • U.S. transportation funding may need another budget Band-aid

    Congress may need to pass yet another short-term spending bill if senators and representatives miss a June 30 deadline.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012
  • WYDOT shifts to road "preservation" as budgets tighten

    Officials say they simply cannot keep up past efforts – and they know the public won't like it.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012
  • GSA brainchild: Full fees after building hits energy-use targets

    For a Seattle project, the design-build team has 0.5% at risk on energy-use targets.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012
  • U.S. lags in city planning for climate-change effects

    The U.S. is at the bottom of the international list, with 59% of its cities exploring what climate change will mean for them.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012
  • House spending bills include controversial provisions on PLAs, Clean Water Act

    Working out budget numbers provides opportunities to advance policy agendas, or block them.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012
  • Chicago building owners, city set a 20% energy-reduction goal

    The owners of 14 downtown buildings have signed on for the program. The goal is 20 percent in five years.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012
  • Construction Dive A-List Profile: Jenna McKnight

    Over the next few weeks, Construction Dive will be profiling individuals who have been selected for the Construction Dive A-List. Today we talk to news director at Architectural Record, Jenna McKnight.

    By Ryan Willumson • June 6, 2012
  • Survived the recession? Beware recovery risks

    After scrapping to stay alive, firms can find themselves over-committed about what they can with what they have left.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2012
  • OSHA tags N.J. contractor with $108K fine for scaffolding

    Three workers from the company were on-site when OSHA inspected and ruled that there was insufficient planking and support.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2012
  • Kan. law kills project labor agreements on state, municipal jobs

    Kansas is the 14th state to block the regulation, and the U.S. Department of Labor has pulled a solicitation that would have imposed a PLA in New Hampshire.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2012
  • The factors behind construction risk

    A professor uses municipal bankruptcies to highlight the need for construction professionals to clarify risk.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2012
  • Lofty ambitions for cross-laminated spruce

    Timber panel construction has more in common with precast concrete than with timber frame, says the architect of a nine-story wooden apartment building in London.

    By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2012