Commercial Building: Page 354
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AIA Introduces Guide to International Green Construction Code
The guide is for AIA-member architects working in jurisdictions where the IgCC has been adopted or soon will be.
By Ron Gallagher • May 16, 2012 -
Rapid Bridge Techniques Help Speed Boston Rail Project
The $174 million second phase of a commuter rail corridor includes four new stations and three bridge replacements.
By Ron Gallagher • May 16, 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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Architecture Billings Index Slips Into Negative Territory
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has fallen into negative terrain, but it may be a pause after winter activity.
By Ron Gallagher • May 16, 2012 -
Multifamily Lending Accelerates 45% in 1Q
The Mortgage Bankers Association attributes the gain to good fundamentals that fell into place last year and continue.
By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2012 -
Crown Acquisitions Buys 49.9 Percent Share of Manhattan’s Olympic Tower for Nearly $1B
The building was a 51-story landmark of mixed-use zoning when it was built in 1975.
By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2012 -
Connecting Veterans, Guardsmen and Reservists to Construction Training, Work
Helmets to Hardhats connects veterans and volunteers with career training and jobs in the construction trades.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
SOM to Break Ground on Super-Tall Structure in China
The CTF Tianjin Tower will be 1,740 feet (530 meters) tall with offices, apartments and a hotel.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
ArchiCAD, e-Specs Linked for Integrated Construction Documents
Graphisoft is connecting the two so material specifications and plans are together in one set of documents.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
Remodelers Exchange: Protecting Your Margin and Mark-Up
It’s one of the most important concepts in running a successful remodeling business.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
Pouring from the Bottom-Up with Self-Consolidating Concrete
Wayne Brothers Inc. of Kannapolis, N.C., used a climbing form-work system to form and pour shear walls in four to five lifts of 14 to 16 feet per wall.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
As Summer Approaches, OSHA Warns About Heat and Offers an App for Phones
The application is free and can tell what the heat index is on construction sites.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
ULI Panel: Financing Availability, Low Interest Rates Drive CRE Markets
The CMBS market would like to see more demand, a Deutsche Bank speaker says.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
Construction Materials Prices Inch Up in April
There was a rise of 0.1% in April and 2.5% over 12 months in the producer price index for inputs to construction.
By Ron Gallagher • May 11, 2012 -
Business Strategy: Prepare Now for a Taxing 2013
Some foresee rising taxes coming out of the current political situation, and they suggest some strategies to cope with that.
By Ron Gallagher • May 11, 2012 -
Army Corps Plan Would Tame Red River, Prevent 100-Year Flood
Work could begin as early as next summer on a $2 billion project to divert Red River floods around Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
New Study Sees States, Localities Stepping Up on Infrastructure
A key reason for state, local initiatives is the federal government's retrenchment in public works spending.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Alberici Construction Leads Its Own Way to LEED
Having dealt with constructing and refining its own headquarters, the St. Louis contractor has a special bond with clients for whom it builds LEED buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
The Market Picture Begins to Clear for the Top 400 Contractors
Although public-sector market prospects remain murky, private-sector industrial investment has begun to turn around.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Pricetag for Florida P&L Upgrades Rising 27 Percent
Previous estimates, done at the 36% completion point for drawings, were low on both costs and on estimated power output after the work.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
The World's Concrete Problem: Low Quality = Danger
In many parts of the world, concrete lacks Portland cement and sufficient silica content in regional sands.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Digital Risk Calls for Stronger Mortgage Due Diligence Standards
President Alex Santos says the firm has talked with Moody's about a "task force" to look at how avoid past underwriting mistakes.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Ted C. Kennedy, Who Led Contractor BE&K and Pushed Industry Change, Dies at 81
The ironworker's son embraced open shop but allied with organized labor and owners to boost industry safety and productivity and its image.
By Ron Gallagher • May 8, 2012 -
Plots & Ploys: Looks Don't Matter
Strange looks of a building apparently aren't enough to scare off big-name investors. That's the case with 100 Federal Street in Boston – the so-called "pregnant building" recently purchased by Boston Properties.
By Ron Gallagher • May 8, 2012 -
Structural Rethinking: An Architect Calls for a New Design Approach
Michael Green, co-creator of a system of wood structures for tall buildings, argues that old ways of building come with built-in problems.
By Ron Gallagher • May 8, 2012 -
Gilbane to Lead Design, Building for $100 Ocean Spray Facility in Pa.
The builder will handle design/build and construction management duties for a new manufacturing and bottling plant.
By Ron Gallagher • May 8, 2012
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