Commercial Building: Page 356
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'Robo-Glove' Offers Tool-Users a Stronger Grip, Less Fatigue
The Human Grasp Assist device is designed to help alleviate the hand-muscle fatigue.
By Ron Gallagher • April 17, 2012 -
March Housing Starts 10% Above Last Year, Down From February
Data from the Census Bureau blend single-family and multifamily work and got different spins from different observers.
By Ron Gallagher • April 17, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Breakthrough Cement Production Technique is CO2-Free
It matters because the cement industry is second only to fossil-fueled power plants in emissions.
By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2012 -
Freeland Named Vice President at Heery International
Jason Freeland was named last week as one of BD+C's "40 Under 40."
By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2012 -
Waiting for the New Freddie Mac CEO
The worst thing Congress can do is let the GSEs die a death by a thousand cuts, Willy Walker tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.
By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2012 -
Playbooks vs. Torpedoes: Which Management Style Wins?
Peter Drucker, a great thinker in management theory and practice, was often quoted on the importance of shaping “the futures that have already happened.”
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
Five-Story Building Going Onto Shake Table for Earthquake, Fire Tests
The $5 million project will use 500 sensors and 70 cameras to reveal what happens.
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
Veteran Project Manager James R. Endler Is Dead
His projects included the World Trade Center, Epcot Center and Canary Wharf.
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
Arcadis
Arcadis Merges With Davis Langon & Seah
Arcadis acquired the cost- and project-management consultancy that has 2,800 people in 10 countries.
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
AGC Releases White Paper on Impacting Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
The paper discusses how federal and nonfederal contractors, as well as other interested parties, can impact the accuracy of wage determinations.
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
Congress’s Action Doesn’t Mean Pentagon Can’t Build LEED Gold
The law looks at costs, not the color of the standard met in military construction.
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
Best Commercial Modular Buildings Recognized
The contest drew 147 entries for the 2012 awards, including re-use of Olympic housing in Canada.
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
Designs for National Mall Project Are Available for Comment
Drawings are on display in Washington and on line at the webpage of the National Mall Design Competition.
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
Trammell Crow, Principal to Develop 530,000-SF Office Buildling
The partners will spend more than $150 million on the first phase of a spec project to eventually total 1.5 million square feet in the Energy Corridor sub-market.
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
LIHTC Program on the Chopping Block
Some see the the Low Income Housing Tax Credit getting lost or cut back severely in congressional budget wrangling.
By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012 -
Solar PV Carport, Electrical Charging Stations Unveiled in Calif.
The carports at a Metrolink stop generate power to recharge the vehicles parked in them.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012 -
A Zest for Bridges: 2012 Award of Excellence Winner Theodore Zoli
Zoli, winner of a MacArthur grant in 2009, combines technical expertise with the ability to work with people – both customers and colleagues.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012 -
BLI via Associated Builers and Contractors
Construction Materials Prices Up 1.4% in March
Nonresidential construction materials were up more, 1.6% from February and 4% from the year before.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012 -
Groundbreaking for Affordable Housing in Columbus
Franklin Station will be a 100-unit affordable apartment property to serve elderly and special-needs homeless people.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012 -
Manhattan Multifamily Sees Price Increases
The average sale price for an apartment in the first quarter was $1.9 million, up 9% from 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012 -
Oklahoma City Economy Promotes Multifamily Expansion
At 5.5% unemployment, the area has plenty of people looking for housing.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012 -
Red Hat Commits to 100 KSF of Build-to-Suit Space in Boston Suburb
The Linux giant is expanding at its 90-acre campus in Westford, Mass.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012 -
'Board of Directors' Is Managing $664M Med Center Project
The University of California San Diego has a project-delivery system it calls a High Performance Team.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012 -
Beige Book Notes Multifamily Activity, Variable Residential Growth
The Federal Reserve Bank's latest report on the economy says residential construction is variable from market to market.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012 -
Architect John S. Chase, Who Broke Barriers, Dies
John S. Chase, an architect who broke barriers in Texas and elsewhere, died on March 29 in Houston after a long illness at age 87.
By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2012
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