Commercial Building: Page 358
-
Study Finds Boomers Unhappy With Traditional Retirement Communities
Healthier, more educated, more discerning retirees may be changing the playbook for creating retirement communities.
By Ron Gallagher • April 19, 2012 -
Michigan Legislature Tackling Controversial Rules on Electricians
Businesses have objected to a one apprentice/one electrician rule effected in 2008.
By Ron Gallagher • April 19, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
luza studios via Getty Images
TrendlineData center construction
New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.
By Construction Dive staff -
House Passes 3-Month Transport Bill; Conference With Senate Is Next
Lawmakers need to reconcile the the House's three-month version with a Keystone pipeline provision and the Senate's $109 billion, two-year bill.
By Ron Gallagher • April 18, 2012 -
Colo. Rental Community Pitched to Gen Y
KTGY Group's project in Broomfield boasts access to transit and walking distance to shopping and jobs.
By Ron Gallagher • April 18, 2012 -
Industry CEOs, Analysts Share Strategies for Emerging Construction Markets
Major design and engineering companies have large portions of their work coming from outside the U.S., speakers at an ENR conference told participants.
By Ron Gallagher • April 18, 2012 -
Product Snapshot: Interim Tier 4 Excavator and Reflector-less Total Station
A weekly review of new products for the construction industry.
By Ron Gallagher • April 18, 2012 -
U.S., N.J. Dispute Figures That Killed Light at End of Hudson River Tunnel
Gov. Chris Christie still says it was a terrible deal for his state, while congressional auditors say he used wrong numbers to make his case.
By Ron Gallagher • April 18, 2012 -
Top 500 Design Firms Start to Rise Above Economic Woes
The private sector is generating work again, but the public sector remains a problem for companies that focus there.
By Ron Gallagher • April 18, 2012 -
Appeals Court Puts NLRB Posting Rule on Hold
The rule seeks to have posters put up about employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act and how to contact the NLRB.
By Ron Gallagher • April 18, 2012 -
Be Competitive, Compliant and Cost-Effective in Today’s Environment
The 2012 AGC Contractors Environmental Conference will be June 7-8 in Arlington, Va.
By Ron Gallagher • April 18, 2012 -
A10 Capital Gains $100M Equity, Completes $100M Bond Offering
The lending firm's balance sheet is strong enough to increase loans to small- and middle-market commercial clients.
By Ron Gallagher • April 18, 2012 -
Buffett Wants This Site To Be Fully Furnished
Nebraska Furniture plans a store in The Colony, Texas, and a multihundred-acre development around it.
By Ron Gallagher • April 17, 2012 -
Researchers: Zero-Energy Buildings Attainable Across Climates
The New Buildings Institute says net-zero-energy commercial buildings don’t need to cost more.
By Ron Gallagher • April 17, 2012 -
McGarvey Elected President of Building Trades
He succeeds Mark Ayers, who died April 8 and whose funeral is in Washington, D.C., today.
By Ron Gallagher • April 17, 2012 -
'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 -
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 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
Previous
