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Autodesk buys Vela to take BIM data to the construction site
The maker of 3-D design and engineering software gets new abilities to push data to mobile platforms.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 28, 2012 -
'Swimming pool' seems too little for 29-acre water feature being built in Egypt
At a resort, a Chilean company is constructing a swimming pool big enough for playing with real sailboats.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 28, 2012 -
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Government finds construction job count down in 165 metro areas, up in 123
Monthly data show jobs in construction grew scarcer in 165 metropolitan areas in the U.S. in July.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 28, 2012 -
New polymer for asphalt binder aims to produce thinner but tougher roads
Houston-based Kraton Polymers is testing a new additive that will allow twice as much polymer in asphalt.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Commercial equipment buying and leasing is gathering strength
Data from the equipment finance industry shows that volume slipped from June to July, but it remains well ahead of last year.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 27, 2012 -
U.S. jobs problems, tight lending hold back some commercial construction sectors
The National Association of Realtors sees job problems hurting offices and credit hurting building demand.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 27, 2012 -
J.F. White Co., Garver LLC lose executives to illnesses
Massachusetts contractor White and Arkansas designer Garver lost top leaders to cancer.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Index of sentiment about nonresidential building takes a hit
A index compiled by FMI says nonresidential contractors are feeling worse as issues loom.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 26, 2012 -
NYC looking at wrong-way drilling in subway construction blast
Debris from construction blasting came to the surface and windows were broken in an incident in Manhattan.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 24, 2012 -
Travel in Africa is driving four major airport projects
Construction work at airports in Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya and Egypt will boost passenger capacity 28%.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 24, 2012 -
Shanghai to subsidize green property development projects
Projects will receive more than $900,000 each to provide the city with energy efficient developments.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 23, 2012 -
Construction of $73M Bob Hope Airport Regional Intermodal Transportation Center begins
McCarthy Building Cos. broke ground on the Los Angeles-area transit center.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 23, 2012 -
Court didn't clean out supervisor's mouth, but you should keep an ear cocked
A federal appeals court tossed out a same-sex harassment case, but the employer spent money to get there.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 23, 2012 -
Top-job changes at CDM Smith, Pankow Builders
The two large firms have named new people to their top posts: CEO and COO at CDM, CEO at Pankow.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 22, 2012 -
Washington is taking ties off states' unspent money for transportation projects
The Department of Transportation is giving states a chance to recommit money obligated but not spent.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 22, 2012 -
N.Y.-N.J. harbor bridge road-raising will leave superstructure unchanged
The Bayonne Bridge that connects Staten Island, N.Y., to New Jersey will get a new roadway built higher in the existing structure's arch.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 22, 2012 -
Roofers' association is offering legal guide on hiring
The National Roofing Contractors' Association has issued guidelines to help industry members in their hiring.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 22, 2012 -
BD+C will convene its Under 40 Leadership Summit in Chicago in October
Building Design + Construction has an open invitation for under-40 design and construction leaders.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Alliance of 3 St. Louis firms gets nod for $1 billion hospital job
An expansion of BJC HealthCare's campus in the Central West End of St. Louis is a win for three local construction companies.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2012 -
International Code Council wants 15% boost in energy efficiency standards
The International Energy Conservation Code would change if the organization goes ahead with proposed changes.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Commercial builders' confidence hurt by slow business, looming U.S. fiscal 'cliff'
Associated Builders & Contractors says its Construction Confidence Index was down at the end of the second quarter.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Underground, demolition cranes coming under same rules as above-ground construction
OSHA is bringing cranes in underground construction and demolition work under the same rules as other construction cranes.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 20, 2012 -
UCLA report sees multifamily boom peaking after 2014
Real estate economists foresee rents climbing past ownership costs then and the market turning.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 20, 2012 -
Ford brings medium-duty gas engine to the market as diesel alternative
If you don't really need diesel, Ford would like to sell you a V-10 gas-burner for less.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 20, 2012 -
Aerogel: It's strong, it insulates, it may replace fiberglass
A new version of a not-very-old material called an aerogel is five to 10 times more efficient than conventional insulating materials, scientists say.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 19, 2012
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