Quiz: What's your construction safety IQ?

Safety Week 2016 might be over, but you can still find out if you're a construction safety expert.

By Emily Peiffer • May 6, 2016

Builder unveils list of top 100 homebuilders in 2015

The top 100 companies were responsible for 240,190 homes closed in 2015 and raked in total revenue of $70.4 billion.

By Kim Slowey • May 6, 2016

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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

Gilbane pushes OSHA to adopt 6-foot mandatory harness rule for all workers

The company said its stringent use of safety harnesses has protected at least 20 employees from potentially fatal falls.

By Kim Slowey • May 5, 2016

Commercial real estate platform VTS scores $55M in latest funding round

Much like construction, the real estate industry has been relatively technology-resistant — a fact that the company's CEO said offers significant opportunity.  

By Kim Slowey • May 5, 2016

Report: WA convention center paid Skanska-Hunt $8M in dispute settlement

The agreement allows convention center officials to choose a new contractor for the $1.4 billion renovation.

By Kim Slowey • May 4, 2016

Skanska USA CEO: Ethical, safety issues have 'bludgeoned' construction; industry must evolve

In an in-depth interview with Construction Dive, Richard Cavallaro said the building industry "needs to start behaving better than we have."

By Emily Peiffer • May 4, 2016

'No accident is acceptable': How to foster an effective construction site safety culture

Safety Week is underway, and experts offer a look into their efforts to ensure that all employees think of "safety always."

By Kim Slowey • May 3, 2016

Caterpillar announces 5 US plant closings amid waning equipment demand

The Illinois-based company, which has 114,000 global employees, said its 2016 revenue will be 38% lower than its 2012 high of $66 billion.

By Kim Slowey • May 2, 2016

Construction software giant Textura snapped up by Oracle in $663M deal

The purchase of Textura — which boasts industry heavyweights like PCL and Clark as clients — is expected to close by the end of 2016.

By Kim Slowey • April 29, 2016

Google parent Alphabet exploring 'city building' project

Sidewalk Labs has prepared a proposal to create a smart city district — complete with housing, retail and office space — within an existing city.

By Kim Slowey • April 28, 2016

Skanska-Hunt settles $1.4B WA convention center termination dispute

Although terms of the deal were not revealed, Washington State Convention Center officials said they can now move forward in hiring a new contractor.

By Kim Slowey • April 28, 2016

Bechtel-led team kicks off construction on $1.8B Canadian P3 light rail

The Edmonton Valley Line LRT is the first public-private partnership for the city and the first project for the contractor's new P3 division.

By Kim Slowey • April 27, 2016

Purple Line Transit Partners kicks off pre-construction work on $5.6B MD rail project

The Purple Line is one of the biggest public-private partnerships in the country and is only the second to include a private financing component.

By Kim Slowey • April 26, 2016

Suffolk plans $22M expansion of Boston HQ

The general contractor said it is expanding its offices in preparation for an estimated 10% increase in its workforce.

By Kim Slowey • April 22, 2016

Report: Tishman dominates 2015 NYC construction activity

The four other contractors responsible for the lion’s share of construction in the city last year were Lend Lease, Turner, Two Trees Management and Hudson Meridian.

By Kim Slowey • April 20, 2016

Lean and mean: How to 'maximize value and minimize waste' with Lean Construction

Experts from the AGC and McCarthy Building Companies explain the "5 S's" of the collaborative method.

By Kim Slowey • April 19, 2016

GE taps Gensler to design $100M Boston headquarters

GE said it chose the architecture giant from a field of 35 other firms as part of a 10-week, worldwide selection process.

By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2016

CA company launches line of $250K customizable prefab tiny houses

Blu Homes' CEO said that designating the homes as accessory dwelling structures provides a "legal loophole" for owners in areas with unfriendly zoning laws.

By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2016

Ford announces $1.2B overhaul of MI campus

The 10-year project will see a complete transformation of Ford's Dearborn, MI, campus, including a new research and development center.

By Kim Slowey • April 14, 2016

Turner Construction 'back on track' at $300M CA hospital expansion

County officials said the troubled Santa Clara Valley Medical Center project is now 100% staffed and making "significant progress."

By Kim Slowey • April 13, 2016

Faraday Future set to break ground on $1B NV factory

The electric car company said construction will be on an accelerated schedule after delays, and the factory will create an estimated 4,500 new jobs in the area.

By Kim Slowey • April 13, 2016

BIG's Smithsonian campus design draws fire from critics

At the center of the dispute is a 4-acre garden that will be demolished to make way for a modern outdoor space.

By Kim Slowey • April 12, 2016

PulteGroup founder calls CEO appointment 'perhaps the biggest mistake of my career'

William Pulte has initiated a public dispute after the company refused to force out current CEO Richard Dugas, who Pulte criticized for lacking homebuilding experience.

By Kim Slowey • April 12, 2016

Skanska scores $38M contract to convert historic San Francisco building into hotel

The building could reopen as a microunit hotel once construction is complete, according to local news outlets.

By Kim Slowey • April 7, 2016

$3B Penn Station overhaul draws interest of major construction, finance players

Empire State Development Corp. has been charged with conducting the bidding process for the station’s renovation.

By Kim Slowey • April 6, 2016