In NYC, 'affordable' housing means your income is $100K -- or higher

At the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, affordable housing means apartments for families of four making that and above.

By Ron Gallagher • June 29, 2014

Developer plots $1B project to build towers on Boston waterfront

Don Chiofaro proposes tearing down the concrete Boston Harbor Garage and erecting 600-foot and a 500-foot officer and residential glass towers and public space.

By Ron Gallagher • June 28, 2014

Suit by Bell, CA, targets construction company

The city that is financially wrecked wants $3.2 million.

By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2014

Federal settlement to bring $3.8M to workers on NYC project

MDG Design & Construction LLC and other companies will have to pay workers who did not get prevailing wages on the Grand Street Guild rehabilitation.

By Ron Gallagher • June 17, 2014

Houston police discover huge drug stash in excavator arm

Houston officers stopped a truck hauling a Cat excavator Monday night and found hundreds of pounds of marijuana after cutting open the arm.

By Ron Gallagher • June 17, 2014

Ventura, CA wants developers to pay water fee

The Ventura City Council is considering an ordinance that would impose a $15,000-per-acre-foot fee on development that does not have sufficient water rights.

By Ron Gallagher • June 16, 2014

4,000-resident NC town approves development for 60,000

Pittsboro, North Carolina, a small county seat with the courthouse in the middle of a circle where two-lane roads meet, voted 4-1 for the 7,500-acre Chatham Park.

By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2014

No stranger to tornadoes, Moore, OK, revamps building code

The city is the first in the nation to adopt provisions in its code specifically to increase the ability of buildings to withstand high winds.

By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 2014

Crane climbers caught in Colorado Springs, CO

There was no damage to the construction site.

By Alex Nowicki • June 9, 2014

Construction argument ends in double stabbing

The workers do not have life-threatening injuries, according to the police.

By Alex Nowicki • June 6, 2014

Exec with ties to ex-mayor leaves Boston's biggest construction firm

Peter Welsh, executive vice president of Suffolk Construction, has "parted ways" with the firm, The Boston Globe reported. Welsh, who was "closely allied" with former mayor Thomas M. Menino, is unwelcome in the new administration of Mayor Martin J. Walsh.

By Randy Lilleston • June 6, 2014

Green measure could sink tall building projects in Berkeley, CA

A petition drive hopes to impose rigorous requirements, now voluntary if a developer wants fast-track approvals, on anything over 60 feet high.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

Sign of the recovery: Value of average U.S. construction dispute triples

An annual report from engineering firm Arcadis says the average amount in dispute in the U.S. was $34.3 million last year.

By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2014

Sound-sensitive fish could derail $3.9B Tappan Zee construction

The Hudson River that the $3.9 billion bridge will cross is home to two sturgeon species that are sensitive to sharp sounds.

By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2014

Unapproved drone footage of stadium construction riles Texas A&M

Some foresee drones helping to survey construction sites and record work in progress, but A&M decried an unauthorized sweep that hit YouTube.

By Ron Gallagher • May 28, 2014

NBA's Sacramento Kings win new home court

The city council approved the development of a sports and entertainment complex that will be the team's new home.

By Ron Gallagher • May 27, 2014

Two joint ventures tied in bid for $546M New Orleans Airport project

City officials have to figure out how to decide between Parsons-Odebrecht and Hunt-Gibbs-Boh-Metro for the project.

By Ron Gallagher • May 21, 2014

Two dead in CA as investigators probe safety training, protection

California state labor-safety officials say they are investigating the deaths of two workers in falls at two sites within 24 hours.

By Ron Gallagher • May 21, 2014

Most smart phone noise-measuring apps fail NIOSH criteria

A study found that few apps are accurate in checking construction site noise levels. 

By Ron Gallagher • May 19, 2014

Construction workers find dead bodies in MI, TX

Workers in Walker, Michigan, and Houston, Texas, had the misfortune to discover dead bodies on Friday and Saturday. 

By Ron Gallagher • May 18, 2014

NYC project manager accused of siphoning bricklayers' pay

Authorities charged that the manager for a subcontractor took checks from the general to a check-cashing business in New Jersey.

By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2014

OSHA calls for construction safety stand-downs next month

The labor safety agency hopes contractors and builders will conduct job-site safety meetings June 2-6 in an effort to reduce deaths and injuries from falls.

By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2014

Obama promises to accelerate construction permitting

The president spoke to industry while visiting the Tappan Zee Bridge construction project.

By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2014

Ohio contractor found guilty in scam that helped wreck credit union

A federal jury Wednesday convicted Svetislav Vujovic, a construction company owner who took out loans he didn't repay.

By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2014

For all its promise, BIM far from perfect, users say

Use of BIM may be rising, but the old way of doing things still dominates in the industry. 

By Ron Gallagher • May 13, 2014