Legal/Regulation: Page 116
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Contractors can benefit by encouraging reports of 'near-miss' incidents
These reasons look like they should be obvious.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2013 -
Non-profit industry group will wave the flag for creating P3 projects
The new Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure sees a need for America to embrace public-private partnerships for a variety of reasons.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2013 -
Foreign-language training for aerial-platform workers is high on IPAF agenda
The International Powered Access Federation is making it a priority to get platform workers training in languages they can understand.
By Ron Gallagher • July 8, 2013 -
What builder's Supreme Court victory means for construction
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Florida developer who thought conditions imposed on him by the local government were too burdensome.
By Davide Savenije • July 1, 2013 -
Storm-defeating homes and the world's greenest building: This week's most read construction news
Need to catch up on construction news? Check out Construction Dive's most read news of the week.
By Davide Savenije • June 28, 2013 -
N.Y. may shift burden of proof from contractors to workers in ladder, scaffolding accidents
Since buildings began to shoot up in the late 19th century, New York law has put a burden on contractors to prove their job was safe when an injured worker sues.
By Ron Gallagher • June 26, 2013 -
NYC lays out resiliency roadmaps in wake of Superstorm Sandy
Judging by proposals for changes in building design and operation and shoreline efforts, it's clear New York City has decided that running from storms is not good enough.
By Ron Gallagher • June 25, 2013 -
Tenn. takes step towards meeting federal DBE requirements
The Volunteer State will begin on July 13 to require the apparent low bidder for Department of Transportation contracts to turn in a list of all subcontractors who quoted work.
By Ron Gallagher • June 24, 2013 -
Bloomberg, Obamacare and supply shortages: This week's most read construction news
Keep up with the construction industry with our recap of the week's biggest headlines.
By Davide Savenije • June 21, 2013 -
Continuously changing design plans spark $20M lawsuit
An Ohio-based concrete company is charging that designs it was given in 2009 for submitting a fixed-price bid that won the job have been changing ever since.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2013 -
U.S. data reveals boost in construction safety
The just-released Bureau of Labor Statistics' data for 2011 found fewer construction-related deaths than in 2010 and a lower rate of reportable injuries.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2013 -
Guest Column: Renewal Options in Commercial Real Estate Leases
By Louis Pashman An option in a contract is considered to be a “time of the essence” provision. Thus, the parameters for exercise of the option must be strictly met. Because the property owner cannot unilaterally withdraw the offer contained in the option, courts will require the holder to adhere...
June 18, 2013 -
Redefining 'contractors' is bad response to Obamacare, AGC says
The Associated General Contractors says that switching employees to "independent contractors" to avoid healthcare costs is risky business at best.
By Ron Gallagher • June 18, 2013 -
Bloomberg unveils plan to overhaul NYC building codes
Sweeping changes may be in store for New York City building codes.
By Nicole Wrona • June 14, 2013 -
Green building bill gets reworked in N.C.
LEED lumber rules played a significant role in the decision to do a rewrite.
By Brian Warmoth • June 11, 2013 -
Patent trolls strike construction industry
Patent trolls are companies that buy up patents just so they can sue anyone they can, and now some are coming after the construction industry.
By Ron Gallagher • June 10, 2013 -
Wood skyscrapers and the world's tallest building: This week's most read construction news
From extra OSHA scrutiny to the appeal of the International Green Building Code, here's what you need to know.
By Davide Savenije • June 7, 2013 -
Proposed accounting changes on leases could hit contractors' bottom lines
A proposal to change the way companies handle bookkeeping for leases could change the way construction companies do business.
By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2013 -
Will judge's ruling lead to new limits on highway expansion?
A federal judge said Wisconsin's biggest highway project ever must look at whether it encourages suburban sprawl and hurts urban transit.
By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2013 -
OSHA to pay extra attention to temporary workers' safety
The agency told its inspectors to scrutinize temporary workers supplied by staffing companies and the safety training they receive onsite.
By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2013 -
Can you build a skyscraper out of wood?
New research from Skidmore, Owings and Merrill suggests a tower using mass timber along with some concrete and steel is feasible.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2013 -
Audit: Dept. of Transportation not meeting goals for speeding up project delivery
The U.S. Department of Transportation's audit of how MAP-21 project-delivery improvements are going paints a less than glowing picture.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2013 -
Building sites in South asked to stand down for heat-safety training
Regulators and Associated General Contractors' Georgia chapter are asking for an hour-long stand-down across the South on Tuesday morning.
By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2013 -
4.2M U.S. homes lie in path of hurricane storm surges
Numbers from research firm CoreLogic put $1.1 trillion-worth of U.S. homes within reach of high water driven ashore by hurricanes.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2013 -
Lawsuits target spray-foam makers, installers over products and practices
Green-building advocates say lawsuits being filed in federal courts claim damage from foam-insulation products themselves or from the way they were installed.
By Ron Gallagher • May 31, 2013
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