Be ready if/when a construction accident happens

Nobody wants it but everybody should expect it and be ready with a plan and procedures to follow before an accident happens.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 20, 2013

ASCE group is developing building codes to cope with tsunamis

A group of engineers from the West Coast of the U.S. are working on codes to encourage designs that can better withstand the punishment of pounding water.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 19, 2013

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Contracts, disputes, change orders and delays can keep builders up at night. Construction Dive covers some of the top issues facing the industry.

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Most Read Construction News of the Week: Labor, Obama and Lumber

Feel like you fell behind on the construction news this week? Get up to date with our recent popular reads.

By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 15, 2013

OSHA fines Ariz. contractor in death of worker struck by shovel bucket

The agency said Ellison-Mills Contracting of Casa Grande, Ariz., didn't take proper precautions that may have averted the accident during a waterline installation.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 14, 2013

Mandatory energy-reporting for large buildings reaches Minneapolis

Beginning in 2015, the city will require operators of buildings over 50,000 square feet to report energy and water use.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 14, 2013

Tilt-Up Concrete Assn. touts products' ability to help meet energy code

The trade group says it can be a resource for design professionals and others looking for ways to comply with the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 12, 2013

Joint venture LLC template now offered by ConsensusDocs

The industry-backed project to ease the legal aspects of construction and decrease litigation has a product for firms putting together LLCs for joint ventures.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 11, 2013

January crane collapse in New York brings fines for two firms, two individuals

New York City ruled that a Jan. 9 collapse of a crane at an apartment project on the East River shore in Queens happened because the weight was too much.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 5, 2013

Court-based foreclosure states slow the market-clearing process

States in which foreclosures have to go through a judicial process cannot process the homes as quickly as others, keeping a logjam from breaking loose.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 4, 2013

Russian billionaire sues contractor over renovation blackmail

Vitaly Malkin, a Russian senator and billionaire, is suing a Manhattan-based contractor for attempting to extort a lucrative renovations contract from him.

By Davide Savenije • Jan. 31, 2013

Most Read Construction News of the Week: Fleet management, concrete and N.Y.

Miss out on the week's biggest stories on Construction Dive? Have a look at these links and get caught up.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 31, 2013

VA fires another round at Brassfield in Orlando hospital dispute

The government clearly is covering its legal bases in its dispute with Brassfield & Gorrie, filing its second "cure" notice saying it wants to cut off the contractor.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 30, 2013

Immigration-reform outline gets business backing

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, no friend of previous immigration-reform efforts, says it believes a new plan can work for employers as well as immigrants.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 28, 2013

U.S. court knocks out Michigan's second try at anti-PLA statute

A district judge said a state cannot bar project labor agreements when it is also a market participant.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 24, 2013

Investigators seek cause of London chopper crash, crane taken down

Much of the tower crane next to the 180-meter luxury residential building under construction was undamaged by the helicopter that collided with it Jan. 16 in heavy fog.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 23, 2013

ANSI amends A10.9 standard for concrete and masonry work

The changes focus on reinforcing steel and post-tensioning operations to enhance safety.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 16, 2013

Domino effect of project problems turns clients from New England contractor

Baybutt Construction Co. has been declared to be in default by two public clients, and one state official speculated it is the result of trying hard to survive the recession on slim margins.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 15, 2013

Supreme Court ruling in L.A. case may affect water-diversion projects nationally

The high court held 9-0 that the L.A. County Flood Control District did not have to get a discharge permit for water that came out of a waterway, went through a manmade structure and back into the same waterway.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 15, 2013

Builders prevail in suit over U.S. construction-site runoff rules

A court agreement sends the Environmental Protection Agency back to the drawing boards for regulations on storm-water runoff from building sites.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 14, 2013

U.S. names winners for health and safety applications to teach workers

The Department of Labor awarded modest cash prizes to four winners in its Worker Safety and Health App Challenge.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 13, 2013

AGC blasts USACE idea for PLAs in two large projects

The Corps of Engineers is mulling project labor agreements for levee work near New Orleans and fuel-tank replacement at Edwards Air Force Base.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 12, 2013

Fatal wall collapse brings fine for N.C. contractor

The Tennessee Division of Occupational Safety and Health imposed the penalty after a worker's death at a treatment-plant project last year.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 11, 2013

Most Read Construction News of the Week: N.Y. crane crash, jobs and Gen. Y

End the week informed. Here are the most popular Construction Dive news posts of the week in a nutshell.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 10, 2013

A construction contract is not a blank canvas for whatever you want to put in it

State laws and court decisions put some limits on what can or can't be written into documents for building projects.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 9, 2013

Drywall content regulation on way to Obama for signature

With an amendment that won National Association of Home Builders support, the soon-to-be law limits sulfur content and requires manufacturers to put their names on their products.

By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 8, 2013