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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 -
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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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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 -
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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 -
IPO market beginning to feel the love for home builders as investment opportunities
No home builder has come onto the stock exchanges since 2004, but it looks like that drought will end in 2013, perhaps this month.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 7, 2013 -
Grab the aspirin – federal audits of health plans are expanding
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration will be asking about more as it audits companies' benefits programs, including contractors' plans.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 3, 2013 -
Age proves nothing as NYC ranks the energy use of large commercial buildings
Using Energy Star standards, the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building beat out a LEED Gold building for efficiency.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 27, 2012 -
New national air standards for particulate matter likely to affect diesels
The EPA issued lower limits on the matter in the air, and the expectation is that diesel engines and coal-fire power plants will be affected most.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 19, 2012 -
Contractors offer guide for managing environmental concerns, issues, information
The advisory document is the result of collaboration by talent from 11 U.S. construction companies under the auspices of Associated General Contractors' Environmental Forum Steering Committee.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 18, 2012 -
Tough inspectors make for lower insurance bills, Tucson area finds
Pima County, Ariz., scores high with insurers for the diligence it shows with both commercial and residential construction.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 17, 2012 -
OSHA gives builders a 3-month break on fall-protection enforcement
While enforcement is delayed until March 15, a trade group is using the time to push for rules that address the situation of home builders.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 16, 2012 -
Post-Sandy, an array of forces will decide what is affordable in flood zones
Government regulators and the market, including insurers, will determine what gets built and rebuilt in the oceans' reaches.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 14, 2012 -
Building code changes in D.C. aim for 30% cut in energy use
Changes being proposed would apply to commercial buildings over 10,000 square feet that are new or substantially renovated and multifamily buildings over three stories.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 13, 2012 -
New EPA stance on getting rid of building materials with PCBs may help contractors
Wood, brick or other material into which PCBs have leached from caulk or paint can, if some steps are followed, be handled as solid waste instead of hazardous waste.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 12, 2012 -
Oregon city finds out it cannot be tougher than state fire code
Forest City, Ore., wanted to make the minimum distance 5 feet from a property line for houses to have to have non-combustible outer materials.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 12, 2012 -
FDIC gets a little satisfaction as IndyMac executives ordered to pay for bad judgment
A jury said three company executives have to pay $168 million, though that is not much when seen against billions that FDIC lost.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 10, 2012 -
Closer emergency care for 50,000 people in Ariz. is meeting homeowner obstacles
A large homeowners association in Green Valley does not share a Tucson hospital's and a Scottsdale developer's enthusiasm for a new hospital.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 8, 2012 -
Limit imposed by Georgia court puts contractors' liens on the line
A judgment for payments can cover everything, but a lien foreclosure is no good for general costs that are not part of the building.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Paperless permitting is getting into gear in Omaha
Builders have been wanting to do their filings online instead of waiting in line, and they have been willingly paying extra fees to get there.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 6, 2012 -
AGC asks for changes in proposed U.S. rules for rating contractors
The contractors' group says that improving the process for evaluating contractors on government jobs is a good first step, but it needs tweaks.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 6, 2012 -
OSHA slaps Texas crane company with fines in fatal July accident
The agency proposed fining Harrison Hoist Inc. $29,400 for what it says were six serious violations related to the accident that killed two men.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 4, 2012
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