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Greenbuild 2023: Building execs champion ESG
Panelists at last week’s event urged contractors to craft a three-pronged strategy for environmental, social and governance initiatives.
By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 2, 2023 -
Most contractors unprepared for cyberattacks
A new report follows warnings that hackers often target AEC firms’ clients.
By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 27, 2023 -
Racism in Construction
Workers sue Amazon, contractors for nooses at Connecticut site
A federal complaint alleges supervisors initially tried to keep the 2021 discovery out of the news before suggesting workers of color planted the items.
By Joe Bousquin • Sept. 26, 2023 -
Retrieved from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Buttigieg grilled over rollout of infrastructure funds by House committee
Some Republican committee members questioned the pace of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s rollout and its climate and equity aims.
By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 26, 2023 -
Column
The Dotted Line: How to prepare for Davis-Bacon updates
There are a slew of changes that contractors need to be aware of, or risk paying back wages and penalties.
By Julie Strupp • Sept. 26, 2023 -
NY announces first-in-the-nation state concrete mandate
Set for January 2025, the state’s Buy Clean Concrete rules establishing greenhouse gas emission limits will cover all agency projects.
By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 25, 2023 -
Lactation pods keep nursing moms on the jobsite
The spaces give women privacy for pumping breast milk, an action that is covered by the federal PUMP Act that went into effect late last year.
By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 25, 2023 -
This $1B federal lab project has been on hold since a worker’s fall in May
An ironworker plunged approximately 23 feet at Fermilab’s accelerator project near Chicago, sustaining serious injuries including head trauma.
By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 21, 2023 -
Bill would mandate E-Verify nationwide, raise minimum wage
The Republican-sponsored legislation would use a phased compliance schedule for small businesses.
By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 18, 2023 -
Building codes aren’t climate ready, but changes are coming
Risk is growing from flooding and wildfires, said National Institute of Building Sciences panelists, and builders are relying on outdated guidance.
By Julie Strupp • Sept. 14, 2023 -
Opinion
The time is now to protect your firm from ransomware attacks
Contractors are prime targets for hacks, but there are important steps businessowners can take to protect themselves, writes one cyber expert.
By Stel Valavanis • Sept. 13, 2023 -
Best 10 states for small business taxes
A new report analyzed federal data to find the most tax-friendly states for small businesses such as specialty contractors, subcontractors and home builders.
By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 12, 2023 -
Champlain Towers investigation yields more clues
A preliminary NIST report points to deviations from design in the Surfside, Florida, condo’s pool deck construction.
By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 12, 2023 -
Fluor pays $14.5M to settle SEC accounting charges
The Irving, Texas-based construction company neither admitted to nor denied the allegations stemming from two large scale, fixed price construction projects, according to a company statement.
By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 8, 2023 -
Balfour Beatty sued by EEOC for sexual harassment
A worker allegedly texted explicit photos and made sexual advances to a woman working as a truck driver on a North Carolina highway project.
By Joe Bousquin • Sept. 6, 2023 -
SEC cyber disclosure rules take effect: What to expect
With enforcement on the horizon, many of the SEC's rules for material disclosures are subject to interpretation.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 6, 2023 -
Racism in Construction
EEOC sues TNT Crane & Rigging for nooses, Nazi symbols in workplace
Employees and managers regularly used a derogatory term when referring to Black workers, the suit claims.
By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 31, 2023 -
DOL proposes $55K overtime rule threshold, automatic 3-year updates
An estimated 3.6 million U.S. workers would become eligible for overtime pay under the proposed rule, the agency said Wednesday.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 31, 2023 -
Column
The Dotted Line: How to avoid skyrocketing dispute costs
Big construction disagreements arise when there’s not just one error or issue, but a combination of things that went wrong, attorneys say.
By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 29, 2023 -
Readers Respond: Project schedules, costs feel the heat
This summer’s extreme temperatures are having an impact on more than just worker safety, readers told Construction Dive.
By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 25, 2023 -
Infrastructure act
What to know about final Build America, Buy America guidelines
The White House has clarified rules around which construction materials for federal infrastructure projects must be produced in the U.S.
By Julie Strupp • Aug. 17, 2023 -
SEC cyber rule opens can of worms over insurance coverage
Required disclosures could prompt more lawsuits as plaintiffs leverage what companies file with the agency, driving an increase in insurance exclusions, industry experts say.
By Robert Freedman • Aug. 16, 2023 -
Deep Dive
Manufacturing megaprojects gobble up workers
From Taylor, Texas, to Licking County, Ohio, multibillion-dollar factory projects are magnifying labor woes and driving up costs.
By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 14, 2023 -
Labor Department to host compliance seminars for Davis-Bacon rule change
The agency’s updated prevailing wage regulation takes effect Oct. 23.
By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 14, 2023 -
Infrastructure act
Readers Respond: IIJA is boosting business for many contractors
Construction Dive readers said they’re benefiting from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, but a lack of skilled labor and clarity around Build America, Buy America requirements is holding them back.
By Julie Strupp • Aug. 11, 2023