August 2010
4 posts
CCAC Project Labor Mandate Irks Competitors →
By Jeremy Boren, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 08.08.2010 Florinda Mascilli is accustomed to maneuvering around the biases of being a woman in the male-dominated plumbing business.
Aug 10th
Green Construction Plan to Create Jobs in Lake... →
by Matthew Renda, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, 08.08.2010 LAKE TAHOE — The Lake Tahoe Basin could position itself to be at the forefront of the emerging green building and…
Aug 10th
Controversial 'Ground Zero Mosque' Gets Green... →
by AARON KATERSKY and SARAH NETTER, ABC News, 08.03.2010 27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000”…
Aug 10th
Stimulus Cash Nets 8000 Ohio Road Jobs →
by WDTN.com, 07.28.2010 $10.5M in paychecks, 1300 new workers COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) - More than 8000 construction workers had jobs on Ohio’s stimulus-funded transportation…
Aug 3rd
July 2010
4 posts
Growing Green in Las Vegas →
Local Businesses Pursue Green-Related Cost-Savings Measure BILL HUGHES | LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS MGM Resorts International’s LEED-certified complex sets…
Jul 29th
121-Story Shanghai Tower - China’s First... →
Designers of the 121-story Shanghai Tower, with its record-tall composite steel-and-concrete structure, are helping craft China’s first superskyscraper building code. by Nadine M….
Jul 28th
Construction Industry Video News →
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Jul 28th
Philadelphia Area Construction Firms Build Up for... →
by Diane Mastrull, Philadelphia Inquirer, 07.25.2010 They are miles apart on the career spectrum, the 23-year-old recent graduate from Philadelphia University and the 59-year-old…
Jul 28th
June 2010
9 posts
Construction Industry Video News →
Jun 18th
How the Cap on BP's Spewing Well Works →
Jun 15th
Jimmy Buffett Helps Bring Power to Haiti →
Jun 15th
Server Based Construction Software - Like Running... →
Jun 10th
Procore for iPhone Released →
Jun 10th
School Districts Get Stimulus Help for... →
Jun 10th
Equipment Rental Online →
Jun 8th
Turn the Highway Program Back to the States →
Jun 8th
Construction Industry Video News →
Jun 5th
May 2010
21 posts
Louisiana Pushes Sand To Block Oil →
by Pam Radtke Russell, ENR, 05.26.2010 As oil from the April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion began spreading into Louisiana’s marshes, state and local leaders moved ahead on plans…
May 27th
Traffic Paint Shortage Threatens Roadwork →
by MICHAEL COOPER, The New York Times, 05.23.2010 “The white line in the middle of the highway,” Jack Kerouac rhapsodized in “On the Road,” “unrolled and hugged our…
May 27th
What is Cloud Computing? →
The video below was created by Salesforce.com and explains cloud computing in about 3 minutes. If you are not sure about “CLOUDWARE,” what it means, is it safe, how can it help a construction…
May 26th
Server Based Construction Project Management... →
If video box does not appear, click here. May 24, 2010 — Jeff Brook, ProTech Co-Founder, discussed how web based construction project management…
May 25th
Construction Industry Video News →
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May 21st
Experts say ‘Going Green’ Has Limits →
Jacksonville Business Journal - by Christian Conte, 05.14.2010 Industrial developer Bill Spinner would like to build more green projects, but like most developers, he doesn’t want to…
May 21st
Home Construction Up - Building Permits Down →
by ALAN ZIBEL, The Associated Press, 05.18.2010 WASHINGTON — Construction of new homes rose more than expected in April but new building permits fell sharply, signaling the…
May 21st
Solar Projects Grow for New Jersey Firm →
by Abby Gruen, The Star-Ledger, 05.14.2010 Nelson Ferreira, president and chief executive of Ferreira Construction, stands near a 22-kilowatt ground-mount solar array, which…
May 19th
"GREEN" Concrete - Light Enough to Float and... →
by Mary Perez, Sun Herald, 05.15.2010 PASS CHRISTIAN — The Dubuisson home will resemble others in the traditional Pass Christian neighborhood when construction is complete this…
May 19th
Outlook on Construction Markets and Contractors... →
RALEIGH, N.C. - FMI Corporation has released the results of its first annual survey of surety providers in a report titled, “Surety Firms Weigh in on Construction Markets and Contractors: FMI…
May 18th
New South Side Chicago Development Planned →
by Alan G. Blake, The Architects Newspaper, 05.14.2010 Public infrastructure money clears the way for large South Side Chicago development. On Tuesday, Chicago’s Community…
May 18th
CMA - Construction Marketing Association Launches →
by Construction Marketing Association, 05.17.2010 Naperville, IL— A professional association was recently launched for marketing managers and executives in construction-related…
May 18th
Smartphones for Construction Time Management →
khalid05, TendersInfo, Posted on ForConstructionPros.com, 05.13.2010 North Carolina-based Buckner Steel Erection, with over 30 superintendents overseeing more than 400 employees, offers…
May 18th
Construction Industry Video News →
27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000” id=”cs_player” width=”480” height=”520”> If video box does not appear, click here. Call Project…
May 14th
Construction Costs Drop in Phoenix →
by Jan Buchholz, Phoenix Business Journal, 05.11.2010 Construction costs continue to decline in Phoenix, but at a slower pace than in the past few months. There also is a…
May 14th
Building the James Audubon Bridge - Louisiana →
Rising Above the Flood Towers rise and cabling is to begin soon on the $408.5 million design build John James Audubon Bridge across the Mississippi in Louisiana.
May 13th
Building the James Audubon Bridge - Louisiana →
Rising Above the Flood Towers rise and cabling is to begin soon on the $408.5 million design build John James Audubon Bridge across the Mississippi in Louisiana.
May 13th
Construction Spending Shows Some Life in March →
Public-sector building provided the boost, according to Commerce Department estimates. By John Caulfield, Builder Magazine,…
May 4th
Dam Groundbreaking at Holtwood →
The Holtwood project is under way, but the story goes back before the Great Recession. By BRENT BURKEY, York Daily Record05.03.2010
May 4th
Texas Contractor Fighting Back in Tough Economy →
By Debra Wood, Texas Construction, 04.01.2010 Diversification, backlogs and sharp pencils have kept some Texas contractors at the top of their game. A snapshot of this is seen in…
May 2nd
Volcanic Ash Cloud - A Case for Cloud Computing →
BY ARUN RAO, Cloud Computing Journal, 04.30.2010 Reuters reported last week that the ash cloud over Europe and the resulting disruption in airline schedules and has caused…
May 1st
Resolving Construction Disputes: Is A Jury Trial... →
by Ron White, The Critical Path, 04.30.2010 I am very happy to guest muse about construction law today, but first I want to muse a bit about the original Muses of Greek…
May 1st
Builder Finds a Niche in Remodeling Foreclosures →
By LANE WALLACE, Herald Staff Writer, Monterey County Herald (California), 04.29.2010 Until the recession hit, Shawn Bakker didn’t have to worry about drumming up construction business.
May 1st
Eco House Built with 95% Existing Building... →
by Jorge Chapa, Inhabatat, 04.30.2010 Let’s say that you found yourself in a possession of a lovely site with an old and dilapidated house. What is the green thing to…
May 1st
Fix Proposed for Troubled Seattle Tower →
By Nadine M. Post, Northwest Construction, 04.27.2010 On April 15, opposing sides in a debate over the fate of a deteriorating, nine-year-old Seattle apartment tower presented their…
May 1st
Reduced Transportation Spending Difficult on... →
By Matthew Lewis, the Transportation Lobby, 04.28.2010 Bob Schafer just laid off another worker. Schafer is a manager at Ranger Construction, a Florida-based company that builds roads…
May 1st
April 2010
66 posts
Construction Industry Video News - 4/27/2010 →
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Apr 28th
An iPhone or iPad for Construction? →
April 26th, 2010 by admin in Improvements Does your company use iPhones or even the recently-released iPads? Is an iPhone your standard tool for business communications…
Apr 28th
Apr 27th
Construction Project Scheduling is Easy with... →
If video box does not appear, click here. Jeff Brook, ProTech Co-Founder, 04.26.2010 Construction Project Scheduling is …
Apr 27th
March Construction Holds Steady →
Forecasts & Trends McGraw Hill, New York, N.Y. – April 21, 2010 – New construction starts in March came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $435.6 billion, essentially unchanged…
Apr 24th
Construction Materials Prices Rise in March →
Associated Builders and Contractors Prices for construction materials and supplies shot up for the fifth straight month, increasing 1.3 percent in March, according to April 22 producer…
Apr 24th
Murphy's Law and Construction →
Dealing with Truth on a Construction Site Written on April 19, 2010 by Christopher G. Hill in Business of Construction, Construction Law,Contracts
Apr 22nd