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.
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…
Controversial 'Ground Zero Mosque' Gets Green... →
by AARON KATERSKY and SARAH NETTER, ABC News, 08.03.2010
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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…
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…
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.
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Construction Industry Video News →
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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…
June 2010
9 posts
Construction Industry Video News →
How the Cap on BP's Spewing Well Works →
Jimmy Buffett Helps Bring Power to Haiti →
Server Based Construction Software - Like Running... →
Procore for iPhone Released →
School Districts Get Stimulus Help for... →
Equipment Rental Online →
Turn the Highway Program Back to the States →
Construction Industry Video News →
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…
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…
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…
Server Based Construction Project Management... →
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May 24, 2010 — Jeff Brook, ProTech Co-Founder, discussed how web based construction project management…
Construction Industry Video News →
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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…
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…
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…
"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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Construction Industry Video News →
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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…
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.
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.
Construction Spending Shows Some Life in March →
Public-sector building provided the boost, according to
Commerce Department estimates.
By
John Caulfield, Builder Magazine,…
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
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
April 2010
66 posts
Construction Industry Video News - 4/27/2010 →
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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…
Construction Project Scheduling is Easy with... →
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Jeff Brook, ProTech Co-Founder, 04.26.2010
Construction Project Scheduling is …
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…
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…
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