Category: Construction Processes

June 22, 2018

A new prototype model for urban data centers, developed by MIRIS in cooperation with Snøhetta, Skanska, Asplan Viak, and Nokia, hopes to help solve the international climate challenge by allowing excess energy from data centers to power cities with up […]

June 20, 2018

The alleged financial improprieties at MGT, according to Richmond BizSense, resulted in a 2016 overpayment of cash distributions to participants in the company stock plan. They were ordered to return the money, but Thalimer made repayments on behalf of the […]

June 20, 2018

The construction industry, for the last several years, has been subject to a number of reports that the skilled labor supply is not meeting demand, and the most recent United States Gypsum (USG) + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction […]

June 18, 2018

It has long been apparent that colleges and universities are engaged in an arms race to attract top student-athletes, with ammunition that includes extravagant training centers and stadiums. John Robertson is on the front lines of those battles. As CEO […]

June 15, 2018

Redevelopments of older properties are always a challenge, particularly, as in the case of Cook County Hospital, when the structures have been neglected and are in various stages of decay. Crews working on the redevelopment of Pier 70 in San […]

June 14, 2018

While Congress has indicated that it is committed to continued federal funding of state and regional transportation infrastructure projects, President Donald Trump’s administration is in favor of giving preference to states and other lead transportation agencies that can cobble together […]

June 12, 2018

There are contractors who say they love the construction business so much that they would not do anything else for a living. But it’s impossible to live on a business that doesn’t make money. Sometimes in construction, jobs get mired […]

June 11, 2018

An additional 40 tons of structural steel is sitting on the Dept. of Energy Hanford Nuclear Waste Site in southeast Washington, where Bechtel National Inc. plans a new tower as part of the $4.5-billion Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. Known […]

June 7, 2018

Dubai-based Immensa Technology Labs has filed the UAE’s first patent relating to the use of 3D printing in construction. The solution comprises a reusable mould that permits the casting of concrete, cement and gypsum materials in numerous forms. Immensa says […]

June 4, 2018

Nonresidential construction spending remained unchanged in April on a monthly basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today. However, year-over-year spending was up a sturdy 6.1%. Private sector spending increased 0.8% […]