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United Airlines Plans $2.6B Houston Expansion With Contractors Clark, Manhattan

December 5, 2023

Via: ENR

United Airlines and the Houston Airport System are planning a $2.6-billion Terminal B Transformation Program at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The airline has selected Clark Construction Group and Manhattan Construction Co. to build separate pieces of the project. The […]


Construction Processes, Legal

Governor halts Chicago migrant camp construction amid soil concerns

December 5, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Montreal-based security services firm GardaWorld started construction last week on the temporary, tent-like structures in Brighton Park, under a $29 million contract with the city, according to NBC Chicago, which also said that the site was once used as a […]


News

White House proposes nationwide lead pipe replacement

December 5, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

The heads of Dallas-based contractors AECOM and Jacobs, Montreal-headquartered WSP and other major construction firms have identified water projects as a growing market. Beyond pipe replacement, resilience, flooding, stormwater and other climate change-related water work is booming, buoyed by the […]


News

California Infrastructure Leaders Commit to Build Opportunities for Minority Firms

November 30, 2023

Via: ENR

California agencies with tens of billions of dollars of construction in the works joined more than 40 other groups around the country on Nov. 20 in a movement to drive contracting opportunities for historically underutilized businesses, known as HUBs. Fourteen […]


Construction Processes, Financial

Feds award $34M for digital construction tech

November 29, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

The TIDP receives $550 million over five years, or $110 million annually, and funds various transportation and highway research endeavors. The program has existed since 2013, and was continued by the FAST Act in 2016 and the IIJA in 2021. […]


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November 2023 wins: Contractors report their latest awards

November 29, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Project awards are the lifeblood of every construction firm, as they indicate new work and future revenue. Here, Construction Dive tracks the top project wins recently announced by the country’s biggest contractors, ranging from a solar facility and a port […]


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Submissions open for construction site Holiday Lights contest

November 28, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

The holidays are upon us, and the season’s cheer is spreading everywhere from the home to the workplace. It’s once again time for Construction Dive’s annual Holiday Lights contest and we ask contractors to join in the festive competition. (See […]


Sustainability

Office construction may never return to pre-pandemic levels

November 28, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

In February, JE Dunn, a Kansas City, Missouri-based construction firm, broke ground on a 677-foot-tall office tower in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The $600 million project, which will be the new corporate headquarters for insurance company Mutual of Omaha, includes 800,000 […]


Construction Techniques

Building More with Less Waste, How GIS Helps Construction Go Full Circle

November 27, 2023

Via: ENR

For decades, the professional football and baseball teams in San Diego, Calif., played inside a brutalist bowl of concrete sitting in a sea of 18,870 paved parking spaces. When it came time to demolish the former Jack Murphy Stadium and […]


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Construction starts drop 7%, marking second consecutive loss

November 22, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

While the construction starts report measures projects that have broken ground, the American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index tracks building design work for jobs to come. That index, which leads actual construction by nine to 12 months, continued to […]


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$16B Gateway Program construction finally underway

November 21, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

After years of delays and political fights, construction finally began Nov. 3 on the Hudson River Tunnel portion of the Gateway Program, a $16.1 billion group of projects that will double capacity for the Northeast Corridor rail segment connecting New […]


Construction Techniques

3 tips for contractors to leverage BIM

November 21, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Before a panel of experts at this month’s Design-Build Conference & Expo told contractors how to implement BIM on jobsites, they confessed to their crimes. The three BIM pros pulled up a slide deck, complete with their “mugshots,” which detailed […]


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The Biggest Risks Facing Construction Companies

November 20, 2023

Via: ENR

As a forum where risk and insurance is discussed in much, if not all, of its infinite complexity—project-specific designer liability, workers compensation loss ratios, claims documentation—the International Risk Management Institute’s Construction Risk Conference can fill your head with information, ideas […]


Construction Processes, Design

20 Examples of Community Architecture at Its Best

November 20, 2023

Via: gb&d magazine

In a world increasingly dominated by commercial development projects and inaccessible public housing, it can be difficult to find examples of architecture that take into account the concerns, needs, and livelihoods of the communities they serve. The best community architecture […]


Construction Processes, Design

Designing for Deconstruction with Sustainable Interiors

November 15, 2023

Via: gb&d magazine

Interiors are ever-changing. Buildings are responsible for 40% of global energy consumption through their lifetimes—and much of that is coming from inside. Many interiors have a relatively short life—especially in areas like the hospitality industry, where an interior might be […]


Construction Processes, Design

Exploring Cutting-Edge Technologies in Bespoke Furniture Design

November 15, 2023

Via: ArchDaily

Within the shifts in architectural movements and styles, furniture design has also evolved throughout the years, transitioning from elaborate curvy lines and opulent materials to simple and functional layouts, and back again, in constant movement. As it continues to evolve, […]


Construction Processes, Legal

Top 5 causes of construction lawsuits

November 13, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Infrastructure and capital projects are being hit hard by rising financing costs, inflation and expensive lawsuits, but the latter issue is one builders have some power to mitigate. Contractors can empower themselves by understanding the causes of cost disputes and […]


Construction Site Safety, Hazards

Construction Nonfatal-Injury Illness Rate Dips, as Cases Rise Slightly

November 10, 2023

Via: ENR

The construction industry showed improvement last year in a key safety indicator, its rate of nonfatal jobsite injuries and illnesses, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. But the bureau’s report, released Nov. 8, also shows the number of nonfatal construction […]


Sustainability

Sustainable Housing: Examples & Trends in 2023

November 9, 2023

Via: gb&d magazine

Housing may be a human right, but affordable housing—and perhaps even moreso sustainable affordable housing—has become increasingly difficult for the average person to access. This is true both in terms of the private residence as well as public housing, as […]


Construction Processes, Design

Progressive design-build gains ground in US

November 8, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

Progressive design-build continues to gain momentum across the United States, especially in California, according to panelists at the 2023 Design-Build Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C., last week. “We had over 160 design-build related bills introduced,” said Richard Thomas, director […]