Tag: construction process

July 25, 2024

It’s been a hot summer. The U.S. has faced multiple heat waves. Monday was the hottest-ever recorded day on the planet, beating the record set just the day before, AP News reported. For many workers, that’s meant laboring in intense […]

July 24, 2024

The grants, which range from $250,000 to $10 million, will help businesses develop robust, high-quality environmental product declarations which show environmental impacts across the life of a product. These initiatives have the potential to create more sustainable purchasing decisions, EPA […]

July 19, 2024

ARCO Construction Cos., the big contractor that performs a great deal of design-build and concrete construction work, has built up its New England operations from two employees and about $10 million in revenue in 2018 to roughly a level of […]

July 18, 2024

New York-based Triumph Construction Corp. received a $132-million contract award for the first phase of a $2.3-billion flood-risk reduction project in Staten Island. Triumph will construct large interior drainage ponds and associated stormwater infrastructure for the South Shore of Staten […]

July 18, 2024

Ace Electric Inc. had quite the year in 2023. Growing revenues, winning its largest-ever job, increasing its workforce by more than 20% and providing those employees with innovative internal resources to further their careers and stay safe on the job […]

July 17, 2024

Corissa Smith knows convention centers. As the executive vice president and market lead for AECOM Hunt, she oversees the company’s projects in its convention center sector. Appointed to the role earlier this year, Phoenix-based Smith supports the company’s market strategy […]

July 12, 2024

In an industry that brokers in the physical and the tangible, artificial intelligence remains somewhat elusive. Its applications aren’t as obvious, but its potential impact is vast — and still quite nascent. But before we analyze the possibilities, let’s clarify […]

July 8, 2024

The U.S. DOT says on a web page that the RAISE program uses “a rigorous merit-based process to select projects with exceptional benefits, explore ways to deliver projects faster and save on construction costs, and make needed investments in our […]

July 3, 2024

Extreme weather conditions can be a big challenge when operating overhead cranes, which are key machines used in manufacturing and construction. As such, understanding the effects of severe weather and implementing best practices is a vital part of keeping both […]

July 3, 2024

Aaron Anderson is staying grounded on artificial intelligence. The director of innovation for Concord, California-based builder Swinerton, Anderson talked with Construction Dive about the technology and more at the ENR FutureTech conference in San Diego last month. In his role […]

June 26, 2024

Businesses have become fixated on artificial intelligence, and the heavy civil construction industry is no exception. As someone who monitors this industry, I fully agree that AI’s integration into this sector is not just a good idea but really a […]

June 25, 2024

The U.S. Navy recently selected eight contractors to compete for up to $3 billion in task orders for various construction, repair and renovation projects, mostly in California. San Diego-based Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southwest awarded the indefinite delivery/indefinite […]

June 25, 2024

A lot of money goes into the creation of new sports venues, and not just for pro teams. In recent years, stadium construction has evolved to focus more on cultivating the game day experience. Some multibillion-dollar projects break ground, as […]

June 24, 2024

The Missouri Dept. of Transportation and its contractor, KCI Construction, have reached an agreement on a costly fix needed to repair 80 girders on a bridge that was damaged during an ongoing $63-million rehabilitation project on Interstate 55 in Missouri. […]

June 24, 2024

Project groundbreakings continued with strong momentum in the spring after a slow start to the year, according to Dodge Construction Network. Total construction starts jumped 10% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.24 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. […]

June 14, 2024

As its work in the MidAtlantic region fuels its overall growth, Harkins Builders Inc. has been named the 2024 ENR MidAtlantic Contractor of the Year. The Columbia, Md.-based firm will be profiled in the August issue of ENR MidAtlantic, which […]

June 13, 2024

Even with year-over-year price increases, project costs on the ground have largely remained stable, said Macrina Wilkins, senior research analyst with the Associated General Contractors of America. “[The PPI] release shows us that while some prices for construction materials have […]

June 12, 2024

Inspired by the material that makes up oyster and abalone shells, engineers at Princeton have created a new cement composite that is 17 times more crack-resistant than standard cement and 19 times more able to stretch and deform without breaking. […]

June 12, 2024

Across the country, construction firms are using artificial intelligence to improve their safety cultures, monitor their legal documents for questions and issues and manage project risk. Speakers and panelists from firms including Balfour Beatty, Rosendin and Joseph J. Albanese spoke […]

June 11, 2024

The safety of workers on construction sites is not just a statistic; it’s a matter of life and death. In 2020 alone, there were a staggering 174,100 reported construction injuries and 1,034 tragic deaths, according to the U.S. Bureau of […]