Tag: regulations

November 17, 2016

A local energy-efficiency engineer who nearly plunged to his death when he fell almost four stories through a glass floor at Philadelphia’s Rodin Museum in 2012 has been awarded a $7.25 million settlement, his lawyers recently announced. Phani Guthula was […]

November 16, 2016

AGC CEO Stephen E. Sandher said in a release that along with the rule’s unfair procedures, it will also keep smaller firms — scared away by the potential risks and increased costs of compliance — from seeking out federal contracts. […]

November 15, 2016

Buy American — its sounds great, right? After all, what’s wrong with requiring businesses, especially those using federal dollars, to spend their money here at home? As it turns out, some construction industry groups claim the rules intended to help American manufacturers and […]

November 7, 2016

Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne told The Post that a robust workforce was vital in attracting businesses to the state. In fact, the money that is going to this latest initiative is part of the state’s $10 million Work Act, […]

October 4, 2016

This case is just the latest round of high-profile construction defects cases brought against homebuilders operating in Florida. In February, KB Homes, the sixth-largest homebuilder in the U.S. paid $23.5 million to the Florida attorney general’s office to settle claims […]

October 4, 2016

he story in San Jose is the same as it is in many areas of the country, even in union strongholds like New York City. Some of the biggest construction names in the Big Apple — such as Tishman Construction […]

August 16, 2016

Fall protection continues to be a primary focus of OSHA’s enforcement in construction and other industries, particularly within the roofing segment. Each year in May, the agency holds its National Safety Stand-Down week, during which companies are encouraged to take […]

July 27, 2016

The governor’s stop-work order halted almost $247 million in current work but sidelined a total of 900 projects worth $3.5 billion. According to the executive director of the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association, demobilization and remobilization costs for the work […]

July 27, 2016

The city has seen an uptick in serious and deadly accidents in the last few years, and, in a statement to Politico, buildings commissioner Rick Chandler said the DOB has also taken on 100 additional employees, raised some penalties four-fold, […]

July 20, 2016

In May 2016, market research firm IBISWorld predicted an annual growth rate of 8.6% for airport terminal construction primarily due to the government support of large terminal projects. IBISWorld said the growth figures are a result of government funding, which […]