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Design-Build Team Sets Benchmark for Fastest Construction of Federal Courthouse

A design-build project team completes the fastest delivery of a modern federal courthouse in only 27 months in Billings, Mont.

Article • September 14th, 2012

Put Recycled Beer Bottles to Use - On a Building

Realm of Design uses a combination of recycled glass aggregate and renewable materials from fly ash to build its manufacturing facility in Las Vegas

Blog • September 11th, 2012

Self-Erecting Cranes Lift University Project to Early Completion

A pair of Potain cranes replace a single tower crane, turning a three-week weather delay into early completion at the $16.5 million Cedarville University Health Science Center

Article • September 10th, 2012

Saint Louis Art Museum Features Unique Concrete Elements

Coffered ceiling and polished exterior tilt-up concrete panels are just a few of the concrete features of the new 200,000 square foot expansion project.

Article • September 7th, 2012

Tekla North America Announces 2012 BIM Award Winners

A multi-use sports arena, power generating station flow control structure, and Canadian major events stadium were all winners in the recent awards program that recognizes exceptional Building Information Modeling.

Press Release • September 4th, 2012

A Guide to Scaffold Use in the Construction Industry

This document provides answers to some of the most common questions about OSHA's scaffold standard for the construction industry

Document • September 4th, 2012

Children's Hospital Expansion Focuses On Sustainability, Green Space

Nationwide Children's Hospital celebrates completion of seven-year campus expansion; largest pediatric expansion project in U.S. history

Press Release • August 27th, 2012

Tilt-Up Concrete: A Unique Opportunity for the Resurgence of Craft

Several characteristics of tilt-up construction contribute to its creativity and craftsmanship on the design and in the field.

Article • August 24th, 2012

Commonwealth of Virginia's Tallest Bridges Built With Local Materials

The tallest bridges in Virginia - which will be over 250 feet high when completed - are being constructed with materials mined, manufactured and shipped in the U.S. by domestic manufacturers, producers and construction contractors

News • August 24th, 2012

Construction News Tracker Video: New Construction Projects Providing Jobs

An explanation of the fiscal cliff, highway and hospital construction will provide more jobs, online dozer training and more in the August 23, 2012 edition of Construction News Tracker

Video • August 23rd, 2012

Crawler Cranes Keep Runway Addition On Schedule

Contractor uses rotating platform to transport cranes from land to a pier and back to save time and space during expansion of Logan International Airport's runway into the Boston Harbor.

Article • August 20th, 2012

Builder Confidence Improves for Fourth Straight Month

After a two-point gain in new single-family home builder confidence, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) is at 37, the highest level since February 2007, and a sign of gradual strengthening

Press Release • August 16th, 2012

MassDOT Awards Largest Contract Ever to White-Skanska Koch JV to Replace Fore River Bridge

$244.6 million design-build contract is one of the Accelerated Bridge Program's five Mega Projects; bids for three others will open within six months

Press Release • August 9th, 2012

Webinar: Cold-Formed Steel Bracing - Why, When and How

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute will host a webinar on the why, when and how to use cold-formed steel bracing on commercial and residential structures

News • August 9th, 2012

OSHA Modifies Enforcement of Rules for Cranes Operating Near Power Lines

Rules regarding work with proximity alarms or insulating links will have to wait until there are devices accepted by a nationally recognized testing lab

Press Release • July 31st, 2012

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