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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

What Would the Safe Building Code Incentive Act Do?

Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) urges House subcommittee to pass the Safe Building Code Incentive Act

News • July 24th, 2012

How to Fix Cracked Tilt-Up Panels with Epoxy Injection

Six steps to ensuring that epoxy fixes panels structurally and waterproofs the building

News • July 23rd, 2012

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Expands into Latin America

TCA announces new educational and membership opportunities after the success of its recent conference in the Dominican Republic.

Press Release • July 23rd, 2012

Judge Gives OK to Raze Unfinished Harmon Hotel in Las Vegas

Contractor Tutor Perini vows to appeal, saying the building's flaws originated in the designs and can be corrected for less than the cost of implosion

News • July 23rd, 2012

Potain Cranes Help Expand Hydroelectric Dam in Pennsylvania

Three tower cranes helping to place 60,000 cubic yards of concrete

Article • July 9th, 2012

Toppled Road Site Crane Kills 1, Injures 1

Crane was lifting a beam for the US 41 Butte des Morts bridge near Oshkosh, WI

News • July 5th, 2012

Video: Trenching & Excavation Safety

This excerpt from NAHB Construction Safety & Health's Trenching & Excavation Safety Video highlights the most common hazards associated with residential trenching and excavation..

Video • July 5th, 2012

Video: Falls in Construction - Floor Openings

Whether working on residential or commercial construction, protect all floor openings with a guard rail and/or a cover to prevent falls and increase safety on the construction jobsite

Video • July 3rd, 2012

How to Successfully Use RFIs

In the construction industry, successful requests for information require an understanding of administrative procedures plus the need for specificity and documentation.

Article • June 25th, 2012

Good Vibrations

Avoid repair costs and aesthetic disputes in concrete forming projects by minimizing consolidation-related surface blemishes.

Article • June 25th, 2012

Software Generates Tilt-Up Panel Drawings for Large Business Park Project

The general contractor on a project constructing two tilt-up buildings was able to use Tilt-Werks web-based software to create the drawings for the tilt-up and share the drawings with the layout crew.

Article • June 25th, 2012