Submitting firm: KPFF Consulting Engineers and GRI Client/owner: Port of Newport Other consultants: Andersen-West Coast Contractors (joint venture), Day CPM Services, gLAs Architects, Pacific Habitat Services When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part a district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a general contractor in an action against the insurer of a subcontractor seeking...
HEADNOTE Compare before you pay Construction industry certification is becoming an increasingly important component of quality assurance. Owners and specifiers of both public and private facilities depend on such programs to complement their...
HEADNOTE Contractors have discovered how Building Information Modeling can increase efficiency and decrease costs on tilt-up buildings and other concrete projects. Accountability is a frequently touted term in the design and construction industry....
HEADNOTE Ceco Concrete Construction's concrete work is the star at Nashville's new 2.1-million-square-foot convention center. It takes a dedicated team to design, form and place 110,000 cubic yards of structural concrete and 13,500...
Located on the Wabash River in the central portion of the state, the city of Lafayette, IN is relatively small compared to most cities that incorporate tunnels into their combined sewer overflow (CSO)...
Three juries selected 29 winners and 26 honorable mentions for the 2011 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Design Awards. The producers of the winning projects were acknowledged at the 2011 PCI Annual Convention and...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Although purchases of new construction equipment have yet to pick up substantially, the equipment rental market is booming, a sign that the construction business is poised for a recovery, several...
PHOENIX -- Schuff International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SHFK), a family of companies providing fully integrated steel construction services, today reported financial and operating results for the third quarter ended October 2, 2011. Third...
The NH/VT Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors holds its Excellence in Construction Awards event to recognize the accomplishments of commercial/ industrial contractors. The program promotes an understanding of the quality and quantity...
According to the Texas Transportation Institute, congestion in U.S. urban areas causes motorists to waste an estimated 4.8 billion hours in traffic and 3.9 billion gallons of gas annually. The economic impact was...
LOUISVILLE. Ky. - Although purchases of new construction equipment have yet to pick up substantially, the equipment rental market is booming, a sign that the construction business is poised for a recovery, several...
A study exploring the addition of about 700 seats at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena estimates the project cost at about $3.2 million, with construction possibly starting by late summer of 2013. As a...
ST. LOUIS -- MC Industrial, Inc., an independent McCarthy Company, has completed a $200 million project for Ameren Missouri, as part of a more than $600 million installation of a scrubber system that...
Jewett Metal Buildings & Steel Erectors, Raymond, under contract with Hakala Bros. Construction, recently completed construction at the Atlas Fireworks facility in Jaffrey. The project entailed the erection of a 12,000-square-foot pre-engineered steel...
$300 million hospital-wellness facility focuses on patient care with "family-friendly" overnight spaces, healing gardens and chapel TORRANCE, Calif. -- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of America's premier hospital building contractors, is constructing the...
HOUSTON -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Southern Company for the installation of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment, related ductwork,...
Technology and Software Solutions have today revolutionized the world. Name any field and you will find a plethora of software developed to ease out the work and transfer one's vivid imaginations onto paper....
Building and construction sector play a key role in the local economy with a large number of public and private projects being scheduled for this year. In order to pursue productivity in their...
PHOENIX -- Schuff International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SHFK), a family of companies providing fully integrated steel construction services, today reported financial and operating results for the second quarter ended July 3, 2011. Second Quarter...