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The WELL program was started by many of the same people involved in the original LEED program established by the…
The 10 traits successful contractors have in common
We’ve heard the grim statistics in survey after survey — the labor shortage has 70% of contractors missing deadlines and…
Chicago picks Jeanne Gang-led group as architect of O’Hare’s $8.5 billion expansion project
Chicago architect Jeanne Gang, whose city projects have included skyline-changing high-rises, Chicago River boathouses and a college dorm, will lead…
Chicago to Receive New Building Code
The Chicago Department of Buildings announced last week that the city will update the Chicago Building Code for the first…
Accelerated Bridge Construction picks up speed with lower costs, safer job sites
The use of Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) is growing, with prefabricated elements and systems reducing or eliminating the onsite construction…
3 recent developments in ‘constructuring’
Construction’s rate of increasing efficiency from one year to the next sits at the bottom of the charts, averaging just…
Why Air Barriers are Important for Your Building Project
Is your firm embarking on a big renovation project or build? You need to consider many different things when planning…
How tech giants are driving US construction trends
Technology powerhouses like Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet (Google’s parent company) have boomed far beyond their West Coast roots, ranking among…
Three Steps to Being a LEED-friendly General Contractor
Over the last 18 years, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certifications for new buildings have gone from an…
Ensuring Construction Worker Safety in Extreme Cold
In light of last week’s polar vortex in the US, worker safety concerns have come to the forefront. In the…
European co-living developer plans big entrance into U.S. market
Quarters, a major European co-living company, plans to invest $300 million toward building new developments across the United States and…
Crossing the Chasm: A Closer Look at Disruptive Technology in Construction
The rise of automation and disruptive technologies such as artificial Intelligence, machine learning and the Internet of Things makes this…
74% of contractors expect to adopt advanced tech in 3 years
While it’s more common for large construction companies to be using sophisticated technologies on their jobsites that smaller firms, a…
The real-world case for lean construction
AUSTIN, Texas—Lean integrated project delivery starts with a set of ideals around collaboration and waste reduction, but when put in…
How data, tech and ‘heart’ can mitigate jobsite safety risks
What do Olympic runners have to do with keeping workers safe on a jobsite? A lot, said Craig Atkinson, vice…
AR is indispensable to design and construction
Since the first consumer-grade virtual reality (VR) headsets were released to the general public in spring 2016, VR has transitioned…
Contractors Must Step Up and Address Workforce Shortages
An actor that came to fame by way of his long-term supporting role on “The Cosby Show” recently made headlines…
How seasoned construction pros handle the cost of scaling up
An upturn in home-buying and commercial development is a boon for the construction industry, but the pressure to grow can…
Tech Tools May Level Playing Field for Smaller Construction Firms
Whether in the concrete or walls and ceilings trade, most small contractors are on the hunt for their next project.…
The Construction Industry Is Finally Embracing Technology
AT THE BUILD SITE for One Dalton, a 61-story luxury residential tower rising over Boston’s Back Bay, you’ll find all…
Contractors remain upbeat in Q2, according to ABC’s latest Construction Confidence Index
Construction contractors remained confident during the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest Construction Confidence Index released today by…
Real results from virtual reality: safer jobsites
Virtual reality is making an impact in the construction industry, but not in ways that many would expect. The technology…
Wearable Smart Sensors Could Improve Worker Safety
SangHyu Lee, an associate professor in the University of Michigan’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, says that wearable sensors…
World’s longest concrete cable-stayed bridge to be ‘stitched together’
A new bridge over the Panama Canal will soon become the longest concrete cable-stayed span in the world, at 1,739…
Preventing falls in construction
Falls continue to plague the construction industry. According to OSHA, falls are the leading cause of death in construction. Of…
Ontario’s July Construction Unemployment Rate, at 1.3%, a Record Low
How tight have construction labour markets become in Canada? Accompanying Graphs 1 through 5 show the monthly history of construction…
The architecture of relief: how design builds hope in the wake of disaster
After the 1994 Rwandan genocide, humanitarian efforts were beset by an unexpected problem. Aluminium tent frames built for refugees were…
AGC Supports New House Transportation Proposal
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in reaction…
Designing for the Driverless Age
When it comes to designing Mission Rock, a $1 billion, 28-acre (11 ha) mixed-use project south of AT&T Park in…
U.S. Army to invest $62 million in Puerto Rico infrastructure
The U.S. Army says it will invest some $62 million in Puerto Rico to renovate and expand its infrastructure in…
U.S. construction spending hits all-time high in May
U.S. construction spending reached a record level of $1.3 trillion in May as monthly increases in residential and public investment…
Esports’s rise, and hunger for stadiums, points to adaptive reuse potential
A new stadium in Arlington, Texas, suggests the move from big-box store to video game venue may be coming to…
Construction Industry Leads Drone Adoption and Investment
Skyward, a Verizon company and maker of drone operation management software and consulting services, announced results of a custom-built quantitative…
Ahead of AIA Conference, Architects Rally for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
In the weeks leading up to the 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture, Frances Halsband, FAIA, of Kliment Halsband Architects in…
America doesn’t have enough truckers, and it’s starting to cause prices to rise
Joyce Brenny, chief executive of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, gave her truck drivers a 15 percent raise this year, but…
ConstructConnect’s April Starts +14%, A Bit Better than Usual Seasonal Uptick
ConstructConnect announced today that April’s volume of construction starts, excluding residential activity, was $42.5 billion. The latest month-to-month change was…
6 Construction Safety Myths Debunked
Safety should be the number one priority of every construction company. Unfortunately, there are many myths and misconceptions about safety…
Driver shortage overtakes ELD mandate, hours as carriers’ top concern
The availability of qualified truck drivers now ranks as the top concern for trucking companies, according to a report issued…
The Rise of Construction 4.0
As the construction industry continues to modernise at an incredible rate and seeks out new ways to collaborate, what are…
With buildings and infrastructure, it pays to take a life-cycle perspective
In the face of limited funding to address massive infrastructure needs, and with climate action at top of mind, it…