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HEADLINES ADDED: August 31, 2009
Allied Insurance Waives Deductibles for Registered Equipment
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Construction industry questions timing of proposed rate hikes
The BC Safety Authority is seeking public input on proposed increases to the 2010 fee schedule, but some in the construction industry don’t like the timing of the plan.... Read More
Construction Unemployment Spikes in July
Construction's unemployment rate jumped in July to 18.2%, from 17.4% in June... Read More
The Construction Marketing Ideas book
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NCCER Updates Module to LEED Version 3 and adds Green Study Guide
The National Center for Construction Education and Research “Your Role in the Green Environment” curriculum has been updated to include LEED Version 3 and a Training Course Study Guide.... Read More
Greenbuild 2009 To Be A Star-Studded Event
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Low Energy Cooling for Sustainable Buildings
By Ursula Eicker. Wiley and Sons. Price: $100. Publish Date: 05/2009... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 27, 2009
Tennessee Construction Jobs Down 20%
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Japan Construction Equipment Shipments to Fall 42%
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Funding Uncertainty Pauses Some Highway Projects
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Would You Let Your Managers Choose their Own Salary?
This is precisely what one Skyline Construction Inc. of San Fransisco is doing. Ok, there are a couple of limitations to this, but basically it boils down to the following: Select employees of the company chose their own salary from a selected range. Then here is where it gets interesting. Those who chose a lower salary had an opportunity to receive a larger bonus at the end of the year if the company turned a profit. Of the 15 employees who were offered to set their own salary, 12... Read More
Worker Killed in NY Crane Collapse
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HEADLINES ADDED: August 26, 2009
Construction Unemployment Spikes in July
Construction's unemployment rate jumped in July to 18.2%, from 17.4% in June... Read More
The Value of July New Construction Starts Jumps 8%
The value of new construction starts rose 8% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $420.3 billion... Read More
National Construction Fatality Rate Declines 47%, Associated General Contractors of America
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Defence Construction Canada names new CEO
James Paul has been named president and CEO of Defence Construction Canada, the Crown corporation that provides contracting, construction contract management and infrastructure services to the Department of National Defence.... Read More
Construction industry questions timing of proposed rate hikes
The BC Safety Authority is seeking public input on proposed increases to the 2010 fee schedule, but some in the construction industry don’t like the timing of the plan.... Read More
Is Green the Yellow Brick Road to Success?
Down the road we'll see a return to “Green” building and Low Impact Development (LID), which were gaining momentum up to the housing downturn. Builders and developers who master this approach will gain a significant competitive advantage.... Read More
Vancouver Olympic venues bask in green glow
A group of architectural firms have been presented with an international award for excellence in green building practices for their contribution to the construction of nine venues for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 24, 2009
New York Underfunded for Infrastructure Projects
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LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
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Navistar to Build All-Electric Vehicles
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Biofuel research facility to be built in Edmonton
Construction is about to start on a research facility in Edmonton to test methods for producing biofuels and green chemicals from sorted municipal solid waste.... Read More
What Construction Executives are Reading
8 Page Book Summary of Jim Collins' best selling book, Good to Great - Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't. Matt Stevens applies the book's in-depth study and conclusions to construction contractors and their challenges. Good_to_Great with link.pdf... Read More
Carrier Wins 11th Builder's Choice Award
Builder's Choice Awards is the largest, most prominent design competition in the industry.... Read More
EPA Urged to Decline Calif. Request to Impose Retroactive Emissions Standards on Diesel Construction Equipment
Construction companies nationwide will suffer significant financial losses and more construction workers will lose their jobs if the federal government allows California to proceed with plans to impose retroactive emissions standards on diesel construction equipment.... Read More
Construction Employment Drops Affecting Nearly Every State
Associated General Contractors reports that all but two states -- Louisiana and North Dakota -- reported decreases in construction employment between July 2008 and July 2009. Nevada and Arizona reported the deepest drops.... Read More
345 Solved Seismic Design Problems, 5th Edition
By Majid Baradar. Professional Publications. Price: $76. Publish Date: 08/2008... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 19, 2009
Green Affordable Senior Housing Proposed for Martinez, Calif.
RCD is in negotiations to purchase 1.03 acres at 310 Berrellesa Street in Martinez in order to build Berrellesa Palms community.... Read More
OMA-Designed MahaNakhon Tower Announced
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Government Held Responsible for "Utter Silence"
An Armed Services Board case, ADT Construction Group, Inc., involves an appeal from a contracting officer's final decision denying a claim for $826,725.16 and a 278-day time extension. The contractor had filed a claim for pre-construction delays arising out of a contract for the design and construction of a munitions maintenance facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Although the contract in question was ultimately terminated for default and appealed to the Board (ASBCA No. 55358), the termination appeal was suspended pending the outcome of the appeal on the... Read More
California Building Standards Commission Announces Nation's First Green Building Standards Code
The California Building Standards Commission, Sacramento, Calif., recently announced that the nation’s first Green Building Standards Code became effective August 1... Read More
Landscape Architects Play Central Role in Green Design
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8 Page Book Summary of Jim Collins' best selling book, Good to Great - Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
8 Page Book Summary of Jim Collins' best selling book, Good to Great - Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't. Matt Stevens applies the book's in-depth study and conclusions to construction contractors and their challenges. Good_to_Great with link.pdf... Read More
Construction Groups Will Invest Millions to Reduce Emissions
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Shipping containers find use as building material
Ocean shipping containers are being used by several companies in B.C. and Quebec for the construction of environmentally friendly portable or permanent buildings.... Read More
Construction Unemployment At 18.2%
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released seasonally adjusted employment numbers recently that showed construction employment falling by 76,000 jobs in July.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 18, 2009
Ideas 6 - 10 of Top Ten Tips for 2010 for Fighting Unfair Competition
Numbers 6 -10 of Top Ten Tips for 2010.pdf Email us - clientservices@stevensci.com for the entire list of ideas 1 through 10. It is complimentary.... Read More
Navistar 2010 Prices to Rise $6K to $8K
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Proposal to Reclassify Equipment Leases Seen as Tough Burden
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British Columbia university to build green film centre
Capilano University in North Vancouver, B.C. plans to build a new film centre that will serve up to 400 students annually.... Read More
Recession Forces Construction Equipment Dealers to Restructure
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The Importance of Proper Licensing for Contractors
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Construction equipment dealers readjusting in recession
Equipment dealers in British Columbia have been hit hard by the recession and have been forced to restructure their businesses to survive in a rapidly shrinking market.... Read More
Ellis Don's Bankers Court project earns LEED CS Gold certification
The Bankers Court project in Calgary has earned LEED Core and Shell (CS) Gold certification, making it the first LEED CS certified office tower in the city.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 17, 2009
Construction Unemployment Is Double The U.S. Average
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Winners of the 2009 BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards Announced
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Construction Spending Rises in June
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Non-Residential Construction Loses 5,900 Jobs
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Chicago Child Killed in Construction Equipment Accident
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Worker Killed When Crane Collapses in Virginia
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Construction Unemployment At 18.2%
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released seasonally adjusted employment numbers recently that showed construction employment falling by 76,000 jobs in July.... Read More
Young girl's death in Calgary sparks inspection blitz
Provincial inspectors in Alberta have launched a wide-scale investigation into safety at high-rise construction sites after a toddler was killed by falling building materials in Calgary.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 14, 2009
IronPlanet 2Q Sales Up 31 Percent
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The Marketing funnel
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Key Design Jobs in Washington Sit Unfilled
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Senate Bill Has $700 Million For Construction
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Stimulus Construction Funds Have Low Impact on Hiring
Companies with and without stimulus projects hiring at same rate, in part because of "disappointingly" slow distribution on non-transportation stimulus construction dollars.... Read More
Innovative Architecture School Closes in Costa Rica
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HEADLINES ADDED: August 11, 2009
Outwater’s New Architectural Synthetic Stone 7- and 9-inch Balustrade System
The new balustrades are made from a mixture of resins and crushed limestone for an authentic stone look and feel at one quarter of the weight of stone balusters... Read More
Construction marketing: Effort, money and relationships
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Building Information Modeling Boosters Are Crossing That Bridge
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Construction's Jobless Rate Increases in July
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Registration Opens for 2010 International Builders' Show
Free 4-day passes, more affordable hotels among incentives to attend... Read More
Leatherman’s Super Tool is Back with the Beefy ST300
The new ST300, according to Leatherman, has more than 10 years of compiled customer feedback and engineering expertise in every feature... Read More
40+ Book Reviews of McGraw Hill's Book, "Managing a Construction Firm on Just 24 Hours a Day"
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Creekside construction in Penticton, British Columbia
Workers in Penticton put up wooden scaffolding at the Creekside on Forestbrook, a condominium development located alongside Penticton Creek.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 10, 2009
Federal Green Construction and the Stimulus Act
By: Lane F. Kelman and Christopher Soper As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Stimulus Act") the General Services Administration's ("GSA") Public Building Service was authorized to invest 4.5 billion dollars to transform federal facilities into exemplary, high-performance green buildings. The allocated money is scheduled to be awarded in its entirety within the next two (2) years. A list of proposed projects in all fifty states has already been submitted to Congress. These designated projects are intended to improve energy efficiency, conserve resources over... Read More
Construction Spending Increases in June
Chief Economist Jim Haughey reports on this month's construction spending... Read More
Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building
By Marian Keeler. Wiley and Sons. Price: $80. Publish Date: 05/2009... Read More
Bridge Design Specifications 2004
By Caltrans. CALTRANS Publication Unit. Price: $54. Publish Date: 09/2004... Read More
Engineering Association take message on the road
The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada is spearheading a cross-country tour of university campuses this fall, part of a campaign to attract “the brightest and the best” young engineers.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 08, 2009
Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects, 3rd Edition
By Norbert Lechner. Wiley and Sons. Price: $110. Publish Date: 02/2009... Read More
North America’s largest concrete arch
Working in the construction industry, I see projects of all sizes — from backyard patios to multi-story buildings. Recently I’ve been keeping an eye on a particular project that is just huge, and the imagery is out of this world (the image here is from The Hoover Dam Bypass Project Web site).It’s the Hoover Dam bypass bridge, formally known as the Mike OCallaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. The bridge will shuffle traffic over the Arizona-Nevada border, 890 feet above the Colorado River. When complete, it will be the largest concrete... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 06, 2009
Florida's Construction Industry is on Life Support
A John Burns Real Estate Consulting Local Building Market Intelligence report has found that Florida's construction market has virtually shut down.... Read More
Hitachi Construction Cuts Forecast
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ICC's New Codebooks
Two new books from the International Code Council—Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities 2003 Standard and Commentary, and CalDAG 2009 An interpretive Manual and Checklist—explain how to design and build to accessibility guidelines... Read More
Developers Research Merges with Classic Pacific Construction, Offers a ‘One-Stop Shop’ to get Stalled Projects Moving Again
Consulting firm joins forces with homebuilder to expand its project-rescue service menu from entitlement and budgeting to build-out and marketing of homes... Read More
CertainTeed Vinyl Siding Recreates Look of Historic Sacramento Neighborhood on Boarding House
Before work could begin, Pacific Builders had to get the go-ahead from the Sacramento Historic Design Review Board, a challenging, five-month process... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 05, 2009
Piano Designs Green Home for Greek National Library and Opera
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Economic Outlook Continues to Fall
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Online Crane Operator Training Program Launched
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HUD Announces Recovery Act Funding for Affordable Housing
Funding will stimulate the production of thousands of housing units stalled by recession while creating tens of thousands of jobs across the country... Read More
U.S. House Pumps in $7B to Highway Fund
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Konstructr.com -- Another new online network
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HEADLINES ADDED: August 04, 2009
Calgary Construction Association develops unique youth program
The Calgary Construction Association has developed the only program of its kind in Canada that places youth in the construction trade of their choice.... Read More
Quite the view at Eighth Avenue Place in Calgary
A steel worker puts bolts in a structural steel beam as Eighth Avenue Place takes shape in Calgary. The office tower and mixed use development is the first in Canada to earn Leed-CS (core and shell) precertification. The initial phase includes construction of the first of two planned towers.... Read More
Public input needed for British Columbia Building Code
Proposed updates to the B.C. Building Code are now available online for public input.... Read More
B.C. construction industry gives HST mixed reviews
B.C.’s new harmonized sales tax could deliver major benefits to the construction industry, but some are concerned it will have a negative impact.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 03, 2009
London’s 2012 Olympic Construction Sets Winning Pace
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Construction Employment Declines in 333 of 352 Metropolitan Areas in June, AGC of America Reports
Columbus, Ind., and Weirton, W.V.-Steubenville, Ohio, Suffer Largest Increases; Pascagoula, Miss., and Reno-Sparks, Nev., Dealt Largest Decreasesin Construction Employment, AGC of America reports... Read More
LEED Prep GA: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam
By Holly Williams Leppo. Professional Publications. Price: $76. Publish Date: 06/2009... Read More
Energy Management Handbook, 7th Edition
By Steve Doty. Fairmont Press. Price: $249.95. Publish Date: 07/2009... Read More
2009 Standard Plans for Public Works Construction Greenbook
By Public Works Standards. Building News, Inc.. Price: $87.95. Publish Date: 07/2009... Read More
Canadian construction growth drops
The construction industry in Canada declined again in April, while there was an easing in the pace of decline of overall economic activity. Statistics Canada reported that construction activity fell by .1 per cent in April, which was the sixth consecutive month of decline.... Read More
Calgary's new Bow River pedestrian bridge sports modern design
Architectural drawings of a tubular, covered bridge for pedestrians and cyclists that will span Calgary’s Bow River have been released by the city. The $24.5 million Peace Bridge will connect Eau Claire to Sunnyside.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: August 01, 2009
Roxul's Stone Wool Hits the U.S. Insulation Market
Both Roxul Safe'n'Sound, an acoustical insulation for interior walls, and Roxul ComfortBatt thermal insulation for exterior walls, are fire resistant, water repellant and made from stone... Read More
HUD Releases $100 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Native American Housing
HUD is awarding 50 grants, totaling $100 million, to Native American communities across the country to improve housing and stimulate community development.... Read More
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