Virtualization In Need of Computing Muscle for BIM Detailing, a Specialty Contractor Goes to the Cloud Jeff Rubenstone July 16, 2019 One Comment Facing a bottleneck in its design and detailing work, specialty contractor Southland Industries found a virtualization system that met its needs.Read More
Federal Construction Trump Seeks Further Buy-American Boost for Steel Tom Ichniowski July 16, 2019 No Comments Executive order calls for lower minimum content percentage for determining whether a product is foreign.Read More
Obituaries Architect Philip Freelon, Designer of Notable Public Buildings, Dies at 66 July 15, 2019 No Comments Noted African-American practitioner, now Perkins & Will design director in N.C., led work on a Smithsonian Institution museum and other U.S. civic and cultural projects and taught at MIT.Read More
Disasters After Quakes, California Military Sites Resume Ops Damage Assessment Teams Evaluating Remaining Structures Erica Berardi July 15, 2019 2 Comments Damage was limited in Ridgecrest, but earthquake research institute reports two red-tagged buildings.Read More
Ten Minutes With GLA's Sam Hassoun Aileen Cho July 11, 2019 No Comments The Caltrans veteran talks about being an "ambassador" for the industry.Read More
Federal Builders Miss in Contract Change Oversight Debra K. Rubin July 10, 2019 No Comments U.S. watchdog says Army Corps of Engineers and GSA HQ may overlook cost red flags for project contracting staff and firms.Read More
US Places New Duties on China, Mexico Fabricated Steel Imports Commerce Dept. sets preliminary duties of up to 177% on Chinese imports, 74% on Mexican ones but none for Canada Jeff Yoders July 9, 2019 No Comments China imports face duties of up to 177%, 74% for those from Mexico in trade case initiated by the American Institute of Steel Construction.Read More
Bridge Builders Look for Better Ways at International Conference Aileen Cho July 8, 2019 No Comments Conference emphasizes technology, changeRead More
Transportation infrastructure LA Metro Sets TBMs to Work on Purple Line Extension Downtown to westside connection costs pegged at $9.3B Erica Berardi July 5, 2019 No Comments Herrenknecht borers to dig twin tunnels covering 2.59 miles at projected rate of 60 ft per day. Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Job Gains Rose in June, Jobless Rate Picture Mixed Tom Ichniowski July 5, 2019 No Comments Construction added 21,000 jobs in June, up from gain of 5,000 the previous month.Read More