Management Successions Launch 2020 Debra K. Rubin January 8, 2020 No Comments Former HNTB aviation executive Jim Tuttle dies at 77Read More
Developer: Hard Rock Hotel Demolition Delayed by Lawsuits Pam Radtke Russell January 7, 2020 2 Comments Developers disagreed with a city assessment that they were pushing back the demolition date.Read More
Compromise Advances Maryland Toll Lanes Project Contracts for up to $11 billion in work will be let in February Jim Parsons January 7, 2020 No Comments Agreement breaks two-year logjam.Read More
Chile Bridge Construction Apparently Unaffected as Cost Dispute Boils Over Jim Parsons January 2, 2020 No Comments Completion of the $740 million crossing is delayed by at least 5 years.Read More
Fall Protection Effective Date Nears For New Mobile Elevating Work Platform Safety Standards Late amendments delayed updates covering scissor and boom lifts Scott Van Voorhis December 31, 2019 One Comment The new standards deal with both operation of the machinery and training and are slated to go into effect March 1.Read More
Standards Eurocodes Revamp Aims To Soften Brexit Effect UK engineers seek coordinated design standards with European Commission after Jan. 31 Peter Reina December 30, 2019 No Comments The Eurocodes deal with the basis of design, loading, main structural materials, seismic design and geotechnics.Read More
Elements of Success Ten Minutes With ... Michael Curtis of G&C Concrete Boston-area specialty contractor founder recalls how it broke a pattern that let the company grow. Scott Van Voorhis December 30, 2019 No Comments A co-founder of the specialty contractor reviews what led up to a record Boston concrete pour in 2019.Read More
OSHA Fines Crane Company in Fatal Dallas Collapse Cause of tower crane failure still not established Jeff Rubenstone December 26, 2019 No Comments Six months after Terex Peneir SK415 crane collapsed onto a Dallas apartment building, killing one, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the crane’s owner, Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. citing serious violations.Read More
Transportation Heathrow Delays Completion Schedule for Third Runway Expansion $18.2-billion project pushed from 2026 to 2028-29 Peter Reina December 24, 2019 No Comments If program is scuttled, $3.1 billion in prep work at London airport could be lost, aviation authority says. Read More
Public Works How New York City's New Debarment Rules Played Out On a Subway Contract Richard Korman December 24, 2019 One Comment The city got its price on a subway station elevator award, but several potential competitors said, 'No thanks.'Read More