Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) released safety guidelines on April 23 for construction crews to follow when they are allowed to return to work on May 1.
Chicago developers, contractors, unions, the United Way and even Rahm Emanuel's last campaign manager are coming together to bring women, african-americans, latinos and other minorities into the building trades.
Long-time principal of Robert P Madison International, Inc. fought in World War II, started the first African-American-owned firm in Ohio, worked on Cleveland's most well-known buildings, including the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame and Browns Stadium
Robert P. Madison started the first African-American-owned architecture firm in Ohio and only the 10th in the U.S., served in the 92nd infantry during World War II and fought in Italy, studied under Gropius and Le Corbusier and designed some of the most iconic buildings in Cleveland as well as major projects in places as far away as Senegal. Please join us in honoring him with ENR Midwest's Legacy Award December 3 at the Renaissance Chicago.
Construction companies face the same challenges as technology companies and must be willing to embrace new delivery means and methods for their services... just as Netflix embraced streaming over mail-delivered DVDs.
The construction industry experiences some of the highest incidences of litigation. Here are the contractual clauses most often involved in disputes and suggested variations that could help avoid the headaches and costs of litigation.