Construction has a women problem: Females represent only 9% of the industry, but 47% of the total U.S. workforce. Expertshave pointed to a lack of female role models and harassment concerns as two of the most significant barriers to stronger representation of women … Read More
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced yet another upward revision to the estimated costs for the La Guardia Airport revamp — with a new estimate of $5.3 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Last month, the … Read More
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wisconsin contractor, Lunda Construction Co., for one willful and five serious safety violations and fined the company $105,000 in connection with the September 2015 death of 18-year-old Kelsey Hagenson on the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge resurfacing … Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania state police could soon be at war over fuel tax revenue and motorist fees that both agencies say are necessary to their budgets, the Associated Press reported. In 2013, an increase in … Read More
A Texas homebuilder who prosecutors alleged committed fraud while selling new homes during the recession, and who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in October, has been sentenced to three years of probation. Developer Dean Buescher also must … Read More
Construction is facing a severe skills shortage at all levels of the industry. According to a December survey by Building Design + Construction, the lack of experienced professionals and project managers is creating a hiring crisis that has “stymied” architecture/engineering/construction firms in … Read More
Super Mario World Every time we see PVC piping gone crazy we wonder, was it poor planning, or poor execution? Either way, these results are more something Mario the plumber should be jumping through than a … Read More
Women in Construction Week — part of the broader Women’s History Month celebration in March — kicked off this week. WIC Week aims to “highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry,” according to the National Association of Women in … Read More
Nonprofit group Next 10 has released a report, authored by Beacon Economics, that found between 2007 and 2014, California lost a net 625,000 residents, largely due to the skyrocketing cost of housing, according to Curbed Los Angeles. The Beacon report found that … Read More
It’s hard not to get caught up in the excitement around the construction of shiny new skyscrapers that can climb taller than ever before. The innovative design combined with the sheer height of these architectural works of art is difficult … Read More