The latest of TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Ready Results explores how NCHRP Report 819: Self-Consolidating Concrete for Cast-in-Place Bridge Components developed guidelines for using self-consolidating concrete (SCC) in cast-in-place…
Seventy-Percent of Contractors Have A Hard Time Finding Qualified Craft Workers To Hire Amid Growing Construction Demand, National Survey Finds
Seventy percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce,…
Old Chapel at UMass Amherst Receives LEED Gold Certification
AMHERST, Mass - The renovation of the historic Old Chapel at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental…
$1 Billion Tower Lifts San Francisco Skyline to New Heights
More than 60 stories above the ground, construction workers climb makeshift stairs and cross narrow steel planks to put the finishing touches on Salesforce Tower, now San Francisco's tallest building. The $1.1 billion skyscraper has already changed the city's…
U.S. Iron Ore Shipments Remain Strong; Overall Seaway Shipping up 18%
Iron ore, dry bulk cargo and general cargo shipments remain strong on the St. Lawrence Seaway, with overall tonnage up 18 percent over last year. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation reports that cargo shipments from March 20 through July…
Construction Time-Lapse Video: University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics
See 31 months of construction is less than 1 minute with EarthCam's time-lapse movie of the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics. The building is a notable project for the school, as it is the first academic building on UK’s…
Video: Austin’s Tallest Tower
A San Antonio-based developer is planning a skyscraper in downtown Austin that would soar 850 feet high which, if built, would make it the city’s tallest building.
Samsung Americas Headquarters Wins National Steel Design Award
(Chicago, IL) – The Samsung Americas Headquarters (Device Solutions) in San Jose, Calif., has earned national recognition in the 2017 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement,…
Dow Introduces Newly Formulated Foam Sealant for Canadian Air Sealing
MIDLAND, Mich. – Dow Building & Construction (DB&C), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), today introduced a new formulation of GREAT STUFF PRO™ Window & Door Insulating Foam Sealant in Canada. This newly enhanced, low-pressure-build…
AGA Announces New Touch-Up and Repair Online Video Series
CENTENNIAL, CO - The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) has developed and released the Touch-Up and Repair of Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel online video series. These six short videos detail the specifications and methods used to touch-up and repair hot-dip…
