States' Contractor Protection Policies Come Under Fire in New Study
Dec 1, 2004,
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) recently released a report that outlines the state of the nation's public policies...
Project Owners Report Dissatisfaction With Start-Up and Project Commissioning Activities
Nov 1, 2004,
Construction teams often face challenges during two phases of a construction project — start-up and completion — according to a survey from FMI Corp., a Raleigh,...
Small Business Owners Ditch Rent and Get a Place of Their Own
Nov 1, 2004,
A new trend in construction is allowing small business owners to leave the land of the lease...
Project Watch
Nov 1, 2004, By Ellen Parson, Contributing Writer
Massive Furniture Showroom Takes Shape...
Electrical Roots Run Deep
Nov 1, 2004, By Ellen Parson, Contributing Writer
Rich with tradition, three family-run electrical contracting firms explain how they’ve remained competitive while passing the torch from one generation to the next...
Getting Out of Line
Nov 1, 2004, By Matthew Halverson, Managing Editor
Two years ago, Los Angeles was huge by nearly every measure except one. Almost 4 million people lived within its borders, more than 1 million buildings...
Construction Executives Anticipate Increase in Green Building Workload
Nov 1, 2004,
An increasing number of building owners, developers, architects, engineers, and consultants are employing green building design and construction practices...
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Announces Solar Power Rebate Program
Nov 1, 2004,
To fall in line with the growing trend of energy-savings, the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund has launched a $1.8 million, three-year rebate campaign to...
Do Your Homework When Trying to Justify Capital Expenditures
Oct 1, 2004, By Mark Lamendola, Contributing Writer
Getting your supervisors to approve that new power monitor doesn’t have to be difficult...
Analysis Shows Higher Learning Equals Higher Pay For Construction Workers
Oct 1, 2004,
The Construction Labor Research Council recently completed an analysis of special tabulations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
New Jersey Expands Train Maintenance Facility
Oct 1, 2004, By Amy Florence Fischbach, Staff Writer
From the break of dawn to the twilight hours, trains click and clack along the track from New Jersey to the Big Apple. ...
On-Site Power Generators Find a New Home
Oct 1, 2004,
Primen's recent online survey of 1,301 households in the United States and Canada finds that distributed energy (DE) may be on its way to a residence near you...
