OSHA puts Kan. roofer on severe-violator list after worker paralyzed in fall

Ryan Roofing Inc. was tagged with a $115,500 penalty in the case from last October but can appeal.

By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2013

Crane community worried by some of OSHA's operator qualification plans

OSHA appears to mean that certifying operators – to begin next year – means they are qualified to operate a number of rigs.

By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2013

Children's bodies found in N.C. construction collapse

Deputies are investigating whether the father of one of the children had the proper permits for the project.

By Roger Riddell • April 9, 2013

Indiana launches statewide road work safety initiative

The push comes as the state increases focus on National Work Zone Awareness Week.

By Roger Riddell • April 9, 2013

Floating building first of its kind to earn LEED Gold certification

Cottonwood Cove Resort and Marina's floating green building has set a new sustainability milestone.

By Roger Riddell • April 9, 2013

Pentagon to study green building data

The study may provide the green building movement with the data needed to justify its value.

By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2013

N.C. construction accident kills two children

A wall of dirt collapsed on the children Sunday afternoon.

By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2013

Deadly fall lands Wardcraft Homes $15K in violations

Unsafe scaffolding was among the factors cited in the fall.

By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2013

Construction worries it's being left out of immigration reform

Associated General Contractors of America and other organizations believe the building industry is being singled out.

By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2013

Records essential to contractors' lost productivity claims

If a contractor decides things are bad enough to seek compensation, good records for that job and others are necessary.

By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2013

Subcontractor manual explains retainage laws in 50 states

Laws and practices vary from state to state, making an uneven landscape for subcontractors who have to deal with retainage of some of their fees.

By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2013

Short shrift for construction in immigration plan

The current plan would cut construction out of a larger visa pool and give the industry its own, smaller limits.

By Ron Gallagher • April 1, 2013

ConsensusDOCS debuts template for design-build joint ventures

The organization has devised an agreement that partners can use to assemble a team for proposing design-build work, before the need for a joint venture agreement.

By Ron Gallagher • March 28, 2013

Unions seek to promote, not impose, project labor agreements

Building and construction trade unions are sprucing up their image and going directly to project owners in a bid to persuade them that PLAs have benefits.

By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2013

Transportation Dept. reverses course, to study changes in DBE rules

Federal officials got enough blow-back from the commercial construction industry about proposed rule changes for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program to prompt a review.

By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2013

NLRB rules union dues check-off to continue after CBA ends

Contractors that have labor agreements which fall under a certain section of the National Labor Relations Act will not be able to stop dues check-off if contracts expire.

By Ron Gallagher • March 25, 2013

GOP senators seek deregulation of EPA lead-paint rules

Six Republicans in the Democrat-controlled Senate are offering a bill to undo a "one size fits all" approach to lead paint in homes.

By Ron Gallagher • March 19, 2013

Most Read Construction News of the Week: A green Walgreens and federal funds

Here's your weekly short and snappy briefing on our most popular news reads of the last few days.

By Brian Warmoth • March 14, 2013

Iraq contract scheme lands U.S. engineer in jail

After a guilty plea to three of 54 counts of a federal indictment, former Corps of Engineers employee John Alfy Salama Markus will go to prison for rigging Corps contract awards in Iraq.

By Ron Gallagher • March 13, 2013

Most Read Construction News of the Week: Sequestration and algae power

Construction news catch you sleeping this week? Take a minute and find out what everyone else was reading.

By Brian Warmoth • March 8, 2013

CH2M Hill agrees to $18.5M settlement amid federal fraud allegations

The company said it should have caught the problem sooner when the government was being charged for more hours than workers put in at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear facility.

By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2013

How many states aren't living up to US energy-code commitments?

One string attached to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act state funds was an agreement to put building energy codes in place – but some states haven't followed through. 

By Ron Gallagher • March 4, 2013

EPA seeks to avoid dissent on looming stormwater rules

The Environmental Protection Agency is due out in June with rules for incorporating stormwater control in low-impact development, and it's lobbying local governments to see the rules favorably.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2013

Mayors' group tackles greenhouse emissions where they can – buildings

The group called C40 Cities – which actually has 58 members – is an alliance of mayors who want to reduce the global-warming effect of emissions from large urban buildings.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2013

OSHA imposes fine in roof worker's heat-related death; contractor is contesting fine

A temporary employee of Dayton, Ohio,-based A.H. Sturgill Roofing Inc. was on a roof on an 82-degree day last summer when he suffered heat stroke.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 26, 2013