CT governor calls on FEMA for help with failing home foundations

The agency has previously declined the state's request for funding, calling the issue a consumer protection concern, not a natural disaster.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 24, 2016

Miami scaffold collapse leaves 1 bystander dead, 5 workers injured

As construction activity increases in cities nationwide, so does the rate of job site accidents.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 21, 2016

Millennium Tower developers alter design on next high-rise to avoid another sinking situation

Millennium Partners will reportedly change the foundation design for a 45-story condominium tower to take it all the way into the underlying bedrock.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 21, 2016

Washington considering tax for downtown apartments amid building boom

The District's core business area has added 5,000 residential units in the last two decades.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 21, 2016

OSHA slaps FL contractor with $360K fine for fall-protection violations

Panama City Framing has been cited four times already for similar hazards.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 20, 2016

MIT: Trump's border wall would actually cost $40B

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has estimated that a wall dividing Mexico and the U.S. would cost up to $12 billion, but the MIT Technology Review calculated a much higher price tag.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 20, 2016

OSHA delays enforcement of 'anti-retaliation' provisions until Dec. 1

This is the second time the administration has pushed back the implementation deadline.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 20, 2016

Startup plays matchmaker for New York City safety managers and developers

The founders of SafetyCoverage.com hope their service will allow stalled projects to move forward by helping developers find licensed site safety professionals.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 20, 2016

OSHA fines PA contractor $105K for fall-hazard violations on NJ job site

The administration has issued hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines to construction firms in the past few months for fall-protection violations.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 19, 2016

Goals vs. reality: How the construction labor shortage is colliding with project hiring requirements

Despite the best intentions, are public entities being realistic when they set local hiring mandates in the midst of a crippling worker shortage?

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 18, 2016

NYC official urges city to classify construction site accidents as union or nonunion

Union proponents have long maintained that their workforce is better trained and safer, so officials are looking for data on whether those claims are true.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 18, 2016

Design squabble jeopardizes DC United stadium plans

Some real estate developers with land near the site have said the project's current proposed design would limit economic development.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 17, 2016

Plaza Construction shells out $9M to settle overbilling claims

Prosecutors withheld charges against the company in exchange for its agreement to revise its billing policies and procedures within two years.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 17, 2016

NV lawmakers approve Raiders stadium deal

The final step in the team's potential move to Las Vegas will be a vote by NFL owners in January.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 17, 2016

5 NY school contractors pay $825K to settle minority-owned business fraud allegations

The alleged pass-through scheme involved work on 13 school projects in Rochester, NY, between 2012 and 2014.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 17, 2016

IL contractor fined $152K after worker's fatal demolition accident

OSHA said Omega Demolition did not follow procedures that would have prevented a steel beam from becoming overstressed and crushing an employee.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 14, 2016

US lumber group warns of potential action against Canada amid trade standoff

The U.S. Lumber Coalition claims that Canada's wood industry has "unfairly" subsidized its U.S. lumber sales.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 14, 2016

Detroit Red Wings arena contractors fined $500K for failing to meet local hiring requirements

In exchange for public subsidies, the team and developers agreed that 51% of the estimated 5,500 construction positions would be set aside for city residents.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 13, 2016

Raiders Las Vegas NFL stadium deal clears NV Senate hurdle

Approval for a room-tax increase paves the way for a General Assembly decision on whether to allow $750 million in public funding for the new stadium.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 13, 2016

Inside the complicated legal terrain of the design-build delivery method

More states are implementing laws allowing design-build, but the shift has been slow across the country.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 13, 2016

OSHA fines NY roofing contractor $96K for repeat fall-protection violations

The administration continues to crack down on fall-related hazards amid an increase in maximum penalties. 

By Stacey Freed • Oct. 13, 2016

DC judge dismisses Marriott Marquis lawsuit, cites statute of limitations

General contractor Hensel Phelps waited too long to sue architecture firm Cooper Carry for allegedly providing flawed construction documents for the Washington, DC, hotel.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 12, 2016

OSHA's 10 most common job site violations for construction

Pulling data from the last four years, the administration identifies where contractors are coming up short on safety.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 12, 2016

A $16 safety permit could have saved Pittsburgh's Liberty Bridge from near-collapse

Contractor Joseph B. Fay Co. conceded that it did not pull a hot work permit before starting welding operations but said it was never informed of the requirement.

By Kim Slowey • Oct. 11, 2016

Chicago homebuilders lose affordable housing lawsuit

The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago and Hoyne Development claimed that a requirement to include affordable units is unconstitutional.  

By Stacey Freed • Oct. 10, 2016