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Visual estimating, generative design, and component push the limits of BIM/VDC
DPR Construction, JE Dunn, and The Living advance the AEC industry with three clever tech solutions. The work processes and roles of architects, engineers, and general contractors are continuing to...
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Proposed rule seeks stricter well control regulations
On April 17, 2015, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced its new proposed BOP and well control requirements rule for the outer continental shelf federal waters, 30...
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Research project seeks to deliver ultra-deepwater riser concepts
A recent research project has been working to select and bring to maturity at least one safe riser system concept that could meet the performance demand of high-motion vessels in ultra-deepwater areas...
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Terracon acquires BES
HOUSTON – Terracon recently announced it has acquired Building Exterior Solutions LLC (BES) of Texas. Terracon is a provider of environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials engineering...
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Obama’s Cuba Visit Raises Construction Firms’ Hopes
Obama wants Congress to lift 55-year-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. Photo by AP Photo/Desmond Boyland President Obama’s trip to Cuba has given a lift—though no big signed contracts—to...
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Construction March Jobless Rate Dips to 8.7% from 2015’s 9.5%
Industry gained jobs across the board, led by specialty trade contractors Construction’s unemployment rate is still declining, falling to 8.7% in March from 9.5% a year earlier, and held even with...
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3 Concepts That Will Shape the Future of Construction
The U.S. construction industry often boxes itself in when facing obstacles or uncovering the newest emerging trends, while similar situations are occurring in nations across the globe. That...
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California High-Speed-Rail Construction Rolling Ahead
Crews construct 12-ft-wide concrete support columns for the 1,600-ft-long segment of the Fresno River Viaduct. Foundation structural members are placed at 100-ft intervals. PHOTO COURTESY OF...
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Commercial Construction Starts Jumped 18% in March
Nonresidential construction has gotten off to a hot start this year and looks to gain even more momentum throughout the spring. A typical change for construction starts between February and March is...
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Synergen collaborating with ABC at PMIES Expo
On April 21st, 2016, Synergen was proud to make presence at the Plant Maintenance, Inspection and Engineering Society’s Expo & Conference (PMIES) in Pasadena, TX, by collaborating with our...
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Public-Private Partnership used to fund Long Beach Civic Center Project
Arup served as a lead advisor and oversaw financial, commercial, real estate, design, engineering, and cost consulting. Arup announced that the City of Long Beach and Port of Long Beach have reached...
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Texas Takes [Construction] Aim at Coastal Risks
Devastation to the most vulnerable upper Texas coastal areas caused by Hurricane Ike in 2008—$29 billion in damage and a lingering economic drain of $142 billion—was the wake-up call to six county...
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Projects help support African nations
Eni, shown here operating off the Republic of Congo, maintains a large presence in African waters, and is continuing to grow it so far this year. (Image courtesy Eni) Despite sustained low oil prices...
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U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Full
The 506,000 rooms under contract in April represent a 14.6% YoY increase. STR’s April 2016 Pipeline Report shows 506,000 rooms in 4,125 projects under contract in the U.S. The total represents a...
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Texas Rangers announce plans for $1 billion retractable roof ballpark
The new stadium will replace Globe Life Park, which is only 22 years old. On Friday afternoon, the Texas Rangers announced that they would be building a new $1 billion, retractable roof ballpark in...
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Oil prices hit above $50 for first time in seven months!
LONDON – Brent oil prices climbed above $50/bbl on Thursday for the first time in nearly seven months, according to a Reuters report. Oil prices have rallied in recent weeks after a string of...
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US Infrastructure Experts Seek Ways to Shrink Funding Gap
Ex-Transportation Secretaries (from left) Mary Peters, Ray LaHood, Jim Burnley and Rodney Slater at Washington event, offered project finance ideas, including a gas-tax hike and new P3 combinations....
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The Growth of 4D Construction Scheduling
Interest heats up for risk-reducing tools that marry highly detailed schedules to design and construction models Software that can show a video of a construction project assembling itself has been...
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Global Construction Disputes Took Longer to Resolve in 2015
The good news: the length and value of disputes in the U.S. fell last year, according to latest Arcadis report. Most construction disputes are settled before they erupt into migraine-inducing...
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Project Delays, Economics Push U.S. to Shift Offshore Funding
Becalmed Oregon’s 10-MW WindFloat project was pulled from the DOE grant program due to a lack of buyers for its power supply. Photo: WindFloat Pacific Construction delays and energy economics appear...
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