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Construction Equipment

Inside Diggerland USA: First look at the rides of the nation’s first construction theme park in action (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

No. 4 Story in 2014 « No. 5 No. 3 »     As the owners of Sambe Construction, the Girlya family has seen many different types of projects over the 30-year history of the company. Since emigrating to the U.S. from the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, father Samuel Girlya along with wife […]

May 23, 2014

Safety

Construction worker killed by falling rebar in San Diego

A construction worker preparing to pour concrete forms at a rental car center near the San Diego International Aiport was killed Tuesday morning. The worker was killed by falling rebar while working on the construction of a $223 million consolidated rental car center, according to a report from NBC 7 San Diego. The unidentified, 29-year-old […]

May 22, 2014

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House passes $12.3 billion water infrastructure projects bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $12.3 billion water infrastructure reauthorization bill on Tuesday, The Hill reports. The conference version of the bill, dubbed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, would authorize funding for waterway projects, including construction and maintenance. If the Senate passes the bill, it will be the first water […]

May 21, 2014

Safety

3 steps to establishing constant communication between workers for a safer construction jobsite

There’s a lot of safety buzz going on lately. More than 30 construction firms just wrapped up the first annual Safety Week. OSHA will be holding their fall prevention National Safety Stand Down in June. NIOSH has partnered with CPWR to release a comprehensive report on safety culture. Clearly, construction companies, associations and governmental organizations […]

May 20, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ancient buildings and artifacts in Istanbul reportedly being destroyed by construction

In construction, one of the things many contractors make a concentrated effort at avoiding is destroying anything of historical value while building something new. In fact, many contractors are excited to unearth history, even if it does mean work can be delayed a few days. Browse through our “Jobsite Finds” posts and you get a […]

May 19, 2014

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Home starts jump 13.2% in April as apartment construction soars

The construction of new homes in the U.S. jumped 13.2 percent during April due to warmer temperatures and a huge rise in apartment construction. Builders started new homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.072 million, up from March’s revised rate of 947,000. March’s figure was revised upward from the original estimate of 946,000. […]

May 16, 2014

Business

Gimme shelter: Jobsite chaplains there for construction workers in troubled times

Review the news we’ve reported in just the past two weeks, and you get an idea of how stressful jobsites can be: a blowtorch sparks the destruction of bridge, pushing back a project completion by months, possibly years; a work zone fatality and even a shootout. But those are headline events. Jobsites are also filled […]

May 15, 2014

Business

Pittsburgh contractors say their problem is finding work, not workers… for now

Contractors in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania say it’s not a skilled worker shortage that’s causing them problems. It’s a shortage of construction jobs that’s to blame for a lack of production. In the last year, construction firms across the country have seen work pile up while they struggle to find workers skilled enough to meet demand. But […]

May 14, 2014

Business

Senate committee unveils text of highway reauthorization bill

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on Monday night revealed the text of its surface transportation reauthorization bill. Dubbed the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, the six-year bill would reauthorize surface transportation projects through fiscal year 2020 and is indexed for inflation. Highlights outlined in the bill’s summary include: Six years of fully-funded highway programs Greater transparency of Highway […]

May 13, 2014

Safety

Worker killed at World Cup construction site brings tally to 8 deaths

Eight construction workers have died during the construction of the soccer stadiums that will host the World Cup in Brazil, the latest dying in an electrical accident. Muhammad Ali Maciel, 32, died from cardiorespiratory arrest some 30 minutes after suffering an electric shock at the site of Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, according to a report from […]

May 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Company 3-D prints 10 homes in 24 hours

With construction being a physical, hands-on industry, you might not have even considered that a computer could do your job. But a Chinese company has created technology where a 3-D printer created 10 buildings in 24 hours. Before you get worried — it’s for a good cause. WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co.’s printer created walls […]

May 8, 2014

Construction Equipment

HammerHead’s pneumatic piercing tools handle underground installation with little disruption

Perform underground installation work with minimal disruptions to landscapes, buildings or traffic flow with HammerHead’s four new pneumatic piercing tools. Available in 4- and 5.125-inch sizes, the tools are either a Catamount reciprocating head model or a fixed, non-reciprocating head model. The Catamount piercing tools are designed for difficult applications in a range of soil […]

May 8, 2014