Architecture

[ad_1]  A project to build a 20-story hospital tower on the Henry Ford Health campus in Detroit has marked a worldwide first with placement of four W14x1000 steel columns installed at the bracing core at the base of the

[ad_1] Skanska, in joint venture with Flatiron Dragados, won a $658 million design‑build contract from the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, issuing notice to proceed this month, to deliver the first phase of the Long Bridge North project in Washington, D.C. The work will

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[ad_1] A deck section on a 40-year-old bridge in Gujarat, India plunged into a river along with vehicles on July 9. The death toll so far is reported to be 13. The Gambhira Bridge crosses the Mahisagar River in Gujarat's

[ad_1] Margins are tight in heavy civil construction due to rising costs and tough choices like self-performing vs. subcontracting. Real-time job cost tracking and data-driven decisions are key to staying profitable. In this webinar, learn how top heavy civil contractors

[ad_1] Supply chain management in construction, despite its complexities, has remained stubbornly resistant to technology upgrades. Cloud-based platforms allow projects to be managed in a more lean and efficient manner, but the complex web of vendors, relationships and schedules in

[ad_1] This 1928 cover shows two railroad erection cars building the Pennsylvania Railroad’s new main line bridge over the Wabash River in Terre Haute, Ind. Several techniques were employed on this job that advanced the method of placing plate girders to

[ad_1] Developer Delfin Midstream LNG said that it expects to reach a final investment decision this fall on its planned floating liquefied natural gas export terminal in the Gulf of Mexico after reaching an “early works” design specifications agreement with

[ad_1] Site work has started on Iowa's most-expensive construction project to date, a $2.2-billion patient care tower to be built on the north side of The University of Iowa Healthcare campus in Iowa City.The general contractor for the 842,000-sq-ft patient care

[ad_1] Charles M. Hess This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a milestone for reflection, so a few weeks ago, I brought a group of graduate students from Tulane University’s Dept. of River-Coastal Science and Engineering to the Lake