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Construction Methods
Stories about plans and specifications, codes and compliance, engineering and architecture and all the ways in which buildings are estimated, engineered and constructed by contractors on site. |
Latest Headlines
| 10/29/08 | Workers Ready to Jack the Top of the World's Tallest Building Under Construction in Dubai Though the developer of the Burj Dubai continues to keep the ultimate height of the 800-meter-plus-tall super-skyscraper a secret, the tower keeps stretching up. |
| 09/10/08 | Maryland Proposes Tough Rules As New York Has Another Death A landmark crane-safety regulation proposed in Maryland comes as accident concerns tower over the country and another fatal accident in New York City brings this year’s crane-related death toll there to 10. |
| 09/10/08 | Cosmetic Remedies May Fix Las Vegas Hotel’s Façade A county investigation ruled the fire at the Monte Carlo hotel-casion unintentional, but owner MGM Mirage Inc. now must hire a Nevada-registered fire-protection engineer to recommend remedies to issues identified in a newly released report. |
More News
09/05/08 Las Vegas Strip Resort Fire Fueled By Unapproved Resins09/03/08 Las Vegas Hotel Fire Was Fueled By Use of Nonapproved Resins
09/03/08 Crew Erects Concrete Modular Home in Eight Hours
06/25/08 Italy To Export ‘Turning Towers’
06/18/08 A Pavilion at Spain's Expo Zaragoza Uses Water for Walls
05/28/08 Curvaceous Concrete Slabs Inspire Edgy Building Method
05/20/08 ASCE Assembling Team To Study China's Infrastructure 'Lifelines'
05/14/08 Massive Earthquake Devastates Central China
04/30/08 Chicago's Deadly Fire Dispute Is Settled for $100 Million
04/02/08 Osterberg Cell Transformed Testing
04/03/08 Crews Place Last Sections Of New Jersey Clock Tower
03/31/08 L.A. Mayor Moves to Speed Building Project Approvals
03/20/08 Clark County Overhauls Building Inspection Reviews
03/11/08 Cost Climb Sharply At Small Nevada Museum
02/20/08 Decorative Material Under Investigation
02/19/08 OSHA Proposes Fine Of $465,000 After Bank Fire
02/13/08 Courthouse Opens Late and $96.4 Million Over Budget
02/13/08 Strong Reaction To Pittsburgh Convention Center Failure Report
02/06/08 Multiple Errors Led To Beam Failure at Pittsburgh Convention Center
01/30/08 Isolators Move Up To Allow Bigger Addition to Building
01/25/08 Fire Extinguished on Top Floors of Las Vegas Casino Hotel
01/10/08 Cracked Windows at NY Times Tower Under Investigation
01/02/08 Plaza Sweet: Facelift Nearly Done on NYC Icon
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