Articles Tagged with ''construction risk management''

Gaps in Insurance Possible When Using Staffing Firms

Some advice on a construction risk management issue raised by craft scarcity

Jeffrey Cavignac

March 22, 2016

A scarcity of craft workers raises issues important in construction risk management

Contractor Shake-Up Stirs Nuclear Project's Acceleration

Vogtle nuclear expansion project’s contractors plan to increase the number of workers to make up lost time

Scott Judy

March 21, 2016

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The new contractors at Plant Vogtle, the nuclear powerplant project where completion cost estimates have ballooned to $16 billion, know that the eyes of the world’s construction and engineering industry, not to mention Georgia Power ratepayers, are upon them.

Choate Looking to Redevelop Troubled Jacksonville Site

General contractor acquired property after developer defaulted

Thomas F. Armistead

March 16, 2016

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On prime riverfront real estate in Jacksonville, Fla., the unclad 18- story concrete frame of an abandoned condominium casts a shadow over its downtown neighborhood.

The New NY Bridge Over the Hudson River is Halfway to Finish

The Left Coast Lifter crane plays a major role on the $3.9-billion bridge construction project

Aileen Cho

March 16, 2016

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When “I Lift NY,” formerly known as the Left Coast Lifter—one of the world’s largest floating cranes—hoisted a 645-ton crossbeam into place this February, it marked a milestone in the construction of the $3.9-billion replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River, 30 miles north of New York City.

Iron Workers' Union Boosts Safety Training Opportunities

Janice L. Tuchman

March 9, 2016

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Hundreds of ironworkers have earned Safety-Trained Supervisor Construction certification in the first year of the international union's program.

EPA Answers Critics After Scathing Animas Spill Report

Nicholas Zeman

March 9, 2016

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The U.S. Congress’ House Committee on Natural Resources says the Environmental Protection Agency’s engineers don’t have the skills to manage mine remediation work because of Colorado’s Gold King Mine disaster in August, when 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater were spilled into the Animas and San Juan rivers during an EPA-led effort to reopen the mine.

Unstable UK Power Structure May Halt Worker Recovery for Months

Peter Reina

March 7, 2016

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Authorities probe safe access into wreckage to find three presumed dead in the Feb. 23 fatal collapse; demolition firm had safely worked on other site structures.

Ten Minutes With Gilbane's Tony O'Dea

Richard Korman

March 6, 2016

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Gilbane Building Co.'s corporate safety director talks about leading indicators, empowering workers and the state of construction safety.

Subcontractors Report Longer Payment Delays

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Scott Van Voorhis

February 29, 2016

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Surveyed subcontractors say that while most payments are running on time, the delayed ones are taking longer than ever to collect.

Debra K. Rubin

February 26, 2016

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Ex-Executive VP Thomas Rospos of now-defunct Birdsall Services Group takes third-degree plea on Feb. 25 as his trial began in $1-milion scheme; ex-CEO Howard Birdsall pleaded guilty on Feb. 18.

Live: July 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm EDT We'll address the current state of the construction market as we reach the halfway point of 2026. ENR invites three top forecasters asking them to share their views on the market prospects for the industry at midyear, both nationally & regionally, in the midst of these unique challenges.