Although controversy once again swirls around redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, both the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Silverstein Properties of New York report their projects are on schedule and progressing well. Photo: Joe Woolhead During an eventful year on the World Trade Center site, crews found glacial formation at the site of Tower Four during excavation. Photo: Silverstein Properties Crews place reinforcing steel at Tower Four, which will also be known as 150 Greenwich St. Related Links: 3-D View “The public side of the World Trade Center site is clearly
The global economy is ailing, but New York contractors, architects, program managers, and engineers are still seeing traction today in the Middle East and Pacific Rim regions. Unlike the round of overseas projects from 20 years ago in Europe and Japan, most of the activity is in developing nations and wealthy and fast-growing small states. Related Links: World View Game-Changer Middle East Dubai and Abu Dhabi, two states within the United Arab Emirates, have been the construction hotbed in recent years, and remain busy by comparison even today, says Jonathan Stark, principal and executive director at Perkins Eastman, a New
The Yellow Pages in Abu Dhabi and Dubai list quite a few familiar names: New York-region contractors, developers, architects, engineers, and project managers are all hanging shingles and winning assignments in one of the world’s busiest construction marketplaces. Image: Langan International Projects like the Rion-Antirion Bridge in Patras, Greece (above) have helped Langan Engineering's international arm, Langan International, make inroads into the competitive overseas market. Related Links: See the World Game-Changer The same is true across still fast-growing China, and these New York globe-trotters are also deployed in dozens of markets globally, from industrialized Europe to developing nations in central
From its office overlooking the 16-acre World Trade Center site, the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center has a bird’s-eye view of the day-to-day progress of construction projects in and around the site. Photo: Joe Woolhead, courtesy of Silverstein Properties LMCCC is fi nding that 4D modeling is a powerful tool for communicating progress on the World Trade Center site and all of Lower Manhattan. Photo: LMCCC Still image from a 4D simulation run of planned and under construction projects in Lower Manhattan. Alternate shades of blue indicate expected construction progress at certain future dates. Photo: LMCCC Modeling showed how options
With the economy in decline, construction projects will likely experience an increase in claims as parties attempt to mitigate risk and salvage shrinking profit margins. In such an environment, both owners and contractors should get reacquainted with the law that governs one of the most common disputes between owners and contractors: differing site conditions. Generally, construction professionals accept that traditional site condition clauses control the risk associated with differing site conditions. New York case law, however, calls that conclusion into question. Over 30 years ago, New York courts issued two rulings which imposed liability on owners for their failure to
Construction workers recently began laying the first concrete slab of the plaza at ground zero that will surround two reflecting pools at the 9/11 memorial. Related Links: NYC to Share Crane Data With Philadelphia, Chicago NYC Firms and Unions Will Cut Costs To Boost Work Guidelines Introduced for Coney Island Development Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits Aragon Construction Assembles Suites in Midtown Construction Underway on Claremont Corporate Center NYS AHC and SONYMA Approve Grants International Gem Tower Announced Plainfield Energy Plant Project Moves Forward Public Review on Rezoning Carroll Gardens Launched Kingsbridge Armory to be Redeveloped
During the economic recession, specialty contractors are being forced to do what they can to be more competitive and attractive to contractors. For some, that has meant upgrading skills, learning the latest about building information modeling and sustainability. For others, it has meant spreading out geographically. But all agree that surviving in this climate is about embracing change while still doggedly pursuing traditional jobs. Specialty contractors on large-scale jobs like the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. are learning valuable new technologies that will help them remain competitive in the future. Related Links: Top Specialty Contractors Top Specialty Contractors
A sustainable, mixed-use complex with an “iconic and distinctive” design gets underway in New Jersey’s capital city. The development of a 700,000-sq-ft LEED platinum Class A office tower currently in pre-construction in Trenton, N.J., is tied to the revitalization of the city, and the building’s green credentials are being achieved at a minimum of cost. The 25-story Vista Center in Trenton, N.J. will feature 12,000 sq ft of street-level retail, a 1,140-car garage and a public plaza. The 25-story Vista Center, being developed by Capital Real Estate Group of Trenton, will offer offices in increments of up to 200,000 sq
35 years after traffic was suspended, a former railroad bridge gets a major facelift. A nearly 7,000-ft-long railroad bridge is undergoing an extreme $35-million makeover over the Hudson River, thanks to hundreds of precast concrete panels, community zeal and the windblown determination of engineers and contractors. When completed by October, the revamped 121-year-old Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge may be the world�s longest pedestrian bridge at 6,768 ft, say officials. Photos courtesy of Bergman Associates Old railroad bridge will become a soaring walkway over the Hudson River when it opens later this year. The historic bridge’s 3,094-ft-long, 25-ft-wide main span consists of
The industry continues to try to wrap its arms around what BIM means for green building. While building information modeling is fostering collaboration and improving efficiencies in sustainable design and construction, most experts across the A/E/C industry say it’s still a work in progress. Interoperability and process challenges must be resolved, many say, before BIM can achieve its full promise to help deliver healthy, resource-efficient facilities with reduced carbon footprints. Photo: Oliver Schaper, Gensler The Revit model for the Beacon Institute in Beacon, N.Y. was used for daylighting analysis. The project is reusing and expanding an existing 19th Century masonry
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