Last week a group of construction workers rescued a 12-year-old boy who became trapped under the wheels of a van after the boy tried to run across a road through heavy traffic in...
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Innovative construction practices, noteworthy design, current dilemmas and trends: articles of interest highlighting the construction industry. Enjoy!
It was great to read in the Houston Chronicle recently that The Hermann Park Conservancy will dedicate a 290 Foot Suspension Bike Bridge named in honor of Bill Coats, a...
A dramatic scene involving an unsecured crane is playing out this evening in New York City as Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the East Coast.The crane was being used to erect...
Facebook might be having a drop in its stock offering after the initial public offering this year, but it has not slowed in its need for a new headquarters building, and it has...
According to ArchDaily, an architectural publication, a new 96-story building designed by Skidmore Owings and Merrill, LLP (SOM) broke ground this year. Designed by the same...
Editor’s note: The Crane Operator Rodeo competitions have been renamed the Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competition. The final regional competion for 2015 will...
Seven protesters, members of the Tar Sands Blockade group, were arrested in Livingston, Texas recently after 4 of their members chained themselves to a construction truck being...
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P) recently completed construction of the new Ann Richards Middle School for the Dallas Independent School District (DISD). ...
We’ve written extensively at Construction Citizen about the need to change the attitude many Americans have toward the skilled trades and blue collar workers who built this...