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Construction Panorama

Innovative construction practices, noteworthy design, current dilemmas and trends: articles of interest highlighting the construction industry.  Enjoy!

Crane Institute of America Certification (CIC) and MCM Events, a division of Maximum Capacity Media, have named Jesse Pettit the National Champion of the Crane Operator Rodeo...
We’ve talked about the prefabrication of the tallest building in the world that is planned for China next year and ways that it might impact construction in this country.  We...
Those Bob Dylan lyrics will become more and more applicable to the construction industry as the market recovers, older construction workers retire and the technology of...
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...
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...