Four people were hurt when a building under construction in De Pere collapsed shortly before nine o’clock Tuesday morning.
Eight workers were inside and outside the Snap Fitness building, just north of the Wal-Mart on Scheuring Road. Four people were on the roof and four were inside at the time of the collapse.
Three of the men [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently signed an agreement with the Building Construction Trades Department (BCTD), AFL-CIO, Laborers’ International Union of North America, and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to settle their challenge to OSHA’s hexavalent chromium standard (BCTD, et al., v. OSHA, Case No. 06-2433 (3d Cir.)).
As a result [...]
OSHA Administrator Edwin Foulke Jr., as well as key construction stakeholders from organizations such as the National Association of Home Builders, the Associated Builders of America, the Construction Safety Council and many others, provided educational materials to working teens at the event, which was held at Thomas Edison High School in Silver Spring, Md. The [...]
BRACE yourselves for a massive construction boom in Yorkshire which will need more than 6,000 recruits into the industry each year.
That is the assessment of the just-published Construction Skills Network report - and it foresees major projects in York and North Yorkshire contributing heftily to the demand.
These include the proposed £500 million campus extension at [...]
The new BCA Part J “greenhouse regulations” will send everyone in the building and construction industry back to school to relearn the basics, according to Mark Tatum, Technical Manager with Kingspan Insulated Panels.
Part J summary
NEW BUILDING REGULATIONS NOW IN FORCE
* BCA PART J: Mandatory Energy Efficiency Measures for Non-Residential Construction.
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Four construction workers were injured today in a natural gas explosion at a luxury condominium tower construction site on the Las Vegas Strip, officials said.
Two workers were hospitalized in serious condition, one with burns over 30% of his body, Clark County fire spokesman Scott Allison said in a telephone interview.
A third worker was taken to [...]
Construction is a high-hazard occupation, accounting for the third-highest rate of death by injury, according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. By law, employers are bound to mitigate the dangers inherent to the job wherever possible. This includes ensuring that the surrounding areas to the work site are safe for the construction [...]
Kerry Haber, the architect who designed the in-progress Genesis building in Kennett Square, told the borough council Monday that he is adding a plan for dark-colored bricks to the façade of the upper floors to enhance the appearance. The bricks are spaced at regular intervals and form a series of diamond designs.
Other than that, he [...]
There’s a good reason why cable TV networks like HGTV, The Learning Channel and DIY Network have such a huge following from coast to coast: The home design and improvement industry is hot, hot, hot and is showing no signs of cooling off. There may be no better time than the present to tool up [...]
About 10 years ago, the late Barry Spitznass introduced Chicago architect Doug Farr to the Twin Cities with a plan to convert an old warehouse to urban apartments.
Farr made a lot of trips to Bloomington, had many dinners at the Lucca Grill, and “met a whole posse” of Spitznass’ friends.
“I felt like I got an [...]
FEH Associates Inc., with offices in Sioux City and Des Moines, has been selected as the architect for a new $34 million apartment-style residence hall complex for Drake University in Des Moines.
FEH will be part of a Des Moines design-build team that includes Hubbell Realty Company and Weitz Construction. FEH will coordinate the design [...]