1 World Trade Center Office Tower Reaches Halfway Point as Steel is Erected to 52nd Floor

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Tishman Managing Construction of What Will be Tallest Building in the U.S. NEW YORK — Steel at 1 World Trade Center (WTC) today reached the 52nd floor — more than 600 feet above street level—on what will be a 104-floor, 3.5-million-gross square foot commercial tower. At a height of 1,776 feet upon completion, the tower will be the tallest building in New York City and the United States. Tishman Construction Corporation (TCC) is serving as construction manager on 1 WTC for the owner, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, and was the builder of the original World … Read more

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CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 Offers New, Expanded Education Opportunities

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CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 attendees will find more industry-focused education at the event than ever before, providing additional value to their show experience. More than 125 sessions will help contractors, business owners, construction materials producers, end-users and other industry professionals meet the challenges in a changing marketplace. More hands-on workshops will be held, and industry organizations have expanded their certification and examination programs for the convenience of show attendees. CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 will be held March 22-26, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, USA. Select sessions in the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 education program will be conducted with simultaneous Spanish interpretation. … Read more

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Miles-McClellan Named Recipient of Carolinas AGC Safety Excellence Award

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Miles-McClellan Construction, a minority owned general contractor/construction manager with offices in Columbus, Ohio and Greensboro, N.C., has been named a recipient of the 2010 Safety Excellence Award from the Carolinas Associated General Contractors (AGC). The AGC Safety Excellence Award Program recognizes contractors that excel in safety and that strive for overall safety excellence. GREENSBORO, NC — Miles-McClellan Construction, a minority owned general contractor/construction manager with offices in Columbus, Ohio and Greensboro, N.C., has been named a recipient of the 2010 Safety Excellence Award from the Carolinas Associated General Contractors (AGC). The AGC Safety Excellence Award Program recognizes contractors that excel … Read more

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Material Costs Hike, Flat Building Prices ‘Pinch’ Contractors; Continued Cost Increases Threaten To Sink Some Firms, AGC Warns

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Latest Producer Price Index Figures Show Construction Materials Cost Increases Outstrip Overall PPI; Diesel Fuel and Copper Are the Biggest Problems While Steel Increases Loom Huge jumps in prices for diesel fuel and copper—two key inputs to construction—pinched contractors in November as weak demand for construction forced them to hold down bid prices despite the cost increases, according to an analysis of November producer price index figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Prices for materials used in construction climbed 0.5 percent in November and 4.8 percent over … Read more

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OSHA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Noise Interpretation

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OSHA is extending by 90 days the official comment period on the proposed interpretation titled “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise,” which was published Oct. 19 in the Federal Register. Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments by March 21, 2011. The agency also announced that it will hold a stakeholder meeting before the end of the comment period to listen to the concerns of businesses and workers about the proposed noise interpretation. “We’re very eager to get input from those parties who would be affected by this proposed interpretation,” said Dr. David … Read more

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