http://newyork.construction.com ENR New York – covering design and construction in NY, NJ and CT is the leading source of information for construction news, projects, people and design. en http://construction.com/images/RSSLogos/NY_Construction_RSS_Logo.gif http://newyork.construction.com The McGraw-Hill Companies 2012 carolina_worrell1@mcgraw-hill.com Sat, 19 May 2012 15:07:02 GMT Sat, 19 May 2012 15:07:02 GMT http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0518-gc-cited-for-violations-after-soho-worker-fatality.asp The DOB issues stop work orders at site of construction worker’s fatal fall from scaffolding. Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:55 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0518-soho-construction-worker-falls-from-scaffolding-to-his-death.asp The DOB and OSHA are investigating why a worker apparently lost his footing and fell to his death at a Manhattan apartment building yesterday. Fri, 18 May 2012 16:22:33 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0516-conn-design-build-pla-bill-awaits-governors-signature.asp The legislation would provide a DB option on state transportation work and a PLA option on all public projects. Wed, 16 May 2012 17:23:17 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0515-conn-union-rallies-against-harbor-point-developer.asp The Connecticut Laborers’ District Council says it has begun a campaign against the owner-developer of a $3.5-billion, mixed-use project in Stamford, Conn., for hiring an out-of-state subcontractor. Tue, 15 May 2012 20:54:18 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0511-nysdot-commissioner-239m-available-for-infrastructure-improvements.asp National Bike to School Week runs from May 7 to may 11 and New York State Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald announced that applications are available for $23.9 million in federal Safe Routes to School funding for infrastructure improvements. Fri, 11 May 2012 19:42:46 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0511-conference-game-is-changing-as-women-push-against-the-glass-ceiling.asp At a recent panel discussion geared toward women, most of the attendees under 35 years old raised their hands when they specifically were asked if they feel they have the same opportunities in industry as men. Fri, 11 May 2012 14:09:40 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0510-morphosis-tapped-to-design-cornellnyc-tech-building.asp Cornell University has chosen architect Thom Mayne and New York-based Morphosis Architects to design the first academic building of its planned Roosevelt Island applied sciences campus. Thu, 10 May 2012 13:57:38 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0509-power-firms-outline-need-for-nys-system-upgrades.asp About 41% of New York State’s 11,600 miles of high-voltage transmission lines are so old that they will need to be replaced during the next 30 years at a cost of more than $25 billion, according to a new study by an electric utility group. Wed, 09 May 2012 18:03:02 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0504-cuomo-names-ny-task-force-members.asp Gary LaBarbera, president, Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, is one of fifteen members that Gov. Andrew Cuomo named on May 3 to his recently created New York Works Task Force. Fri, 04 May 2012 14:34:30 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0503-tappan-zee-bridge-team-expected-to-be-chosen-this-summer.asp Transportation officials hope that construction on the bridge will start as early as the end of this year. Thu, 03 May 2012 22:27:23 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0502-nyc-construction-spending-tumbles-as-public-sector-budgets-tighten.asp Overall construction spending in New York City reached $27.4 billion in 2011, down 3.5% from 2010, according to a New York Building Congress analysis. Wed, 02 May 2012 20:44:48 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0501-1-wtc-becomes-nycs-tallest-skyscraper.asp The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s One World Trade Center reached 1,271 ft on April 30th after ironworkers from DCM Erectors installed two, 26-ft steel interior columns on the top. Tue, 01 May 2012 13:54:33 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/opinions/2012/0507-new-jersey-lsrp-program-to-benefit-all-stakeholders.asp The New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection has instituted a new program that requires certain business owners to retain an LSRP. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:49:45 GMT Opinions http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0507-ongoing-probe-shows-defects-in-crane-system.asp News stories from around the tristate region. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:38:23 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/dodgereports/2012/0507-pulse.asp Project news from McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:32:09 GMT Dodge Reports - Pulse http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_people/2012/0507-people.asp Updates about construction professionals Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:17:07 GMT People http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_firms/2012/0507-cha-uses-teamwork-to-help-drive-growth-.asp CHA bolstered its regional revenue in 2011. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:11:58 GMT Firms http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2012/0507-new-dawn-for-solarrising-in-new-jersey-.asp A few N.J. counties have pooled resources to come up with a way to generate and fund renewable power. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:17 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2012/0507-slow-economic-recovery-yields-no-major-growth.asp Design firms are preparing for a long gradual recovery. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:57:50 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0426-judge-clears-lomma-on-all-charges.asp James Lomma, who faced multiple counts of negligent homicide and other charges in connection with the deadly 2008 tower crane collapse, was cleared of all charges on April 26. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:51:23 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0425-new-dorm-for-pace-university-takes-shape.asp Owner and developer SL Green Realty and its construction manager Tishman Construction have announced the topping out of 180 Broadway, which will be the new home for some 600 Pace University students Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:25:24 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0413-nys-comptrollers-audit-finds-fraudulent-construction-bids-made-to-suny-downstate-medical-center-.asp An audit that was triggered by three anonymous letters revealed that fake bids were made for construction contracts at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:28:47 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0411-nyu-reduces-expansion-plan-manhattan-borough-president-approves.asp New York University has reduced its plan to expand in Greenwich Village by 19%, or 337,000 sq ft, of the proposed 2 million sq ft under the university’s 30-year plan. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:04:31 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0406-engineers-find-defects-in-hoist-system-of-collapsed-crane.asp Dept. of Buildings’ engineers have found defects in the hoisting system of the crane that collapsed at the No. 7 subway line expansion site in Manhattan April 3, said Robert LiMandri, DOB commissioner, in a statement. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:30:15 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0405-ny-assembly-bill-proposes-45b-transportation-bond-issue.asp On the heels of passage of New York State’s $132.6-billion budget that includes $1.2 billion in funding for bridge and road improvements, a state assembly member has proposed a bond bill aimed at helping to finance the state’s future infrastructure needs. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:30:59 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0405-cuomos-task-force-starts-to-specify-infrastructure-investments.asp Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office has begun to specify a slew of major infrastructure projects statewide that will receive funding under the newly created NY Works Task Force economic development program. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:24:29 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0404-46b-micro-chip-plant-nearly-ready-to-boot-up.asp After three years of construction, computer chipmaker GlobalFoundries’ new $4.6-billion plant in Malta, N.Y. is nearing completion. Construction of the interior is currently under way, with full plant start up set for year-end. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:16:30 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0404-crane-inspections-at-all-mta-sites-ordered-construction-halted-on-no-7-line.asp The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it has suspended construction at the No. 7 subway line extension project and ordered inspection of all cranes at every MTA Capital Construction work site, following the April 3 crane collapse at the No. 7 project. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:47:43 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0409-dco-wins-contract-for-seawater-system.asp News stories from around the tristate region Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:29:55 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_people/2012/0409-updates-about-construction-professionals.asp Updates about construction professionals Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:54:25 GMT People http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2012/0409-tackling-big-things-in-small-places.asp Building new housing for Pace University required “surgical demolition” and beyond-the-norm logistical coordination. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:32:00 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2012/0409-speed-bumps-along-the-billion-dollar-highway.asp Several planned mega-projects in New York state bode well for industry, but experts remain cautious about the year ahead. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:25:31 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/dodgereports/2012/0409-pulse-new-york.asp Project news from McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:09:09 GMT Dodge Reports - Pulse http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0319-cornellnyc-tech-seeks-a-temporary-manhattan-location-to-rent.asp Cornell University is seeking a temporary Manhattan space to rent this fall as a temporary off-site applied sciences campus and not build an off-site location as originally announced. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:35:35 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0315-njs-dco-energy-uses-new-seawater-technology-to-cool-caribbean-resort.asp DCO Energy, LLC, Mays Landing, N.J., has begun installing a $100-million cooling technology at the new Bara Mar Resort under construction in Nassau, Bahamas. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:29:48 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0315-nyc-issues-rfp-for-waste-to-energy-plant.asp New York City has issued a request for proposals (RFPs) for construction of a waste-to-energy conversion facility. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:37:37 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0309-columbia-university-lab-upgrade-to-start-soon.asp Columbia University is set to begin construction March 12 on an $8.9-million upgrade to its two-story, 22,500-sq-ft Core Lab facility on the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory campus in Palisades, N.Y. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:11:52 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0307-court-orders-nysdot-to-stop-highway-project-rebid-job.asp A court rules that the agency's inclusion of a project labor agreement in this case violated competitive bidding laws. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:33:48 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0305-probe-into-4-wtc-cable-break-to-take-months.asp It will take months to determine the cause of the Feb. 16 accident at the 4 World Trade Center construction site in which a crane cable snapped, dropping its load of steel beams 40 stories, says the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:08:32 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0305-cornell-shortlists-six-architects-for-tech-campus-on-roosevelt-island.asp Cornell University has chosen six out of 43 architectural firms to design the core academic building, part of the planned applied sciences campus that the university is developing with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology on Roosevelt Island, New York. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:02:49 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/opinions/2012/0312-community-workforce-pacts-serve-the-public-interest-.asp Community workforce pacts serve the public interest Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:05:04 GMT Opinions http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0312-probe-into-cable-break-at-4-wtc-to-take-months-.asp News stories from around the tri-state region Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:46:59 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_firms/2012/0312-transportation-institutional-work-dominate-rankings.asp ENR New York ranks the largest projects started in the last year Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:42:47 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_firms/2012/0312-pseg-keeps-lights-on-for-many-small-firms.asp In another tough year for industry, this year’s Owner of the Year has maintained a steady stream of projects—and has plans in the pipeline for more. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:33:05 GMT Firms http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2012/0312-78m-nj-water-planttakes-to-the-high-ground.asp When completed, the new facility will replace a 90-year-old plant located in a floodplain. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:26:41 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_people/2012/0312-updates-about-construction-professionals.asp Updates about construction professionals Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:55:28 GMT People http://newyork.construction.com/dodgereports/2012/0312-pulse-new-york.asp Project news from McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:51:08 GMT Dodge Reports - Pulse