Construction industry news

Demographic shifts favor women in construction

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:01 GMT

by Steve Monroe | Staff Writer Women may gain wider acceptance in the construction industry in the near future due to the nationâs demographic shifts. ...

Connecticut Jobs Forecast, Jobless Report Differ

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:45 GMT

That will affect neighborhoods and the construction sector for another two years, Carstensen said. "One of the analysts we consult, one I think is the best, ...

Demographic shifts favor women in construction - Business Gazette

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:01 GMT

Demographic shifts favor women in construction
Business Gazette, MD - 1 hour ago
by Steve Monroe | Staff Writer Women may gain wider acceptance in the construction industry in the near future due to the nation’s demographic shifts. ...

CTA Blue Line piece to close for weekend construction

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:59 GMT

CTA will suspend rail service on the O'Hare branch of the Blue Line between the Cumberland and Rosemont stations this weekend while construction work resumes to eliminate slow zones. Service will b...

Survivors from apartment building recount quake

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:37 GMT

News ) - Tang Xiaomin had just left her fourth-floor apartment to buy groceries when the building started crumbling around her. An upstairs neighbor was thrown against the kitchen table and grabbed he...

Xcel starts construction of Boulder

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:57 GMT

About 15,000 homeowners and businesses in Boulder will be getting new "smart" meters this summer to help them monitor their energy usage and make choices based on price and the resource used...

American Red Cross building hit by early morning storms

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:34 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Staff members arrived at The American Red Cross of Central Texas building Thursday morning to find water on the floors, their new roof scattered across the sidewalks and limbs ...

Hungry bear, cub take refuge on building

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:17 GMT

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A mother bear and her young cub stopped traffic and caused panic Thursday in central Romania after they roamed through gardens in search of food and finally climbed the stai...

Kingspan bearish as housing market slowdown continues

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:45 GMT

BUILDING materials group Kingspan warned yesterday that earnings will fall this year as the sharp slowdown in housing hits key markets in Britain and Ireland.

Element from Big Ass Fans is Custom Made for Commercial Spaces

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:31 GMT

Element fan for commercial spaces at the American Institute of Architects show in Boston on May 15-17. Element is the industrial grade air movement solution, custom engineered for large com...

Dominican building boom may propel president to historic third term

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:45 GMT

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Dominican President Leonel Fernandez has led the nation out of economic crisis and turned the capital into a huge construction zone, gains that are expected t...

Builders remain pessimistic about housing market

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:45 GMT

WASHINGTON – A reading of U.S. homebuilders' sentiment scraped bottom in May, coming in just one point above its lowest level ever as anxiety continued to grip the industry. The National Asso...

Human bones found at Renton construction site

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:10 GMT

RENTON, Wash. — Human bones and what may be the remnants of a coffin have been found at a construction site in Renton. Police spokeswoman Penny Bartley says the discovery is being investigated ...

Landmark Libeskind tower under construction in Poland

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:47 GMT

"It is a new quality of building. It is not a box, it is a shaped space," Daniel Libeskind said Thursday at a conference near the construction site. The 54-floor tower, 192 meters high (6...

Brazil steel consumption revised higher - industry - guardian.co.uk

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:28 GMT

Brazil steel consumption revised higher - industry
guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's steel industry raised its forecast for sales growth in the red-hot domestic market this year to over 13 percent ...