Showing posts with label commercial remodeling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label commercial remodeling. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

6 trends you need to know about before your next bathroom renovation

Bathrooms are the one area where cutting costs now can result in expensive repairs later. Do it right first time with our round-up of the top trends plus insider tips from renovation experts 1. Taps & hardware Black fixtures are still the popular choice, but brushed gold looks set to be the next big thing […]

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Marriott building world's tallest modular hotel in NYC

Final on-site assembly of 168 prefabricated guestrooms, which should take 90 days to finish, is scheduled for late fall. 

Virgin Trains' $4B Florida line tees up for construction

Following a $1.7 billion private activity bond sale, the West Palm Beach to Orlando airport line will begin soon, needing 10,000 workers.

Marriott building world's largest modular hotel in NYC

Final on-site assembly of 168 prefabricated guestrooms, which should take 90 days to finish, is scheduled for late fall. 

Seattle arena costs creep to $900M

Developers aren't scrimping on the design for an expansive venue under the historic KeyArena roof, said an official explaining the project's price tag, which in 2017 was $660 million.

Monday, April 22, 2019

This striking Queenstown house makes the most of its remarkable views

Nestled at the base of a mountain range, this Queenstown home is designed to accommodate a revolving-door guest policy as well as the adventures of two busy little boys When you know what Natalie Newlands does for a living, it’s no surprise that one of the must-haves for her new Queenstown home was a large […]

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Little Caesar Arena construction worker suicide case goes to state AG

Some have accused state safety inspectors of showing favoritism toward the Detroit project's stakeholders in determining that the death wasn't accidental.

Developer delays $3B The Drew Las Vegas project for 2 years

The real estate mogul wants to finish a construction budget for the property, which a prior developer had sunk billions into before a 2009 bankruptcy. 

Construction runoff at Legoland New York spurs 22 violations

Officials for the $500 million destination said above-average rainfall and a town plan prohibiting the removal of soil from the site resulted in $228,050 of fines.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

$1B Las Vegas Circa Resort & Casino starts concrete work

Construction of the city's first ground-up resort in 30 years, led by McCarthy and Tré Builders, is expected to be complete next year.

DC-area utility: Purple Line construction dangerously close to water main

In the worst-case scenario, the pipe reportedly could burst, flooding train tracks and affecting the availability of drinking water and fire hydrant service. 

Foxconn releases first bid packages for $10B Wisconsin plant

Bid packages for excavation, concrete work, materials testing and more are due to general contractor Gilbane | Exyte next month.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

9 North Island homes for sale that could also make you money

Talk about home and income. These North Island properties for sale offer the opportunity to be good little earners in their own right Buying a home is arguably the greatest investment most of us will make. So it makes sense to look at your home as something that can help to pay its way, earning […]

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Beauty brand manager Melinda Jones isn’t afraid to decorate her own way

Dots, stripes, zebra skin and leopard… Beauty brand manager Melinda Jones’ Auckland home is as vivacious as its owner When Melinda Jones and her partner, Mark Ambrose, purchased their Remuera, Auckland, property 16 years ago, it bore almost no resemblance to the light, bright, easy-living home it is today. “The walls were all shocking pink […]

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Autonomous construction equipment key to improving site safety, efficiency

While jobsites are tougher to navigate than the average roadway, two emerging sensor types used in combination could offer the industry the robust detection it needs, writes an expert in the technology.

Dodge: Almost three-quarters of contractors turn to IoT for risk management

Wearables and artificial intelligence auditing of jobsite images were named as the top emerging technologies curbing construction defects, safety hazards and more in a Dodge Data & Analytics study.

Tech Toys: Autodesk, John Deere, DPR and NASA flex new offerings

AutoCAD and Revit 2020 editions are live, and a John Deere simulator kit swaps controls between six machine types. DPR rolls out Skycatch across its projects while NASA brings its tech to the jobsite.

UpCodes building code database draws ICC ire

The startup says its searchable platform gives users "free, unfettered access" to law. The International Code Council's copyright suit claims damages to its revenue model.

A sneak peek inside John Scott’s impressive work from the 1970s

A new book on John Scott by David Straight celebrates the life and work of one of New Zealand’s most important architects – this extract focuses on the 1970s, in which he built three key houses The 1970s were an important decade for John Scott, a time when he produced many of the mid-career works […]

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$3.1B Federal Way Link light-rail extension advances

The 7.8-mile Seattle-area project now moves to the engineering phase, putting it closer to securing a $790 million Federal Transit Administration grant.