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Trainor Glass Files for Chapter 11
Trainor Glass Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday, March 9, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The company, … Continue Reading
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Hearing to Decide Fate of Unfinished Harmon Gets Underway
Excerpt of an article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The hearing over what to do with the unfinished Harmon Hotel began Monday with a legal … Continue Reading
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Is LEED Construction Less Safe Than Traditional Construction?
Excerpt of an article from The Builders Council Blog: A new study says that some LEED credits might carry an additional risk of worker injury … Continue Reading
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Construction Starts Plunged 31% Last Year
Excerpt of an article from Crain’s New York Business: The value of construction starts in New York City fell 31% last year, largely as a … Continue Reading
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Skidmore Design’s 30-Story Window Helps Skyscraper ‘Breathe’
Excerpt of an article from the Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP has designed a building with a lung. You might … Continue Reading
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Builders: Keep Settlements Secret in NY Crane Fall
Excerpt of an article from the Wall Street Journal: NEW YORK — A developer and a builder are fighting to keep the public from seeing … Continue Reading
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NLRB Issues Final Rule on “Quickie” Elections
The National Labor Relations Board on December 22 issued a final rule revising procedures in cases where a union files a petition for an election to … Continue Reading
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2012 Games Employ 40,000 Construction Workers
Excerpt of an article from CNBC: Ten percent of the 40,000 construction workers employed for the 2012 Olympic Games in London were previously out of … Continue Reading
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Fifth Avenue’s New Anchor
Excerpt of an article from the Wall Street Journal: Thor Equities is planning to build a new retail, hotel and residential complex in midtown, giving … Continue Reading
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How to Handle Liability Insurance for Contractors
By Sahely Mukerji, smukerji@glass.com The implementation of design-assist in the project delivery process has brought the glazing contractor on board the design team early in … Continue Reading
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Tagged Attila Arian, design-assist, design-build, Enclos, Mic Patterson, professional liability insurance, seele, Tepco, William Keen
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