File this one under “you must be kidding”: Builders destroy 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid in Belize to use rubble for road fill. In New Jersey, crews tear down the Seaside Heights roller coaster, which has been sitting in the ocean since Superstorm Sandy. The demolition of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge in Maine…
Don’t worry. That shaking you feel isn’t an earthquake. It’s the construction of the new Tappan Zee bridge across the Hudson River north of New York. I’m kidding of course. Construction on the $3.9 billion project hasn’t even started yet, but much of the geotechnical work, not to mention the…
For a visual tour of the construction of New York’s Second Avenue Subway line, the Big Apple’s first major expansion of its subway system since 1932, check out CBS Sunday Morning’s video, NYC’s subway, still under construction. Amidst the obligatory interviews on the surface with planners, engineers, and inconvenienced neighbors,…
The 22nd edition of Pillsbury’s Newsletter: Perspectives on Real Estate features articles on energy consumption data reporting (AB1103 and 531), construction and risk management, new foreign tax withholding forms, chapter 9 and public-private partnerships. Articles include: Energy Consumption Data Reporting in California — AB 1103 and 531 Real Estate and…
On November 20, 2012, the California Contractors State License Board posted an Industry Bulletin alerting licensees and applicants alike to a recent scam involving fraudulent calls asking licensees or applicants for their credit card information over the phone in connection with renewing their licenses, obtaining continuing education credits, or taking…
On the eleventh anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, One World Trade Center steadily progresses toward a late 2013 completion date. The spire on top of the 104-story skyscraper will reach 1,776 feet, a symbolic reference to America’s independence. David Childs of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Architect, is the…
When trouble, in the form of adverse changes in financial conditions or the property marketing environment, strikes during the period between construction contract signing and completion of procurement and construction activities, the developer often will have to consider taking the course of action that will maximize value for all stakeholders.…
Whose turn is it to take out the trash? With no “rules” about floating debris, the Headquarters for Ocean Policy is faced with a dilemma – who should bear the cost of cleaning up the millions of tons of debris that originated in Japan after the tsunami and is expected…
Welcome to Washington DC. Federal officials claim the board overseeing the Metrorail line to Dulles is “dysfunctional, out of control and secretive.“ When art meets building. Local artists brought in to beautify a Minneapolis construction site during renovation . Wonder how much replacement ink cartridges cost. A professor from USC…
The Olympics are in full swing, with the world’s attention on the playing fields and pools dotting the United Kingdom. But how about the venues themselves, how green are they? The London Organizing Committee planned the Games with a green tint, focusing on sustainable principles for everything from stadium construction,…