Construction Industry News

Palo Alto's Regional Water Control Plant will be receiving secondary treatment upgrades designed by Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm. Read more here. 

American Concrete Institute expects to publish ACI 318-19: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete in 2019. Read the details here. 

The ACI and the ASCC have announced the release date for the 4th edition of Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction. Read the details here. 

OSHA Has Released Top 10 List of Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards for Fiscal Year 2018.

Good news for cement infrastructure: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have proposed a rule revising the definition of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS). 

The interviews of five Terex members will air on "Military Makeover: Operation Career," Lifetime Network. Read the details here. 

Oshkosh Corporation one of Glassdoor's  Best Places to Work forsecond consecutive year. Read more here. 

In response to Hurricane Michael devastation, Venture Construction Group of Florida (VCGFL) emergency response teams provide relief, disaster recovery, debris removal and emergency roofing services to commercial and residential property owners throughout the Panhandle.  Read more about their efforts here.

Modjeski and Masters has opened a new office in Austin, Texas, and hired John Holt, PE to run it. Read the details here. 

For construction industry research and education, the RMC Research & Education Foundation raised $9 Million in Commitments to Match the Troesh family $3-million pledge. Read about how the funds will be used here. 

Brokk has hired Southeast Regional Sales Manager Ted Graser. Read more about Graser and his new role here. 

ALL Crane bought an 8-Crane package from Kobelco. Read more about the deal and what it has to offer crane buyers here. 

The November Dodge Momentum Index moved 5.3 percent (to 159.7). Read the details about the increase here. 

OSHA has proposed a revision to the beryllium standard for the general industry. Read about the changes here. 

Ground has been broken on The Crest at Bonita Springs. Read here for more about the awarded multimillion-dollar investment. 

Kadant Inc. has enteredan agreement to acquire Syntron Material Handling Group LLC and certain of its affiliates (Syntron) for approximately $179 million in cash. Read more here. 

Parker Meeks has been named the new president of the infrastructure sector at TRC. Read more here. 

ANAHEIM, Calif. (December 10, 2018)—Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. announced that its United States team of service technicians placed second in the 13^th Annual Isuzu One Grand Prix World Technician Competition.

A recent study exploring the benefits of digital transformation and why this initiative is imperative for the HBM industry has been released by Command Alkon and Adelante SCM. Read more here. 

Self-healing construction materials are being develeoped at Cambridge University. Read more here.