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07/02/14 Balancing Act Preserves Commonwealth Institute's Thin-Shell Roof By Peter Reina Top-down construction cuts time and tonnage off scheme to preserve 52-year-old roof while the building it covers is transformed into Londons Design Museum. 06/11/14 Crews Install Record-Deep Foundation Piles for San Francisco Tower By Scott Blair Deep piers support a megabrace structural system for the 800-ft-tall 181 Fremont tower. 03/18/14 Builders Lose Massive San Francisco Apartment Complex to Fire By Tim Newcomb A $227-million, under-construction apartment complex in the Mission Bay district is a total loss after a fire suspected to have been caused by welders. 03/10/14 Dynamic Deeds Build Clemson's Unique Test Facility By Scott Judy Clemson Universitys new test facility in North Charleston, S.C., aims to aid equipment manufacturers and utilities by providing enhanced data about power-generation systems. 02/26/14 Wilshire Grand Concrete Mat Placement Sets U.S. Record By Scott Blair Crews cast 21,200 cu yd foundation for 1,100-ft-tall Wilshire Grand Centerthe future tallest high-rise west of Chicago 02/26/14 Repairs Under Way at Corvette Museum After Sinkhole Swallows Cars By Candy McCampbell Engineers and contractor craft recovery and replair plan after Feb. 12 sinkhole swallows eight classic cars at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. 02/17/14 Office: Savannah's Cay Building Rises Above Existing Structure By ENR Staff Project team erected the Savannah, Ga., building atop an existing underground parking garage. 02/11/14 Prefabrication Embraced by More Trades But Fewer GCs By Paula Moore Many contractors say they are discouraged that the strategy isnt being embraced faster across the industry. 11/13/13 Dissonance Averted, Hamburg's New Philharmonic Hall on Track for Completion By Peter Reina in Hamburg When it opens in late 2016, Hamburgs Elbphilharmonie project will be some six years late and, at $695-million, more than double the original cost. 09/09/13 Precise Building Strategy Lifts Army Hospital Project By Scott Judy Design-builder pushes contractors, designers to higher levels of BIM-based coordination on a first-of-its-kind Army hospital project. 07/24/13 New York City Sued Over Atlantic Yards Modular Construction Work By Esther D'Amico Two groups say work on prefabricated building units should be done by licensed trades people. 03/11/13 Rio Workers Split Up To Tackle Olympic Village By Augusto Diniz/O Empreiteiro in Rio de Janeiro Construction workers in Rio are busy building 31 high-rise towers for the 2016 Olympic Games. 02/25/13 Latest British Antarctic Survey Pods Are Stilted Structures By Peter Reina Building the British Antarctic Surveys (BAS) newly commissioned research station in one of the remotest, coldest spots on earth was every bit as tough as it sounds. 02/20/13 Latest British Antarctic Survey Pods Are Stilted Structures By Peter Reina Building the British Antarctic Surveys (BAS) newly commissioned research station in one of the remotest, coldest spots on earth was every bit as tough as it sounds. 01/09/13 Weaker Bolts in Arena's Prefabricated Facade Assembly Pose No Threat to Safety By Nadine M. Post After a discovery that under-strength bolts were installed in error within the prefabricated latticework assemblies of Brooklyns Barclays Center, crews had to replace only 1,768 with the higher-strength bolts originally specified. There are 23,351 bolts in the system. 12/11/12 Substructure-Plus of 10-Story Building Assembled in 48 Hours By Mridu Khullar Relph Workers break India's speed record for superstructure-plus construction by erecting a 10-story building from prefabricated subassemblies, in 48 hours. 12/05/12 Green Light for Proposed Record-Tall Modular Building at Atlantic Yards By Nadine M. Post ?After nearly a year of negotiations and prototyping, the developer of the $4.9-billion Atlantic Yards sports village has given the green light for what is planned as the world's tallest modular building. 09/12/12 Turner Stops Work Companywide to Talk Lean Construction By Luke Abaffy On the Tuesday after Labor Day, Turner Construction took a moment to introduce Lean Construction methods to workers across the nation. 09/10/12 Digital Tools Help Maintain Library's Swift Pace By Scott Judy Builders emphasized digital collaboration tools to meet daunting schedule and design challenges on a high-tech library project at North Carolina State University. 08/28/12 Huge Swimming Pool, Possibly World's Largest, Takes Shape in Egypt By Scott Lewis A Chilean firm designs the record-holder for an Egyptian owner, using a liner manufactured in the U.S. 05/31/12 Team Completes Big Lifts for Top Hat Linking Three Abu Dhabi Towers By Nadine M. Post Shams Gate's prime contractor, Arabian Construction, and its steel fabricator-erector, Eversendai, developed a scheme for erecting sections of a two-story penthouse. 03/12/12 Former Regulator Testifies in N.Y. Crane Criminal Trial By Adam Klasfeld A former chief inspector of New York City's buildings department may have incriminated himself twice while testifying in a criminal case against a crane executivewho was also his former boss. 01/09/12 Statue of Liberty's Minor Renovation Poses Major Challenge By Nadine M. Post Statue of Liberty National Monument's $27.3-million life-safety upgrade is complicated by tight quarters and the mandate that no historic fabric be disturbed. 01/09/12 Marlins' Retractable Roof Braces Itself for Storms By Debra Wood Hurricane-mode openings between retractable panels reduce sail effect, save on steel at nations first movable roof designed to resist 146-mph winds 12/20/11 New York State's New Design-Build Law a Sign of the Times? By Esther D'Amico New York State will now allow several state agencies to use design-build methods on infrastructure projects. 11/07/11 Another Tower in London By Peter Reina The U.K.'s tallest sculptureat 114.5 metersreached structural completion on Oct. 28, when crews placed the top section of steel-tube diagrid. Designed as a permanent observation platform over London's emerging Olympic Park, the tower contains some 2,000 tonnes of steelwork. It was designed by local artist Anish Kapoor, along with structural engineer Cecil Balmond, former chairman of Arup Group Ltd., London. Steelcraft Erection Services Ltd., Dalton, is building the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower with tubular modules fabricated by the company's affiliate Watson Steel Structures Ltd., Bolton. The tower is set to be handed over to the Olympic Park Legacy Co. next May, ahead of the July 2012 start of the summer Olympic Games. 11/07/11 Turkish Quake Highlights Need For Seismic Code Enforcement By Ann Uysal in Istanbul An Oct. 23 quake in eastern Turkey draws attention to 8-year plan to seismically harden public buildings in Istanbul by 2014. 10/25/11 Turkish Authorities Describe Extensive Damage from Quake By Ann Uysal in Istanbul A country with a long history of quake damage finds that concrete structures once again are a weakness. 10/17/11 Tuscaloosa Grapples With Reconstruction From April Twister's Wreckage By Candy McCampbell Reconstruction is moving slowly, and most contractors expect major rebuilding to get rolling in 2012. The city issued 4,078 permits through August for work ranging from demolition and new construction to signage and electrical service reconnection. 09/14/11 SOURCEBOOK: Health Megaprojects Provide Steady Work By Bruce Buckley While many of the general building sectors remain in the doldrums, health-care projects continue to pump a steady stream of revenue for top contracting firms. 08/15/11 At New York's New World Trade Center, Uncommon Cooperation By Nadine M. Post Nearing the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the redevelopment is loaded with patriotism, indomitable spirit and a collective will to succeed. 08/15/11 One World Trade Centers Crews Get Royal Treatment By Nadine M. Post A 'hotel' on high serves food, shields and stabilizes while 'cocoon' keeps workers safer. 08/10/11 A Slide Show History of the World Trade Center By Nadine M. Post with Scott Lewis The redevelopment of the World Trade Center site is only the latest chapter in a construction story that began more than half a century ago. This slide show timeline covers the full scope of the World Trade Center's history, from the earliest planning to the current reconstruction efforts. 07/06/11 Israel Embarks on Country's Largest Seismic Retrofit By Neal Sandler Upgrade of 24 apartment buildings is cheaper alternative in earthquake zone than new construction 06/29/11 Constructing a Curvy Museum in an Arkansas Ravine By Nadine M. Post Builders of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., meet the challenges of constructing in a gouged-out streambed.

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