Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Parents of New Hampshire Victim Seek Improved Construction Safety
Jun 5 2009 // A year after a New Hampshire man was killed on an Interstate 495 construction job, his parents are campaigning for new rules to improve workplace safety. Robert Augeri of Londonderry died last June on his 31st birthday...
Home Defect Bill Divides Nevada Lawmakers
Jun 1 2009 // Members of the Nevada legislature are battling over a construction defect bill that has turned into one of the most contentious issues of the 2009 legislative session. Senators voted 19-1 in mid-April for SB349, which...
AIR Analyzes Powerful Honduran Quake; Report 6 Dead
May 29 2009 // According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras early Thursday morning. AIR said “the earthquake hit at 3:24 a.m. local time (08:24 UTC)...
Personality, Good Time Management Are Key to Claims Success
May 22 2009 // With its acquisition in early 2009 of the international businesses of GAB Robins (excluding its UK operations) and the U.S. forensic engineering firm, EFI Global, Cunningham Lindsey became the second largest property...
Home Defect Bill Divides Nevada Lawmakers
May 18 2009 // Nevada senators and sssembly members are battling over a construction defect bill that has turned into one of the most contentious issues of the 2009 Nevada Legislature, now in its final weeks. Senators voted 19-1 in...
Khawaja to Lead Marsh’s Offshore Energy Construction Team
May 18 2009 // Marsh announced the appointment of Nabil Khawaja to lead its Global Energy Practice’s London-based offshore construction team. He will report to Construction Leader, Paul Nicholson. Khawaja joins Marsh from Benfield...
Marsh Warns UK Construction Sector Failing to Fully Manage Project Risk
May 11 2009 // A report from Marsh’s London office warns that “the UK construction sector is failing to fully manage the risks associated with large and complex building projects, which can in turn lead to professional...
Nicolson Joins Aon Energy as Head of Upstream & Offshore Construction
May 8 2009 // Aon announced that it has agreed to appoint Euan Nicolson as Head of Upstream & Offshore Construction. He has over 27 years experience in the offshore energy insurance industry, and was most recently leader of...
Engineer Distances Himself From Storm Damage at Cowboys’ Facility
May 7 2009 // A structural engineer maintains he had limited involvement with the Dallas Cowboys’ training facility that collapsed during a thunderstorm on May 2 and left a team employee paralyzed. “I was there just a few...
Building Collapses at New York City Construction Site
May 1 2009 // A five-story building collapsed at a lower Manhattan construction site on Thursday, but fire officials said it appeared no one was inside. Emergency crews with a dog were sifting through the building’s rubble and...
Nevada Workers Safety Training Plan Debated
Apr 29 2009 // Changes to speed up the workplace safety training for new employees in Nevada, in efforts to reduce on-the-job deaths and injuries, prompted questions in a Nevada Assembly committee hearing. AB148 requires 10 hours of...
It’s Not Easy Being Green; But It’s Profitable
Apr 21 2009 // Jim Henson’s most famous Kermit the Frog said it the best, “It’s not easy being green.” Today’s property owners and insurers understand that while it’s not easy going green, being green...
Courthouse Bonding Decision Will Not Cost Kentucky
Apr 7 2009 // A new requirement that construction managers on 35 state courthouse projects insure the entire value of their work will not increase the state’s costs, an attorney investigating the projects said. But attorney...
California Construction Workers Chronically Uninsured
Apr 6 2009 // California construction workers are more likely than workers in any other industry statewide to be chronically uninsured, according to a Center on Policy Initiatives study. The California construction industry is expected...
ISG Launches Construction Project for Lending Institutions, Investors
Apr 1 2009 // Insurance Specialty Group LLC (ISG) has partnered with several homebuilding specialist firms and contractors in founding Home Builder Specialty Group (HSG). Available nationwide, Home Builder Specialty Group provides...
Arizona Appeals Court: Architect Can Be Sued for Negligence
Mar 31 2009 // A lawsuit filed by a property owner against an architect alleging professional negligence and seeking purely economic damages is not barred by the economc loss doctrine, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled. According to...
States Gear Up for Stimulus Package
Mar 23 2009 // Impact on Insurance Industry May be Minimal, Experts Say The $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress looms as the largest mountain on the country’s newly changed economic landscape. But despite hope that the...
Greener Opportunities
Mar 23 2009 // Insurers Compete for a Growing Green Industry Jim Henson’s famous Kermit the Frog said it the best, “it’s not easy being green.” Today’s property owners and insurers understand that while...
California Construction Workers Chronically Uninsured
Mar 20 2009 // California construction workers are more likely than workers in any other industry statewide to be chronically uninsured, according to a study by the Center on Policy Initiatives. Accrding to the report, the California...
Massachusetts Construction Jobs Drying up
Mar 17 2009 // The number of construction jobs in Massachusetts has fallen by about 10,000 positions in the past three months to the lowest level in a decade. The Boston Globe, citing state employment data, reports Monday that there are...
