Ohio added 4,000 new construction jobs in December, leading the country in gains for the month according to an analysis of Labor Department data released by The Associated General Contractors of America (“AGC”) last week.
The AGC’s analysis noted that construction firms added jobs in 34 states last year, but industry employment declined in 32
From the standpoint of a construction lawyer, there is no prettier site than construction cranes in the air. Cleveland has seen its share over the last year, more so than since the mid-1990s when the Rock Hall, Gateway sports arenas and Science Center were constructed within a short span.
During the prior four months of
Thanks to our partner, Eric Robbins, Chair of our Intellectual Property Group for bringing this video to our attention. As an engineer at heart Eric thought that our readers involved in development and construction will find this time lapse video facinating. Watch as a hotel is constructed in China in 30 days !
As the construction industry starts to rebound from a down market, rentals of project equipment are on the rise. Whether you are an owner, principal contractor, or specialty trade subcontractor, you may very well be renting equipment for use on an upcoming project. Here are five important points to bear in mind:
Cross laminated timber or CLT, was developed in Austria in the 1990’s as a structural wood building product engineered to replace steel and concrete in building construction.
What is CLT ? It is laminated sheets of wood glued together much like plywood only thicker and much stronger.
Why use CLT ? It is a renewal
In order to replace aging public infrastructure assets you have to move the existing ones out of the way. See the video below on how a bridge across the Ohio River was removed to make way for a replacement. This one is for our readers who are in the demolition, road building and engineering industries.
Ohio and Kentucky statutes require residential builders to provide certain notice to home buyers. While there is no new law on this, the construction attorneys of Ulmer & Berne LLP have seen this issue come to light many times this past year; thus, prompting this refresher alert on Ohio and Kentucky notice statutes.
Both Ohio and
New rules promulgated under Ohio’s Public Construction Reform (the “Reform”) have been released by the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. The new rules include: (1) Rules for Prequalification of Prospective Bidders on Subcontracts; (2) Rules for Best Value Selection of Construction Manager and Design-Build firms; and (3) Rules for the Form
The Ohio Legislature passed House Bill 153 on May 5, 2011. H.B. 153—a budget bill—which includes significant changes for Ohio’s public construction projects. Some changes will become effective on September 28, 2011, but others are forecast to become effective in early 2012. As such, we will have to wait a while longer to experience the full effect
Has modular construction finally come of age ? The Modular Building Institute thinks so. Modular construction is no longer just for preparation of walls and roof joists. Today, contractors are using prefabrication and preassembly in construction of steel framed structures, multi-story structures, health care and education facilities. The benefits of modular construction positively affects: