Tetra Tech Beats WSP Offer for RPS Group As Bidding War Looms
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An analyst sees acquisitive WSP making a counteroffer to bulk up its earth and environmental business line.
By: Emell D. Adolphus

Grand-Scale Reduced-Carbon Concrete for Buildings Is a Major Production
Buildings
Suppliers are beginning to offer concrete and cement products with reduced carbon content, but roadblocks remain in the way of widespread market penetration.
By: Nadine M. Post

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New Technologies for Reduced-Carbon Concrete Are On the Horizon
Buildings
Startups and more established suppliers of products that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete are developing systems to make the product more sustainable. Some are even seeking ways to produce the material and its ingredient, Portland cement, without the carbon-intensive process that's been required since it was first used.
By: Nadine M. Post, Jeff Yoders, Emell D. Adolphus and Scott Judy

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Environment
2022 Top 100 Green Design Firms and Contractors
The sustainable design and contracting market is fertile ground for innovation now more than ever, Top 100 firms share. With decarbonization incentives baked into recent federal spending packages such as the CHIPS and Science Act, Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, many owners across industrial and infrastructure sectors now have the wherewithal to think green.
By: Jonathan Keller and Emell D. Adolphus
Environment
How Federal Spending, LEED Certifications Are Driving Green Market Growth
The CHIPS and Science Act aims to bolster U.S. leadership in innovation and technology. For some Top 100 sustainable design firms like Flad Architects, it’s an opportunity to expand into science and technology markets.
By: Emell D. Adolphus and Jonathan Keller
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Towers Rise Atop Largest NYC Geothermal Energy System
A 471,000-sq-ft residential high-rise in Brooklyn’s Coney Island will get sustainable heating and cooling from underground wells when open in 2024.
By: Tom Stabile
Transportation
Q3 Tech Focus: Mixed Results as Smart Road Testing Begins
When the city of Lenexa, Kan., this spring opted to move forward with a test pilot of “smart pavements,” it represented a vital step forward for electric vehicles.
By: Aileen Cho, Emell D. Adolphus, Peter Reina, Jim Parsons and Stephanie Loder