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PG&E Chief Admits Calif. Power Shutdown Flaws

Blackouts may be needed for 10 years to cut fire risk, said bankrupt utility CEO at Oct. 18 hearing

NTSB Must Clarify Fla. Bridge Tragedy Disputes at Oct. 22 Hearing

U.S. safety board's info releases so far on 2018 fatal collapse show mostly that spin machines have been running at full speed.

Ten Minutes With APTA's Nuria Fernandez

Veteran engineer talks about her goals for improving transit infrastructure, including technology, workforce and funding.

Governors Island Plans Climate Change Laboratory

The 172-acre island in New York Harbor is “poised for growth as a laboratory for research, education and public engagement [on] the...

Sea Level Rise Spurs New SFO Seawall Plan

San Francisco International Airport plans to construct a perimeter seawall to protect low-elevation runways, terminals and other faciliti...

Think Tank Envisions Uses for Municipal-Scale Digital Twins

As cities clamor for ways to improve transportation infrastructure and delivery of services such as power and water, digital models...

UK Plans Bigger Projects As World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Finishes

Britain's 1.2-GW Hornsea 1 energy is matching fossil fuel power costs for the first time.

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Two Tower Cranes Brought Down in Controlled Demolition at Site of New Orleans Hotel Collapse

Jeff Rubenstone

Two unstable tower cranes at the site of the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse were brought down on Oct. 20 in a controlled demolition, but work to stabilize the …

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Companies

ENR 2019 Top 600 Specialty Contractors: How Long Will the Boom Last?

Gary J. Tulacz

The market continues to grow, but many specialty trade contractors are beginning to look ahead to prepare for an inevitable slowdown. …

Southeast Construction News

Did Concrete Error Doom Florida Bridge?

Richard Korman

Scott Judy

FIGG Bridge Engineers and its consultant advance a theory that errors made by others caused the fatal collapse …

Design

ASCE Unveils 'Future World' Concept of a Floating City

Scott Judy

With Miami the setting for its 2019 convention, the American Society of Civil Engineers unveiled an initial proof-of-concept vision for a sea-based “Floating City,” one of five concepts included within …

Companies

Industry Compensation Challenges Grow as Contractors Boost Salaries in a ‘War for Talent’

Jim Parsons

New study suggests that the causes of an industry-wide compensation boost are not solely a result of market-specific factors or the cost of living …

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Environment

Supreme Court Set to Alter Law on Key Project, Workforce Issues

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

As new term starts, justices' views in cases from pipeline project routes to LGBTQ bias in the workplace could be surprising, observers say. > …

Texas & Louisiana Construction News

Unstable Cranes, Crumbling Building Pose Hazard at New Orleans Hotel Collapse Site

Jeff Rubenstone

Two tower cranes at the site of the New Orleans hotel collapse are in worse shape than initially thought, forcing responders to reconsider how to dismantle them. An upper section of …

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