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Editorials

Editorial: The Unspoken Messages in NTSB's Miami Bridge Collapse Report

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The National Transportation Safety Board last came down hard on engineering and construction in 2007. Did group-think obscure last year's unfolding disaster in Florida? …
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Design

Council on Tall Buildings' Experts Call for More-Sustainable High-Rises

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Nadine M. Post
Tall-buildings experts, who are past chairs of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, are calling for more CTBUH research and development, better tools and greater building team collaboration …
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Southeast Construction News

FIGG's Theory of Collapse Failed to Sway NTSB Team

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Scott Judy
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Tom Ichniowski
In its Oct. 22 announcement of the probable cause of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board characterized the investigation as one of …
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Buildings

Climate Activists Maneuver To Reduce Embodied Carbon in Buildings

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Nadine M. Post
Climate activists engage in complicated maneuvers to reduce embodied carbon in buildings …
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Companies

Top Owners Sourcebook: Owners Begin to Take Action

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Gary J. Tulacz
After years of complaining about workforce shortages and productivity, owner groups are beginning to impose new bid conditions. …
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Power & Industrial

Experts Say Burying Power Lines in California to Prevent Wildfires Would Be a Costly Solution

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Erica Berardi
As California wildfires flare throughout the state, critics are renewing focus on public utilities’ fire-risk management and prevention strategies. …
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Power & Industrial

Pipeline Route Disputes Are Poised for US Supreme Court Decision

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Mary B. Powers
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Debra K. Rubin
Developers, opponents rev up legal battles over state land seizure; PennEast loses again in court but vows to continue $1B NJ gas line. …