A commentary about key issues raised and talked about by attendees at the 2023 International Risk Management Institute construction conference this month.
Energy and resilience megaprojects starting and planned in New York and New Jersey pose big logistical challenges but will generate economic and quality of life benefits, said public and private industry experts at Sept. 15 ENR forum in New York City.
Feds propose 557 sq miles of new Atlantic ocean tracts for development and set Aug. 29 for first Gulf of Mexico auction of three large sites, but projects now confront rising costs for the first time.
State will enact nation-leading requirements next month to boost first floor building elevations for most
new or renovated projects that are based on
“predictive precipitation modeling” of future flood impacts, not historic
trends.
New Maryland Gov. Wes Moore touts boost to 8.5 GW in state deployment goal, as developing US clean energy sector aims to move queued projects past permitting, financial, labor and supply chain hurdles.
nPlan's AI project risk management is being used on an $11-billion UK rail program. The company is looking to eventually replace traditional construction risk-prediction methods.