A pproximately $62.24 billion in projects started in Texas and Louisiana in 2013, up nearly 15% from $54.36 billion in 2012, according to McGraw Hill Construction Dodge. The corresponding increase in the number of jobs across both states bodes well for the region's economy in 2014. Photo by Patrick Quigley, Gulf Coast Air Photo Crowd Pleasers: Construction is under way on Tulane University's Yulman Stadium. The boom in stadium construction will continue in 2014. Photo by Patrick Quigley, Gulf Coast Air Photo LLC/courtesy of PCCP Constructors, a Joint Venture Infrastructure: An aerial view of the Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps
Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record PEASEOrla Pease was promoted to vice president of Urban Engineers, Philadelphia. She leads the firm's traffic consulting division in Pennsylvania. Ed Fronczkiewicz, the firm's assistant counsel, and John Holak Jr., who leads the firm's risk assessment practice, were also promoted to vice president.Thomas Chicca joined engineering firm Soltesz as vice president and general manager in Rockville, Md. Most recently, he was an office director of Pennoni Associates. In addition, Jim Soltesz, president and CEO of Soltesz, has been inducted into the Montgomery County, Md., Business Hall of Fame.David Steigler was elevated to office
Photographer: Shane Boyer Submitted By: Turner Construction Co.Philadelphia Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record On Sept. 3, 2013, Turner held its ninth annual safety "stand down." Work paused on the contractor's jobsites in the U.S. as safety managers delivered the safety message "Personal Health and Well Being On and Off the Job" to more than 40,000 workers and project team members.This shot of a stand down at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care jobsite won a competition among Turner employees for best stand down photo.
Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record When a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the Eastern Seaboard in summer 2011, it jolted engineers of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) into action. Within two days, agency engineers and a team led by structural engineer Tipping Mar, Berkeley, Calif., were at the Washington Monument, assessing damage to one of the nation's most iconic landmarks. Since then, NPS and its engineers and contractors have worked to tap available resources, leverage lessons learned and expedite repairs. After nearly $15 million of work, the marble obelisk, more than 555 ft tall, is on track to
It could be argued that 2013 was the year that Superstorm Sandy made state and local governments along the Eastern Seaboard take a closer look at alternative energy systems. Thousands of tristate households lost power due to the storm, a situation that some of those same households faced in major prior-year storms. Even as Congress continues deliberations over long-term tax reform, which may include certain alternative energy subsidies, analysts say that Sandy has given a significant boost to programs aimed at finding ways to make sure the lights stay on when adverse weather hits. Photo Courtesy of AWEA Related Links:
A few months after the ribbon was cut on two new schools in Newark, an ambitious multi-block redevelopment project has broken ground with three new apartment buildings intended to house the schools' teachers as well as other city educators. Rendering by TEKTEN, Courtesy of RBH Group Creating A Community: The 410,000-sq-ft project is attempting to fashion a vibrant mini-neighborhood with low-slung stores, homes and schools. Photo by Matthew Hochberger, Courtesy of Arup Making Progress: With two of the six planned buildings completed and three more under way, the $160-million project is coming to life. Related Links: ENR New York More
New York Photo by Sue Pearsall Off Track: NTSB ended its site probe of the Metro-North derailment in the Bronx, but work now continues off site. Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York Featured News NTSB Releases Preliminary Train Derailment Report The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released on Jan. 14 a preliminary report on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx that killed four and injured 59 others on Dec. 1. The report says the train, with seven passenger cars and one locomotive that was traveling from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to Grand Central Station in New
Critics say "good riddance" to the expiration late last year of a federal production tax credit (PTC) that paid wind, geothermal and biomass energy generators 2.3 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) for as long as 10 years. They contend that the wind market, in particular, has been around for decades and that it should not continue to be supported by the PTC if it is not yet self-sufficient. Photo Courtesy of AWEA Wind Worries: If Congress does not renew the PTC, say those who stand to benefit from it, the future of new projects and investment in these technologies is
While October 2012's Superstorm Sandy dealt its most powerful blow to the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Virginia, it also affected regions as far south as Florida and as far inland as the Great Lakes region, according to a new study from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). But risk-reduction measures completed before the storm at several of the Corps' coastal projects helped to mitigate damage at those locations, the study finds. Photo By Dan Desmet/USACE New York District Fact-Finding Mission: In the days following Superstorm Sandy, Corps workers assess the impact of the storm on a beach at
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