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Clean-Coal Project Shuts Gasification, in Blow to Trump

July 5, 2017

The Trump administration’s crusade for coal-based energy was dealt two setbacks during President Donald Trump’s “Energy Week” in late June.

High-Rise Cladding

How Many Other Structures Have Grenfell Tower-Type Cladding Panels?

Many panels are failing fire tests in the wake of the London apartment building tragedy

Peter Reina

June 28, 2017

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Following the deadly June 14 London Grenfell Tower fire that has killed at least 79 people, a nationwide investigation determined that dozens of U.K. high-rise buildings are potentially unsafe.

Illinois Could Halt State Projects by June 30 as Budget Deadline Looms

Lack of a budget may lead to a statewide shutdown, for the third year in a row.

Jeff Yoders

June 15, 2017

Lack of a state budget, for the third year in a row, may lead to a statewide shutdown.

Team Outwits Deadly Risks on Copenhagen Metro Expansion

Scott Blair

June 14, 2017

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At Copenhagen’s lengthy Metro expansion, construction crews dodge killer contaminants, skirt around historic building foundations and stay on track

Denver Airport Officials Unveil Terminal Upgrade Plan

Mark Shaw

June 14, 2017

Officials at Denver International Airport and the city of Denver are completing negotiations on a $650-million-plus project to remake DIA’s terminal.

Best-Value Selection

Florida Defends Bridge Choice as Fluor Claims Manipulation

The Fluor team's bid protest seeks to deny Miami bridge award to the Archer Western team

Scott Van Voorhis

June 7, 2017

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A planned $800-million “signature bridge" evolves into a bitterly contested best-value procurement.

First US Mass-Timber Tower Is OK'd

June 7, 2017

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Authorities having jurisdiction in Oregon and Portland have granted a building permit for the 12-story Framework, which is on deck to become the tallest, pure mass-timber structure in the Americas and the tallest mass-timber building in the U.S.

Waterways Group Seeks Piece of Trump Infrastructure Plan

Tom Ichniowski

June 7, 2017

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A waterways industry organization would like to see some of President Trump’s proposed $1-trillion, 10-year infrastructure investment plan go for replacing decades-old river locks, but the group, Waterways Council Inc. (WCI), strongly opposes another administration proposal, levying a new tax on barge companies.

Construction Revs Up on P3 Freeway in Phoenix

John Guzzon Karen Weil

May 24, 2017

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Now that construction has finally begun, crews are making rapid progress on the long-planned Loop 202 freeway in metropolitan Phoenix.

Dam Worries Resurface After Oroville Scare

Pam Radtke Russell

May 24, 2017

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Dam engineers and safety experts say the drama that unfolded in February at California’s Oroville dam could be a good thing for dam safety in the U.S.