Rendering by Safdie Architects Waterfall will be fed by rainwater draining from the atrium roof of the indoor garden. Rendering by Safdie Architects Glass-covered centerpiece of Changi Airport, which will link terminals and other services, will be both a retail mall and a public attraction. The architect for the 1.3-million-sq-ft landside centerpiece of Singapore's Changi Airport—a combination mall and glass-covered public garden—decided to take advantage of the area's daily rainfall by designing a roof that will drain water into the center of the indoor garden, creating a 40-m-tall waterfall that will also help cool the voluminous space, says Safdie Architects.The
Image Courtesy John Laing A Laing consortium started work in late 2014 on the 25-year DBFO for a new 60,000-seat stadium in Perth. Global infrastructure owner-developer John Laing plc., London, recently stepped up its Australian operations by closing a $1.7-billion deal to design, build, finance, operate and maintain (DBFOM) a light rail project in Sydney.Laing is “hopeful” about its Australian prospects, noted chief executive Olivier Brousse, following the February 12 partial initial public offering of the company in London.For its latest Australian venture, Laing took up just under a third of the shares in ALTRAC Light Rail Partnership, which reached
Courtesy TLSB Contract value for generator sets at Swansea Bay tidal project is estimated to be approximately $465 million. Courtesy TLSB Swansea Bay breakwater, off the South Wales coast, extends 9.5 km, enclosing 11.5 sq km where tidal range is 8.5 m. Related Links: Tide May Be Turning for Power Generated by Moon and Waves Scottish Offshore Tidal Project Receives Approval World records for tidal and offshore wind power are likely to be broken in the U.K., because two major energy projects made big advances during February. A 2,400 MW North Sea wind farm secured government approval, while generating equipment
Photo Courtesy of First Solar Inc. First Solar workers install thin-film photovoltaic modules on a project similar to the proposed $848-million California Flats project, which will provide power for tech giant Apple. Related Links: Clouds Start To Lift From the Solar Sector Apple Repurposes Arizona Plant Left by Failed Supplier A flurry of power-supply deals between renewable-energy providers in California and private firms Apple, Google and Kaiser Permanente will mean billions in construction dollars for the state, which is already a U.S. leader in renewable-energy expansion. The deals signal that private, industrial-scale customers are playing an increasing role in wholesale
Photo Courtesy of Imperial Metals Work is ongoing to build up the height of the failed dam at Mount Polley Mine before the melt. Related Links: BC Tailings Dam Spillage Bigger than Initial Estimates (ENR, subscription) Mount Polley Dam Failure Rasies Bar for Pebble Mine Backers (ENR, subscription) The Mount Polley Mine earthen dam in western Canada failed because of a faulty design that didn't consider the geology of the perimeter foundation, an independent review panel says. The Aug. 4 incident dumped 4.5 billion gallons of water and 10.3 million cu yd of mine tailings and construction waste into nearby
Related Links: EPA Seeks More Input on CO2 rule for Existing Powerplants (ENR, subscription) EPA Sets Ambitious Goal for Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Powerplants Speakers at a climate-focused conference on Feb. 23-25 were generally upbeat about efforts the government, states, non-profits and corporations have been making to address climate change over the past decade.Carol Browner, a former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, pointed to the nation's ability to improve air quality through the Clean Air Act, which was enacted in 1970. "It is because of government and the private sector working together that we have made the progress that
Related Links: Building the Knowledge Base for Climate Resiliency New York State Flood-Recovery Projects Move Forward New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) says the city is moving ahead with the implementation of its resiliency plan, based on the findings of a recently released report on climate change that predicts New York City's sea level could rise as much as 6 ft by 2100. Among city programs going forward are the $335-million Lower East Side integrated flood protection system and the estimated $100-million shoreline investment program to protect the most vulnerable waterfront communities.The announcements come as a result of
In a proposed settlement with the U.S. government over a 2014 coal-ash spill in North Carolina, Duke Energy will pay fines totaling more than $68 million, along with $34 million for ash-basin mitigation and community service, the Charlotte, N.C., utility said on Feb. 20.
Photo by Peter Reina for ENR With its truncated concrete core standing idle for several years, one of London’s tallest buildings is set to be completed following the acquisition of the project, formerly known as the Pinnacle, in a deal announced on Feb. 20.Originally due for completion some three years ago as the U.K.'s tallest building, the stalled 62-floor Pinnacle project at 22 Bishopsgate has been acquired by a consortium of investors led by AXA Real Estate, Paris, working with locally based Lipton Rogers Developments as developer.Structural and other engineering services on the project are being handled by the local
Photo Courtesy of NOCoE The National Operations Center of Excellence was launched in January. Dennis Motiani, executive director, and the NOCoE board of directors commemorate the occasion at the 94th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C. From left: Shailen Bhatt, Jeff Lindley, Laurie Matkowski, Dennis Motiani, Doug Wiersig, John Barton, Don Hunt, Greg Johnson, Harry Voccola and Abbas Mohaddes. Related Links: DOTS Slow to Change DOT Moves to Streamline TIFIA Loan Decisions A new era of transportation is right around the corner—one where driverless, autonomous vehicles cruise public roadways utilizing ever-advancing mobile and location-based electronics to
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