Interest groups are weighing in on a new rule the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering that addresses alternating-current electrical power loss at U.S. nuclear reactors.
Pittsfield, Maine-based contractor Cianbro, a Massachusetts developer and a Boston contractor have purchased a former radar station in Moscow, Maine, where they plan to develop a powerplant and business complex.
The spike in natural gas development has proven to be a boon to businesses of all sorts in states located on top of the country’s the largest shale formations and basins.
A new round in the fight over the Keystone XL pipeline has begun, as TransCanada reapplied for a U.S. permit to build the controversial $7.6-billion, 1,600-mile-long project, which would carry crude oil from Alberta's tar sands to the Gulf of Mexico.
Three design teams have won competitions to reshape sections of one of the most prominent urban public spaces in the country: the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
For the James W. Fowler Co. of Dallas, Ore., using a vertical shaft machine made by Germany’s Herrenknecht for a 145-ft-deep, 30-ft-dia launching portal as part of a $32-million sewer upgrade project in Seattle—the first time the technology has been used in the U.S.—was a matter of necessity.
Just as ships from all over the world converge on the Panama Canal, so are construction groups clustering in and around the canal's $5-billion expansion project. The centerpiece of the project—the $3.25-billion third set of locks—is 22% complete, while the Pacific- and Atlantic-side programs are nearing the finish line.
When the Expo line opens this month, trains will bypass the Farmdale Station, which is still under construction. Courtesy ECA Still unfinished, Culver City Station is the last station included in phase-one work. Related Links: Rail Ramps Up as Global Development Tool Expo Line Official Website After years of fits and starts, Los Angeles' Exposition Light Rail Line is set to open on April 28.
In a report released on April 17, a group of former BP oil-spill commissioners gave Congress low marks for failing to enact substantive reform to make offshore drilling safer.
Courtesy of AISC AISC's Steel Construction Manual, which weighs 4 lb in its 2,400-page print form, is now available for use on tablets. Users can cut and paste and create bookmarks, among other things. Courtesy of AISC Users can put each copy purchased on six digital devices. Members of the building-materials supply chain can expect a lot more paperwork to satisfy more green-building codes and standards, code watchers say.In a couple of years, every segment of the building-materials supply chain will need to meet the requirements of three green model codes and energy standards, not simply one, said John P.
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