Advanced Manufacturing Georgia Gains Two EV Plant Investments Totaling $10.5B Mary B. Powers Debra K. Rubin May 15, 2022 No Comments Hyundai confirms on May 20 an electric vehicle plant valued at $5.5B to be built outside of Savannah, with startup Rivian planning a $5B EV pickup truck factory near Atlanta. Read More
School Construction Boston to Spend $2B to Revamp, Rebuild Deteriorating Schools Green New Deal for public schools begins with 14 new buildings or major renovations Scott Van Voorhis May 13, 2022 No Comments Mayor Michelle Wu's "green new deal" for city public schools begins with focus on 14 buildings neeging replacement or buildings or major renovationsRead More
How Supertall Buildings Lift Us Higher Richard Korman May 11, 2022 One Comment In a world beset by troubles, supertall buildings, which measure from 984 ft to 1,968 ft, would not seem to rate high on a list of priority concerns.Read More
Southeast Construction News PCL Leads $300M First Phase of Jacksonville Shipyards Project The project includes a Four Seasons Hotel and six-story office building Derek Lacey May 11, 2022 No Comments PCL Construction was named construction manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars' redevelopment of a former shipyards site. Read More
Contracts $624M Design-Build Contract Marks Alabama's First Step to Fix Problem Prisons James Leggate May 11, 2022 No Comments Alabama plans to spend $1.3 billion building and renovating state prisons. Read More
Digging Deeper | Office/Retail/Mixed Use Hines, MKA Use Embodied Carbon Guide on Salesforce Tower Chicago Guide that helped reduce the carbon footprint of the 1.2-million-sq-ft office tower is available for all to use Jeff Yoders May 9, 2022 No Comments The team building Salesforce Tower Chicago reports it reduced the embodied carbon in the 1.2-million-sq-ft speculative office high-rise by 19%.Read More
Mixed-Use Developments Sustainably Designed Central Station Grows Downtown ASU Campus David M. Brown May 9, 2022 No Comments The Arizona State University project targets sustainability and seeks to optimize the urban lifestyle.Read More
Health Care New York Picks Gilbane-Turner Joint Venture for $750M Health Laboratory James Leggate May 6, 2022 No Comments State officials want to consolidate the Dept. of Health Wadsworth Laboratory into one location.Read More
Developers Look to Triple Greater Boston Area Life Sciences Space Outlook highlighted ACEC's first private market symposium on health care and life sciences sectors Scott Van Voorhis May 5, 2022 No Comments Outlook highlighted ACEC's first private market symposium April 29 on health care and biotech R&D and manufacturing sectorsRead More
Codes and Standards Washington First State to Require Electric Heat Pumps Construction interests oppose change to state's energy code James Leggate May 3, 2022 3 Comments Advocates say the move will reduce carbon emissions from commercial buildings.Read More