Sports Venues Penn State Picks Barton Malow-AECOM Hunt JV as CM for Stadium Renovation University leaders say this is the first major renovation in more than two decades James Leggate October 16, 2023 No Comments The university also named Populous as architect for the project to improve Beaver Stadium.Read More
Facade Design Fatal Collisions at Chicago's McCormick Place May Make Bird-Saving Measures Fly Nearly 1,000 migrating birds killed earlier this month at the complex's Lakeside Center Annemarie Mannion October 12, 2023 No Comments Measures to better protect birds may be part of plans to renovate Lakeside Center. Read More
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia Basilica Reaches Milestone Richard Korman October 11, 2023 One Comment La Sagrada Familia, the grand house of worship in Barcelona, Spain, that has been under construction for 140 years, took another step forward.Read More
Tall Buildings Work Starts on the 1,280-ft-tall Torch Tower—Planned as Japan's Tallest James Leggate October 11, 2023 No Comments Torch Tower is on deck to surpass Japan's current tallest, the 1,067-ft Mori JP Tower. Read More
Investigations No Grand Jury Indictment in 2019 Hard Rock Hotel Construction Collapse Daniel Tyson October 10, 2023 One Comment The panel returned a “no true bill” verdict regarding the Oct. 12, 2019 incident.Read More
Work Starts on First New Terminal in Decades at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Airport The $404-million terminal will add five gates Derek Lacey October 10, 2023 No Comments JetBlue will oversee construction of the 230,0000-sq-ft terminal, with Hunt/Moss serving as construction manager at risk.Read More
Airports Port of Seattle Approves $399M Budget for Sea-Tac Concourse Expansion James Leggate September 29, 2023 No Comments Turner Construction is GC/CM for the project, and The Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot are the designers.Read More
Buildings Work to Restart on World's Tallest Tower, Report Says James Leggate September 29, 2023 No Comments Middle East business magazine MEED reported that owner invited more than a dozen contractors to bid for the job.Read More
Sustainability New York State Issues Buy Clean Concrete Guidelines for State Projects The program takes a gradual approach to lowering embodied carbon in the material Nadine M. Post September 24, 2023 No Comments Rules are designed to reduce the sizable carbon footprint of the ubiquitous construction material.Read More
Codes and Standards DOE Offers $400M to Support State Energy Codes for Commercial Buildings James Leggate September 19, 2023 No Comments The funding is part of DOE's efforts to reduce buildings-sector energy use and costs, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.Read More