Infrastructure Spending Congress Clears FY 19 Bill Hiking Corps, Military, VA Construction Tom Ichniowski September 17, 2018 No Comments Bill doubles VA major-projects budget, adds $2B more for facilities.Read More
Hurricane Florence North Carolina Closes Coastal Highway as Florence Nears Jim Parsons September 13, 2018 One Comment South Carolina officials brace for 7 in. of rain or more in upstate, midland areas, higher levels on coast.Read More
ENR 2018 Top 400 Sourcebook: Work Begins on One of Largest Projects in Seattle History Louise Poirier September 13, 2018 No Comments Construction work begins on one of the largest projects in local Seattle historyRead More
ENR 2018 Top 400 Sourcebook: Kiewit Building Massive Greenfield Aluminum Plant Louise Poirier September 13, 2018 No Comments Kiewit building 300,000-ton-per-year greenfield plantRead More
ENR 2018 Top 100 Green Building Design Firms and Contractors: Green Is Growing in New Ways Gary J. Tulacz September 13, 2018 No Comments The market for sustainable buildings continues to grow, but the industry now has many more standards to choose from.Read More
Santa Monica Pushes Ahead To Meet Aggressive Infrastructure Sustainability Goals September 13, 2018 No Comments Santa Monica currently requires all new residential and commercial construction to include rooftop solar systems.Read More
Hurricane Florence Carolinas Brace for Coastal Erosion, Storm Surge and Heavy Rains Jim Parsons September 12, 2018 No Comments South Carolina safety experts fan out to assess dams whose failure would pose the most risk to population and evacuation routesRead More
Natural Disasters Japan Quake Triggers Landslides, Knocks Power Plant Offline Jeff Rubenstone September 6, 2018 No Comments A magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Sept. 6, leaving at least seven dead and damaging buildings and structures in the region, including a 1,650MW coal-fired thermal power plant that was taken offline. Read More
San Francisco's Park-Topped Transit Center Opens August 29, 2018 No Comments In August, the two-block-long Salesforce Transit Center and its 5.4-acre rooftop public park opened after a decade of design and construction.Read More
Oregon Code Officials First To Approve Hybrid Mass Timber Buildings Nadine M. Post August 14, 2018 No Comments Oregon has become the first state in the U.S. to provide a prescriptive path for the construction of hybrid tall-timber buildings.Read More
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