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Construction Technology

A Call to Action on Digital Project Delivery

Annual tech conference shared what's new in robotics, digital twins and renewable energy storage solutions

June 15, 2022

Broaden use of digital tools, public sector managers told 2022 Future Tech attendees; jobsite robots and analytical AI drew attention at June 9-11 ENR conference

Design Issues

Ill. Law Grants Sign-Off Privileges to Interior Designers

Not all architects favor letting interior designers stamp and seal plans

Annemarie Mannion

June 14, 2022

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Interior designers receive limited stamp and seal privileges under new Illinois law.

Bridge Construction

Street Collapses Near $4.4B Gordie Howe International Bridge

Border project is on track for late 2024 completion

Annemarie Mannion

June 14, 2022

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Partial road collapse on major Canada-U.S. border crossing project did not stop construction.

an area chart show the project increase of global hydrogen production from 2025-2050, showing a fairly steep increase

Clean Energy

Global Upswing Forecast in Hydrogen-Fueled Energy Production

Peter Reina

June 14, 2022

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Outlook to 2050 by Norway-based consultant DNV predicts $6.8 trillion in spending on hydrogen production for energy

Okefenokee swamp is show at night with a starry purple and blue sky. Trees are reflected in a lake spanning the length of the image.

Corps of Engineers Pulls Trump-Era Georgia, Arizona Mine Permits

Mary B. Powers

June 13, 2022

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Developers of $300M Georgia titanium mine and $1.9B Arizona copper project must reapply for a key permit as the Biden administration yanks Trump approvals and revises rules to build on federally protected lands.

Energy Transfer Pipeline June 21 Hearing Set on Criminal Charges

Mary B. Powers

June 9, 2022

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Completed $2.5B Mariner 2 East line in Pennsylvania was charged on 48 counts last year over drilling fluid pollution at building sites along 350-mile route.

DOD to Contractors: No Inflated Cost Pay on Current Fixed-Price Jobs

Richard Korman

Scott Van Voorhis

June 8, 2022

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A U.S. Defense Dept. guidance memo gives instructions on how contract cost adjustment clauses should be written in the future.

Environment

Groups Counter NJ 'Emergency' Flood Construction Rules

Stephanie Loder

June 8, 2022

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Developers, local officials question state plan to immediately tighten flood plain, rainfall projection and stormwater management rules for new projects.

Trade Policy

Biden Pauses Solar Tariffs, Pushes Defense Act To Boost Stalled Construction

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

June 6, 2022

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Probe of Chinese-made components from four Asian nations will continue, but prospect of retroactive tariffs that have delayed imports and project work for months is abated for two years; "we lost track of prioritizing domestic manufacturing," said one former industry exec in a podcast

Government Policy

NJ Advances Landmark Environmental Justice Project Permit Rules

Debra K. Rubin

June 3, 2022

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State opens public comment on proposed nation-leading push to consider cumulative pollution and climate-risk impacts of building certain large facilities in overburdened communities.