ENR California and Northwest Editor Erica Berardi speaks with Arup Principal Erin McConahey about building decarbonization and what construction can do in the fight against climate change.
The structural engineer for the tower's perimeter pile upgrade has proposed a scheme to reduce the number of piles and speed the delayed project to completion by the end of 2022.
Developer plans to establish a $100-million plant outside Bakersfield for its first-of-its-kind project, working with Fluor Corp. and gasification systems maker SunGas Renewables Inc.
By installing a pilot pile for the settling Millennium Tower's troubled foundation repair, Shimmick Construction hopes to prove the efficacy of revised construction methods so that work can continue without triggering accelerated building settlement.