Southeast Construction News - Articles - Page 58

ENR Southeast Announces 16th Annual 'Best Projects' Award Winners

Projects were honored for their design and construction quality, innovation and teamwork

August 19, 2016

ENR Southeast’s annual competition to recognize the “best” construction and design efforts of the past year resulted in this 16th group of award winners, made up of projects located in the region of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Puerto Rico.

Florida Senator Proposes Building Reservoir to Contain Algal Blooms

Thomas F. Armistead

August 18, 2016

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On Aug. 9, Sen. Joe Negron (R), president-designate of Florida’s state senate, unveiled a plan to purchase land south of Lake Okeechobee for a 60,000-acre reservoir to store 120 billion gallons of polluted lake water, which currently is discharged to tide when the lake rises to a level that threatens the dike that encloses it.

At FP&L Power Plant, Canal Waters Still Turbulent

Thomas F. Armistead

August 10, 2016

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Controversy continues to dog the cooling system at Florida Power & Light Co.’s 3550-MW Turkey Point Power Station in Florida City despite the utility’s June 20 consent agreement with the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection.

In Orlando, an Infrastructure Facility Lights Up the Darkness

Scott Judy

July 20, 2016

The Central Florida Expressway Authority and its contractors expressed the sentiment of #OrlandoUnited by lighting up a landmark bridge in rainbow colors.

City Scoop: Atlanta

July 7, 2016

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The simultaneous construction of two major league stadiums has definitely impacted contractors’ delivery of projects across the city.

Construction Workers' Voices

Operator Comes By Earthmoving Honestly

The joys and frustrations of civil construction

Mike Anderson

July 7, 2016

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Michael Sager grew up in the construction business.

North Carolina DOT's Design-Build Success Serves as Model

Aileen Cho

June 9, 2016

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The North Carolina DOT’s design-build totals soon will increase to more than 110 projects, with a value of close to $6 billion. That includes the 2.7-mile Bonner Bridge replacement, delayed for four years by lawsuits.

Transportation’s Autonomous Future Tops Tampa “Infrastructure Week” Discussion

Scott Judy

May 19, 2016

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State and national leaders discussed the ramifications of the widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles, what one speaker called the "hybrid love-child of Tesla and Uber."

Revenue Gains Prompt More Market Optimism for Design Firms

Opportunities abound in health care sector, but some design firms express caution heading into a presidential election year

Scott Judy

May 9, 2016

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Southeast design firms are making the most of an improving market for their services, but some are voicing a sense of caution, with one factor cited being the uncertainty that is historically associated with a presidential election year.

Engineer TLC: A Leader in Green Building Design

A devotion to energy savings and respect as a ‘trusted advisor’ characterize ENR Southeast’s Design Firm of the Year

Scott Judy

May 9, 2016

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In 2009, the construction and engineering industry was in a freefall, yet Kim Shinn, the chief sustainability consultant with TLC Engineering for Architecture, was focused on a much smaller problem: How to give a presentation that wouldn’t put his audience to sleep.