KBR confirmed energy firm Equinor letter of intent for design of giant floating structure, along with Canada-based Hatch, with final investment decision possible in late 2024.
Technology uses the power of water inside pipes to generate a renewable source of energy, with EPA estimates that the country's 50,000 water utilities collectively consume 4% of its energy to convey and treat water.
Texas DOT and the Flatiron/Dragados joint venture announced that they have settled last concerns over the proposed design of jointed pier segments that stalled the nearly $1-billion project last July.
One goal of the research is to identify optimum design patterns from native materials that can be used for 3D-printed horizontal construction at remote sites.
West Virginia approval was vacated by a Richmond, Va., federal court, which cited errors and ordered a permit redo for the 303-mile line from the Marcellus shale region in the currently halted project's latest legal battle.
University researchers in West Virginia and South Dakota will gain $16M for front-end design of extraction facilities, with $450M also awarded for clean energy demonstration projects at mine sites across the U.S.
Inflation, rising interest rates and a skilled labor shortage continue as negative economic factors heading into the second quarter, said Anirban Basu, chief economist at the Associated Builders and Contractors.
Chicago has selected the first three developers to convert three office buildings to residential and mixed-use spaces in the underutilized LaSalle Street Corridor.