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Engineering Educators Elect First Black Woman President-Elect

Chicago Designer Alan Bombick Dies at 61

July 6, 2016

Bevlee Watford, associate dean for academic affairs at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, has become the first black woman to be president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education.

Global Infrastructure

US Rises on Spend Index; Saudi Arabia and Australia Fall

Debra K. Rubin

July 6, 2016

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Despite uncertainty in an election year, the U.S. made the top 10 for the first time in a biannual ranking of 41 global markets for infrastructure investment potential, says the survey author, Holland-based design firm Arcadis.

US Firm Wins Israel Offshore Gas Contract

Neal Sandler

July 6, 2016

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Houston-based engineer Wood Group Mustang has won the first major contract to develop Israel’s huge Leviathan offshore natural-gas field.

Water Quality

Is Flint’s Drinking-Water Crisis Just the Tip of the Iceberg?

Natural Resources Defense Council analysis claims 5,000 U.S. water systems have not monitored lead and copper content

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 6, 2016

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Environmental group's new analysis cites lead and copper problems in 5,000 US drinking water systems, but EPA questions some report conclusions

Project Delivery

Why Dallas Called for Do-Over On Big Drainage Tunnel Project

An audit followed disqualification of Odebrecht Construction's low bid on Trinity River watershed job

Scott Van Voorhis

Richard Korman

July 6, 2016

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After discarding both the low and second-low bids, the city of Dallas has decided to start over with a competition for a big drainage-tunnel prime contract in the Trinity River watershed in the east section of the city.

Construction Costs

Strong Market Belies Fears About Building Construction in 2017

Will economic and political uncertainties cloud the future of the buildings market?

Gary J. Tulacz

July 6, 2016

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The market has been robust for several years and continues to be so today. However, many firms worry that economic and political uncertainties are starting to cloud the future of the buildings market.

2016 2Q Cost Report

Construction Costs Absorb Two Big Hits This Quarter

Tim Grogan Bruce Buckley

July 6, 2016

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Two big events hit construction this quarter: Brexit—that is, the British vote to leave the European Union— and the U.S government’s decision to increase tariff duties on Chinese cold-rolled flat steel by 522%.

2016 2Q Cost Report

Top Staff Gets Top Dollar

Bruce Buckley

July 6, 2016

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Staff-level construction employees continue to see salary raises on the upswing.

Top 500 Design Firms Sourcebook

Low Oil Prices Shift Focus to Smaller Jobs

Tweaks by the oil & gas industry seek to improve yields and reduce cost

Nicholas Zeman

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 6, 2016

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Major oil-and-gas companies are dispatching battalions of scientists, engineers and marketers to squeeze profits from the tightest project margins, often against fierce competition.