In his 1970s design vision for a permanent parliament in Australia’s capital of Canberra, according to an online government history, architect Romaldo “Aldo” Giurgola said the structure could not be built on top of the hilltop site, “as this would symbolize government imposed upon the people.
Expecting to gain in an oil-services market that is showing signs of a recovery, sector engineering- construction giant Technip, Paris, and FMC Technologies, Houston, are set to merge next year to create an estimated $20-billion megafirm, the companies announced on May 19.
A Tennessee road and bridge builder has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit that accused the firm of fraud by putting its own employees on the payroll of a disadvantaged business enterprise it used to get contracts for 12 projects in Tennessee.
Construction on the $2.1-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will run between Detroit and Windsor,
Ontario, could begin as early as next year.
KBR Inc., Houston, on May 23 said it would acquire Wyle Inc., an El Segundo, Calif.-based provider of specialized engineering and professional services, mostly to the U.S. government.
With concern about global warming prompting 177 countries to sign the December 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, the removal of carbon dioxide from power-plant flue gas is becoming an urgent priority.
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