Indicted Regional EPA Administrator Resigns Post Mary B. Powers November 13, 2018 No Comments Trey Glenn is linked to payoffs to keep an Alabama toxic site off an elevated Superfund cleanup list.Read More
Construction Risk The Case For Designers Shouldering More Legal Responsibility A consultant and attorney says increased designer liability is good for construction Richard Korman November 13, 2018 14 Comments Why it would help if designers worked under a 'fiduciary responsibility' like doctors.Read More
Legal South Korean Construction Firm Employees Indicted on U.S. Bribery Charge Tom Ichniowski November 12, 2018 No Comments Case deals with $400 million-plus in construction contracts at U.S. Army base in Korea.Read More
Conference Reaffirms Strength of Design-Build Delivery Pam Radtke Russell November 12, 2018 One Comment Founding members and new research say design-build is 'better faster cheaper."Read More
Construction Safety Construction Posts Non-Fatal Injury Rate Decline, But Injuries Rise Tom Ichniowski November 10, 2018 No Comments BLS report shows 2017 construction nonfatal injuries and illnesses were down 2.7%.Read More
Viewpoint Don't Rob State Transport Capital Funds to Fix Transit Ops Greg Lalevee November 8, 2018 One Comment NJ Transit needs big investment now, but not at the expense of infrastructure upgrades, says a union executive.Read More
Autonomous Drone System Tested for Mapping Without GPS Luke Abaffy November 8, 2018 No Comments Uses envisioned include searching for missing hikers in forests or mapping construction progress autonomously within indoor locationsRead More
International Projects Tanzania Picks Arab Contractors for Stiegler Power Project Hydro plant reservoir would inundate section of Selous Game Reserve Shem Oirere November 8, 2018 One Comment The contractor will construct a 134-m-high RCC dam and four saddle dams, with a combined capacity to impound approximately 34 billion cubic meters of water.Read More
Projects Toshiba Cancels 3,400-MW UK Nuke Plant Toshiba pulled the plug after failing to find new investors in the project company NuGeneration Ltd. Peter Reina November 8, 2018 No Comments The Moorside plant, near Sellafield in Cumbria, would have been the U.K.’s largest new nuclear installation Read More
Companies SNC-Lavalin Sees Solid Results Despite Legal Battles Scott Van Voorhis Debra K. Rubin November 8, 2018 No Comments Montreal design-build giant pushes to avoid criminal trial for past alleged bribes, but third-quarter numbers are positive, says CEO.Read More