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Palace Theatre Begins 30-ft Climb Into TSX Broadway Tower

On-the-scene photos document big lift in New York City

January 7, 2022

The century-old Times Square venue is being physically lifted into place at the $2.6-billion, 46-story building being constructed on its site.

Federal Contracting

FERC Pulls Burns & McDonnell Gas Project Contract, Cites Conflict

Mary B. Powers

January 6, 2022

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Firm's environmental review award and engineering contract relate to same natural gas project, agency says, after watchdog group raises issues over the link.

Politics

Ex-Trump EPA Chief Picked to Head Virginia Environmental Agency

Jim Parsons

January 6, 2022

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Former coal sector lobbyist Andrew Wheeler fits incoming Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's slower approach on fossil fuel transition, but nomination has clean energy proponents aghast.

Clean Energy Development

Solar Capacity Grows in US, But States Still Struggle to Deploy

Mary B. Powers

January 5, 2022

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Solar energy added 9,604 MW through Oct. 31, 2021, up 28% from the same period a year earlier, says the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Recent regulation changes in Massachusetts and California are aimed to push development, but with some opposition.

Steady Growth Seen for Global Construction After COVID Rebound

Peter Reina

January 5, 2022

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The worldwide sector is set to rise 2.3% a year in real terms, reaching $16.6 trillion by 2030, with four of the 10 fastest growing markets in Asia, says a London-based economic forecaster.

Legal

Balfour Beatty Unit Will Pay $65.4M in Military Housing Fraud Settlement

James Leggate

January 4, 2022

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A leading private US armed forces housing manager settles criminal and civil cases alleging padded bills and poor maintenance dating back to 2013; firm cites unit restructuring but now has court-ordered outside compliance monitor.

The Most Read ENR Stories of 2021

Scott Blair

January 2, 2022

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Coverage related to the COVID-19 pandemic continued to attract the most page views, but there were also several engineering failures that garnered much attention as well.

Clean Energy Technology

Utility Pushes U.K.'s First Big Pumped Storage Hydro Project in 30 Years

Peter Reina

December 29, 2021

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Bechtel, Webuild, Strabag and Dragados are among bidders for the $1.3B, 1.5-GW Coire Glas project in Scotland, but project revenue uncertainties remain.

Foundation Retrofits

Engineer Proposes Slashing Scope of Millennium Tower Pile Upgrade

Nadine M. Post

December 28, 2021

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The structural engineer for the tower's perimeter pile upgrade has proposed a scheme to reduce the number of piles and speed the delayed project to completion by the end of 2022.

Materials

Hydrogen, Carbon Black Plant Gets Conditional $1B DOE Loan for Cleaner Technology

Materials producer Monolith plans commercial-scale expansion at Nebraska plant

James Leggate

December 23, 2021

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Kiewit is set to build expansion of Nebraska clean materials plant, the first non-nuclear power project since 2016 to gain yellow-light commitment under innovative federal clean energy loan program.