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Risk Management

Fixing Design Errors Before They Cost Big Money

Rectification insurance is filling a need on more design-build projects

Scott Van Voorhis

January 24, 2017

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Why it is important to catch mistakes and fix them before the costs multiply.

Construction Risk Management

Contractors Request and Pay For Untested Builders Risk Exclusions

Will exclusions that provide more flexibility on coverage for defects help limit litigation?

Scott Van Voorhis

January 24, 2017

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Until recently, the list of what would be covered or excluded in a typical builders risk insurance policy was often a cut-and-dried affair.

Trump DOE and EPA Nominees Are Grilled by Senate

Rick Perry and Scott Pruitt counter some, but not all, opposition concerns

Mary B. Powers

January 19, 2017

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Rick Perry and Scott Pruitt counter some, but not all, opposition concerns.

Energy Sector Supports 2 Million Construction Jobs, Says Analysis

Energy efficiency work will rise 11% this year, the study says.

Pam Radtke Russell

January 19, 2017

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The number is nearly one-third of the industry's total workforce, says DOE update.

BP Moves Lower 48 HQ to Denver

January 19, 2017

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Officials at BP’s U.S. Lower 48 business unit say they will relocate the multinational energy company’s headquarters to Denver from Houston, with the move expected to be complete in early 2018.

Manufacturing

Medical Marijuana Grower to Build Huge Plant at Canadian Airport

It will be capable of producing in excess of 100,000 kilograms of pot each year, says owner.

Johanna Knapschaefer

January 18, 2017

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Design is complete and site preparation is underway for construction of a massive medical marijuana greenhouse facility on 30 acres of leased land at the Edmonton International Airport, a Canadian firm has announced.

Project Executive Saw the Big Picture to Keep P3 Tunnel Team Moving

Jim Parsons

January 18, 2017

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Manager prevented culture clash to deliver Virginia’s Elizabeth River Tunnels project, the first all- concrete tunnel designed for deepwater immersion.

NY Eyes Big Plan For Offshore Wind

Mary B. Powers

January 18, 2017

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The Long Island Power Authority will decide on Jan. 25 whether to approve a 90-MW wind farm 30 miles off the coast of Montauk.

First Small Reactor Design Submitted to Federal Regulators

January 18, 2017

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NuScale Power on Jan. 12 submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to gain approval of its small modular reactor, the first such submission of the design to the agency.

Project Delivery

Turnaround Eludes Nuclear Power Plant Vogtle

Contractors Westinghouse and Fluor ramp up workforce on long-delayed Georgia project

Scott Judy

January 18, 2017

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Last spring, at the Plant Vogtle construction site near Waynesboro, Ga., executives representing Georgia Power, its lead contractors and trades groups gathered to commit publicly to turning around the $16-billion nuclear power-plant expansion.