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Any preconceived notions about what the American AgCredit Agriculture Center and Headquarters might look like are immediately upended when the Santa Rosa, Calif., building comes into view. 

After a century of multiple uses—cargo storage, community center and movie and TV-show backdrop—the historic Recreation Pier in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood has been reborn once again as a 128-room luxury hotel with a host of amenities for guests and visitors alike. 

On the 57th story of what’s known as the “Jenga” building in lower Manhattan, Lendlease project manager Alexander Kollaros points out: “Where you’re standing, it’s just the ground below.” 

The design-build Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant expansion project, featuring high-tech water-purifying treatments, was a study in complexity. 

Coordinating construction on this $120-million expansion project amid continuous operations at Yuma Regional Medical Center proved to be the biggest challenge during this nearly three-year endeavor.

California and Massachusetts are preparing to spend millions to support microgrid projects as the micro­grids—energy systems that can run separately from the wider grid system to protect critical facilities from power outages—are gaining steam nationally and worldwide.

An ongoing Boston Green Line track repair program has reduced derailments, but an aggressive maintenance program, improved safety standards and more investment are critical for avoiding more derailments and other system failures, according to a state transportation oversight report.

Headed to its next $6B phase, Second Ave. Subway faces mega-funding challenges

Transportation committee chairman concedes bill may not make it by August recess.