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Construction Economics for November 18, 2019

November 13, 2019

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Transportation Infrastructure

US DOT Picks Winners for $900M in New BUILD Grants

Tom Ichniowski

November 12, 2019

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Half of the total dollars went to rural projects, continuing a Trump administration emphasis.

Central Arizona College Everingham Student Union

ENR Southwest's 2019 Best Projects

Project of the Year/Best Higher Education: Student Union Becomes Lively Campus Crossroads

November 12, 2019

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Arizona college builds a student-networking and dining facility that features complex structural and cladding systems.

Editorial: The Unspoken Messages in NTSB's Miami Bridge Collapse Report

ENR Editors

November 12, 2019

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The National Transportation Safety Board last came down hard on engineering and construction in 2007. Did group-think obscure last year's unfolding disaster in Florida?

Mortenson Construction's M.A. "Mort" Mortenson is Dead at 82

Debra K. Rubin

November 10, 2019

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Modest mogul turned an $18M family firm into a $4.6B diversified giant that championed renewable energy and BIM well before they were trendy.

Renewable Energy

Giant GE Offshore Wind Turbine Now in U.S. For Engineering Tests

Johanna Knapschaefer

November 8, 2019

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A 107-m-high Haliade-X blade will undergo structural tests at Mass. R&D center in advance of turbine's global launch in U.S., set for 2021.

Construction Safety

Nonfatal Construction Injuries Edge Up but Injury Rate Declines

Tom Ichniowski

November 7, 2019

One Comment

Injuries rose less than 1% in 2018 to 199,100; rate per 100 workers dipped to 3.0 from 3.1.

Water Infrastructure

Supreme Court Delves Into Scope of Clean Water Act Permits

Tom Ichniowski

November 6, 2019

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Case centers on whether pollution moving through groundwater should require "point source" permit.

FIGG's Theory of Collapse Failed to Sway NTSB Team

Tom Ichniowski

Scott Judy

November 6, 2019

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In its Oct. 22 announcement of the probable cause of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board characterized the investigation as one of its most complex.