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Harvard Program Pushes Sustainable Infrastructure in Urban Planning

In new book, creators of Envision rating tool urge holistic approach to design smarter cities

Justin Rice

November 9, 2016

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In new book, creators of Envision rating tool urge holistic approach to design smarter cities

Los Angeles Aims to Unify a Complex Water Infrastructure

Years of California drought and resiliency threats lead to drive for less imported water

Scott Blair

November 2, 2016

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Years of drought and threats to infrastructure resiliency spur a major planning effort.

Toronto Port Makeover Cost Rises With New Site Risks

Scott Van Voorhis

November 2, 2016

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The discovery of new environmental risks at what Canadian officials consider a pioneering planned brownfield redevelopment in Toronto has added some $205 million to the project cost.

Risk Management

What Contractors Can Get in Soft Pollution Liability Insurance Market

Are companies taking advantage of opportunity as premiums hit low points?

Scott Van Voorhis

Richard Korman

November 2, 2016

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Pollution insurance for contractors has never been cheaper, with prices down 50% in the past five years, say brokers and contractors.

Ruling Orders GE PCB Cleanup, But Start of $613M Fix Is Unclear

Mary B. Powers

November 2, 2016

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected objections raised by General Electric Co. to a final cleanup plan, issued in February, for toxics in the Housatonic River in New England.

National Grid’s Five Mile Road substation project

Owners Ask Contractors to Ramp Up Recruitment, Productivity

The market is on an upswing, but owners increasingly are demanding firms take action on workforce development and productivity

Gary J. Tulacz

November 2, 2016

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The construction market has been growing steadily.

Engineering Software

Bentley Consolidates Road Design Suite as Part of a Broad Lift to Connected Cloud

Move is part of a transition to enabling wide data exchange via Microsoft Azure servers

Janice L. Tuchman

Tom Sawyer

November 2, 2016

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Bentley Systems announces ‘Open Roads’ to consolidate civil brands and also describes its intent to link its cloud services platform with that of Topcon's and others for seamless data exchange

Presidential Campaign

Infrastructure Investment Plans Draw Construction's Attention

October 28, 2016

As the presidential candidates step up their campaigns, they are talking up ambitious proposals to boost funding for transportation and other infrastructure.

Craft Competitions: Workers Show Their Stuff

Scott Lewis

October 27, 2016

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Construction skills contests are attracting more students, apprentices and journey-level craft professionals to test endurance and boost recruiting.

Pittsburgh Contractor Keeps Rehab Close To Schedule After Liberty Bridge Fire

Justin Rice

October 26, 2016

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Despite a fire on Pittsburgh’s Liberty Bridge last month, contractor Joseph B. Fay Co. missed by only four days a milestone to open the bridge’s fourth lane to traffic.