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Spanish Firm FCC Bids Abroad As Home Workload Slows

August 24, 2016

The Aug. 7 completion of the world’s largest concrete-arch railroad bridge, which reaches 384 meters, at the Alcantara reservoir in western Spain adds another link in the nation’s big and growing high-speed network.

Nashville International Airport Installs Geothermal Energy System

Candy McCampbell

August 24, 2016

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Nashville International Airport has turned a former quarry on the site into the water source for a lake plate geothermal cooling system that is cutting energy consumption by more than 50%.

Public-Private Partnerships

When Toll Road Traffic Flows Fall Short

Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

August 24, 2016

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Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections.

Risk Management

How a Lapse and Missing Bolts Led to an Ironworker's Death

Report shows how apparent miscommunication led to fatal 2015 Massachusetts hoist accident

Johanna Knapschaefer

August 19, 2016

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A field crew assumed missing bolts were in place in last year's accident in Massachusetts.

Water Quality

Lack of Wastewater Treatment Puts Black Eye on Rio Olympics

Challenges in Brazil—including connections to sewer lines—has made progress difficult

Pam Hunter McFarland Augusto Diniz

August 17, 2016

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The 2016 Summer Olympics boating and swimming events have put an international spotlight on a long-running problem in Rio de Janeiro—untreated sewage and trash are clogging up bays and waterways.

Equipment

EPA, DOT Toughen Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks

New trucking rules will be phased in over 10 years

Tom Ichniowski

August 16, 2016

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DOT's Foxx says regulation requires 10% greater emissons and fuel-use cuts than 2015 EPA-DOT proposal.

Charity

‘Canstruction’ Grows Into Fight Against World Hunger

More than 16,000 edible structures are judged in annual global exhibits

Tudor Van Hampton

August 16, 2016

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A non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Canstruction Inc. gives construction firms an opportunity to compete each year for the world’s top sculptures made out of canned foods.

Risk Management

'Not Enough is Being Done to Stop Critical-Path Schedule Manipulation'

Interview: Ten minutes with Scheduling Expert Stuart Ockman

Richard Korman

August 15, 2016

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Not enough is being done to stop manipulation of critical-path method schedules, he says.

Companies

Chinese Bid $650M To Buy Global Desalination Pioneer IDE Technologies

Offer, one of three to its Israeli owners, would expand water tech firm's prospects in China and elsewhere

Neal Sandler

August 14, 2016

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Offer, one of three to firm's Israeli owners, would expand water tech firm's prospects.

Risk Management

How Does the Rio Olympics Construction Measure Up?

Despite fanfare, Olympic Games are still costly and challenging engineering projects

Augusto Diniz

Tudor Van Hampton

August 12, 2016

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The construction industry continues to study the multiyear buildup of the Rio Olympics as a costly and challenging engineering project that provides lessons for future cities hosting large programs such as the Summer Games.