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Transportation

Colorado DOT Garners $14M Settlement for Repairs in 2019 Highway Collapse

Agreement does not assign blame or establish a cause for the incident

Mark Shaw

August 9, 2021

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The money will reimburse CDOT for most of the $17.6 million in emergency repairs to the highway.

Energy Transition

Princeton U., Engineer Worley Plot Faster US Net-Zero Emissions Path by 2050

Debra K. Rubin

August 8, 2021

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"Unprecedented” project shift is urged as UN report amplifies climate change impact warning and energy sector CO2 emissions are projected to increase 7% in 2021.

Global Survey: US Construction Industry Hit 'Full Recovery Mode' in Q2

Alisa Zevin

August 6, 2021

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The U.S. had "significant growth in workloads within all market segments," says RICS Construction Monitor second quarter report.

Construction Workforce

Construction Industry Gains 11,000 Jobs in July as Jobless Rate Falls

Tom Ichniowski

August 6, 2021

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Despite the overall gain, some nonresidential construction segments still show job losses in July.

Report Urges Sustainability Assessments for Federally Funded Transpo Projects

Aileen Cho

August 5, 2021

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U.S. DOT mandated the study by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Project Financing

Infrastructure Bill Amendment Would Expand Surety Mandate to TIFIA

Tom Ichniowski

August 5, 2021

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Proposal would require surety bonds on DOT loan program, including its projects with private funding.

Industry Conference

Eyeing 2030, CII-CURT Attendees See Big Workforce, Climate Challenges Ahead

Scott Judy

August 5, 2021

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Construction’s future workforce is going to continue to trend older, and likely less mobile, which creates a challenge.

Materials

Corps of Engineers, LaFargeHolcim Launch $3.4M Materials Reuse Study

Agency will provide construction and demolition materials to be analyzed for better extraction of concrete fines

Aileen Cho

Jeff Yoders

August 5, 2021

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Effort will explore recycling soils and fines back into cement binders for new concrete.

Construction Economics for August 9, 2021

August 4, 2021

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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

AGC Outlines Strategies to Combat Climate Change in the Built Environment

Pam McFarland

August 3, 2021

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Although construction activity itself accounts for less than 2% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., industry firms often possess the practical expertise and knowledge about how to reduce them in the built environment.