News

LNG Canada Megaproject Ramps Up Amid Changing Energy Markets

June 30, 2021

Fluor-led work on B.C. natural gas export terminal, part of estimated $31-billion project, pushes ahead to make up for COVID-19 delay; but final investment decision for $8.1B Goldboro LNG project in Nova Scotia will not be made, developer said July 2.

2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: COVID Hits Hard

Manufacturing is down almost $20 billion in 2020

Pam Radtke Russell

June 30, 2021

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But construction of data centers, warehouses and distribution centers are off the charts, Steve Jones, Dodge Data & Analytics senior director of industry insights and research, told ENR’s FutureTech conference.

2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: PFAS in Groundwater

Tetra Tech seeks to treat the pervasive chemicals

Pam McFarland

June 30, 2021

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Tetra Tech designed a system to treat PFAS chemicals detected in the Orange County, Calif., Groundwater Basin, which provides up to 77% of the supply for local water agencies.

Buildings

1000M Tower, Helmut Jahn's Last Chicago Project, Gets Approval to Restart Construction

City's 805-ft-tall condo tower stopped construction during pandemic but will restart as apartments

Annemarie Mannion

June 30, 2021

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After stopping construction due to pandemic-related uncertainty, architect Helmut Jahn's 1000M tower in Chicago has been approved to resume construction as apartments instead of condos.

2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: Backup Power for Texas

Battery storage units will provide needed grid reliability

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

June 30, 2021

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Burns & McDonnell leads team bringing three large-scale battery storage systems to West Texas to reduce the likelihood of rolling blackouts.

2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: Natural Gas to Gasoline

Plant will halve the carbon footprint of gasoline

Pam Radtke Russell

June 30, 2021

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Bechtel is designing a $6.5-billion plant to turn natural gas into gasoline in Penwell, Texas, for Nacero Inc. The energy firm says the plant would be the nation’s first such facility.

Construction Economics for July 12, 2021

June 30, 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

Construction Economics for July 5, 2021

June 30, 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

2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: Making Way for Freight

Southern Calif. interstate expansion to ease congestion

Jim Parsons

June 30, 2021

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A six-mile segment of Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County, Calif., will be augmented with tolled express lanes to provide much-needed capacity for the corridor's growing volume of freight traffic.