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Analysis

Diesel and Delivery Dates: Inflation and Supply Chain Woes Magnify Uncertainty

The view from the International Risk Management Institute construction conference

November 18, 2022

In Las Vegas, the view from speakers and attendees at the International Risk Management Institute's construction risk conference showed lots of remaining haze.

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Site Documentation

Disperse.io Launches AI-Based Construction Planning Tool

UK-based construction productivity startup adds new tool for daily site decisions

Jeff Yoders

November 18, 2022

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Project documentation app has launched Impulse, a tool that gives managers insights about projects based on 360° scan information combined with schedule and documents or 3D models.

Health Care Construction

Turner to Tackle $565M Georgia Hospital Project

Jim Parsons

November 18, 2022

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Expansion, which will nearly double existing capacity, is one of several major construction efforts the Northeast Georgia Health System has underway.

Energy Construction

New Report Details Triggers of June Blast at Still Closed Texas LNG

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 18, 2022

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Freeport LNG export terminal now targets partial reopening for mid-December, as federal safety agency releases 'root cause analysis' of pipeline explosion.

Manufacturing

Turner-Yates-Kokosing JV Wins $3.5B Honda EV Battery Plant Project

James Leggate

November 18, 2022

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Construction on the 40-GWh plant in Ohio is scheduled to start in early 2023.

Codes and Standards

First Model Code for Public-Occupancy Temporary Structures Nears Adoption

Nadine M. Post

November 18, 2022

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A standard for public-occupancy temporary structures is expected to be ready to include in the 2028 edition of the structural engineer's bible on design loads, known as ASCE-7.

Water & Dams

Klamath Dam Removal Project Receives Final FERC Go-ahead

Project at four sites is the largest such removal and river restoration effort in US history

Pam McFarland

November 18, 2022

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Agency action sets stage for removal work to begin next year by Kiewit Infrastructure West, in effort to restore water quality and ailing salmon population.

Clean Energy Construction

More US Solar Plants Seen, But Sector Wants Import Tariffs Dropped

Jim Parsons

Mary B. Powers

November 18, 2022

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U.S. manufacturer First Solar will invest $1B-plus in new Alabama PV production facility as Italy's Enel searches for stateside plant location—but feds have a Dec. 1 deadline to rule on tariffs for component imports from four Asian countries.