Pam Radtke Russell

2021 Top 500 Sourcebook: COVID Hits Hard

Manufacturing is down almost $20 billion in 2020

June 30, 2021

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: 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.

Flint Water Crisis and America’s Clean Water Access Failings

Water infrastructure disproportionately shortchanges people of color and low-income neighborhoods

Pam Radtke Russell

June 10, 2021

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What does environmental justice look like when it comes to water infrastructure siting and water quality?

Environmental Justice

Will New Efforts Bring Equity to Communities Long Impacted and Underserved by Infrastructure?

Pam Radtke Russell

Debra K. Rubin Corinne Grinapol

Aileen Cho

Nadine M. Post

June 10, 2021

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inequities exist in all sectors—from highway alignments to industrial sites and wastewater treatment plant locations—but finding solutions won’t be easy or without controversy.

Waters of the U.S. Rule to Be Rewritten, Yet Again

Pam Radtke Russell

June 9, 2021

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The rewrite follows a review that found fewer water bodies are being protected under a Trump-era revision.

Pay Inequities Are a Symptom of Broader Gender Biases, Studies Show

Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference addresses industry diversity, inclusion challenges ahead

May 9, 2021

Inclusion and equity drives bottom line results, said experts at ENR talent development conference May 4-6.

Federal Policy

Biden's Next 100 Days: Major Impacts Expected for the Construction Industry

Tom Ichniowski

Pam Radtke Russell Bruce Buckley

April 30, 2021

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The months ahead are expected to generate plenty of legislative and regulatory actions with major impact for construction.

Academia and Industry Join Forces in Race to Decarbonize Cities

Pam Radtke Russell

April 25, 2021

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute partners with engineering firms as well as Siemens, Lutron Electronic and others to create the Institute for Energy, the Built Environment and Smart Systems, based in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Technology

Bentley's OpenTower iQ Automates the Creation of Digital Twins for Telecom Tower Design

CEO Greg Bentley says importance of digital twins for telecom, water and energy infrastructure will grow

Jeff Yoders

Pam Radtke Russell

April 9, 2021

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The pandemic has forced many asset owners to demand better models and maintenance of their infrastructure assets, giving engineering firms an opportunity to be data curators and analysts for everything from water systems to energy grids, executive says.