AEC leaders at the ENR Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference in San Diego vowed that diverse teams would deliver complex projects and bottom-line returns with determined effort—despite rising anti-DEI rhetoric and enforcement threats from the Trump administration.
Construction has kicked off on a $1.45-billion, 60-mile pipeline that will enable Chicago to provide water to 250,000 people currently relying on a dwindling supply of well water.
The Chicago Fire and owner Joseph Mansueto plan to build a $650-million, privately financed stadium for the team in Related Midwest's 62-acre 78 development.
The $1.2-billion Brandon Road Interbasin Project is being built in Joliet, Ill. to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from entering the Great Lakes.
The 96-story Trump International Tower and Hotel in Chicago must make changes to its water cooling system to protect fish and aquatic life in the Chicago River.