Clean Energy EPA Awards $20B in Grants for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project Financing James Leggate April 4, 2024 No Comments The $27-billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was created under 2022's Inflation Reduction Act.Read More
Natural Disasters Strong Taiwan Quake Destroys At Least 28 Buildings, But 1,667-Ft Taipei 101 Performs Well James Leggate April 3, 2024 No Comments The magnitude 7.4 earthquake is the most severe to impact Taiwan in nearly 25 years.Read More
Safety & Health NYC DOB Revokes Worker Safety Cards Issued by Alleged 'Sham' Training Company James Leggate April 2, 2024 No Comments Valor Consulting issued 20,000 Site Safety Training cards, most of which were still active.Read More
Construction Economics Construction Spending Falls in February, But Remains Up From Year Earlier James Leggate April 1, 2024 No Comments The value of nonresidential construction put in place in February totaled a seasonally adjusted $1.03 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.Read More
Workplace Safety Contractors Oppose OSHA Rule on Employees' Walkaround Reps James Leggate April 1, 2024 No Comments Contractor groups voice concerns about workplace safety and more.Read More
Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Engineering Underway for Wreckage Removal at Baltimore Bridge Collapse Site James Leggate March 29, 2024 No Comments Officials warn progress may be slow in clearing debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, as heavy-lift cranes arrive on the scene.Read More
Obituaries Jim Rossberg, 65, Was Longtime ASCE Advocate for Improved Structural Standards James Leggate March 29, 2024 No Comments Managing director of engineering programs at the American Society of Civil Engineers retired in 2022.Read More
Nuclear Power Holtec Gets $1.5B DOE Loan Guarantee to Restart Michigan Nuclear Plant James Leggate March 28, 2024 No Comments Nuclear services firm, which acquired the 800-MW Palisades Nuclear Plant in 2022, plans to restart it by 2025 and add new small modular reactors. Read More
Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two Workers Confirmed Dead, Four Presumed Dead as Efforts Shift to Removing Debris of Collapsed Baltimore Bridge Clearing the ship channel to the Port of Baltimore now is priority, say officials Aileen Cho James Leggate Debra K. Rubin March 27, 2024 One Comment As bodies of two missing workers were recovered, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pledges a united effort to reopen the Port of Baltimore as soon as possible amid an NTSB full investigation.Read More
Outlook Inflation Limits Impact of Construction Spending Growth, ABC Economist Says James Leggate March 27, 2024 No Comments Skilled worker shortages are likely to continue amid a surge of federally funded public projects, says Anirban Basu.Read More