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I have decided that in these difficult times, we could use a shared, construction diary, of sorts. So, I am unofficially launching one with this blog post. We invite all viewers and readers to send us their tales about construction. We are seeking 100-150-word submissions. They can be about anything related to design and construction, anywhere in the world (even in outer space). They can be about people, things, projects, travels, meetings, dinners, coincidences, synchronicity, work versus life and school days. They can be about the past and the present.  

      Few people noticed it, but July 16, 2012 may turn out to be a symbolically significant day in the history of engineering and green construction. That day had been set as a deadline for submissions of scholarly papers by the editors of the Journal of Legal Affairs and

With the ink hardly dry on MAP-21,  ARTBA and others in construction industry are gearing up to push for increased funding for surface transportation. Possible broad-based tax and spending bills could be legislative vehicles.

Data centers are the gas (and water) guzzlers of buildings. That might change, thanks to a new, energy-efficient approach to cooling that has widespread implications for chilling any type of building. 

New standards are coming for lift planning, but a safe lift also requires a competent lift director, someone who can carry out the plan.

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety has a huge, beautiful, high tech lab to accurately simulate terrible storms. It used it to test the construction of two commercial buildings on July 17 with bang-up results.

This September, the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will close a stretch of Interstate 405 completely over one weekend, for the second time. Last year, it preceded the closure with a massive "Carmageddon" campaign featuring Tweets by Lady Gaga and other public campaigns by celebrities and politicians. The

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation gets passionate at high-speed rail conference

Thirty years after James and Patty Rouse founded the Enterprise Foundation, the organization has helped provide nearly 300,000 units of housing for America's poorest families.

Two new editorial products from Engineering News-Record are launching this week: ENR Mobile News now can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store and Google Play, and Contractor Business Quarterly will appear in the July 23 issue.