The State Dept. is pushing forward with its embassy construction program, expecting to award contracts this year to build four new facilities and renovate two others.

The global construction market has taken a series of hits over the past couple of years.

Former Soviet nation and US designer are pushing energy-efficient innovations at EXPO 2017 site and surrounding capital city.

The judges looked at projects in many markets and examined safety performance, innovations, challenges, and design and construction quality - with a special emphasis on the diversity of global project teams and their collaboration.