There’s a lot we can learn from this year’s Newsmakers, chosen by the editors of ENR. One led the construction of hospitals in Haiti; another built a bridge to connect Turkey’s two-continent expanse.
To meet climate goals in construction, we need more support for early adopters and more creative, fiber-optimized designs that include more than just timber pine.
The hard work of hanging, taping and finishing drywall remains one of the more physically demanding tasks in building construction. While other trades in the industry have seen tools and equipment take the strain out of work, drywall work remains largely unchanged. And contractors are well aware of this.
With more than $1 billion in development, the decommissioned Fort Devens base has become one of the top hotspots for construction in the state, including an estimated $500M facility for a revolutionary MIT-launched nuclear fusion startup .
Vehicle maker Rivian plant project subs from China, Spain and Mexico used complex arrangement to avoid paying overtime wages, state attorney general says.
Kiewit is set to build expansion of Nebraska clean materials plant, the first non-nuclear power project since 2016 to gain yellow-light commitment under innovative federal clean energy loan program.
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia will have to accelerate efforts to address agricultural pollution and stormwater runoff from urban and suburban areas, watchdog group assessment says.
New Georgetown University research analyzed how surface transportation projects chosen for $599 billion of the total $1-trillion bill could cut greenhouse gas emissions, or boost them significantly.
GAO analysis says 11 large-scale projects at coal-fired power plants and industrial sites were funded; department counters that a new clean energy demo program beefed up with with infrastructure act funds will fix cost management.
Firm's environmental review award and engineering contract relate to same natural gas project, agency says, after watchdog group raises issues over the link.
Over the past year, consultant Currie & Brown’s global construction cost experts have reported consistent market trends and headwinds. Common experiences in all regions were post-pandemic recovery and historic hikes in materials prices.
A leading private US armed forces housing manager settles criminal and civil cases alleging padded bills and poor maintenance dating back to 2013; firm cites unit restructuring but now has court-ordered outside compliance monitor.
In emergency hearing Jan. 7, conservative justices indicated concerns with the Biden Administration's argument of legal authority to issue sweeping mandate.
The 6th Street Viaduct replacement project in Los Angeles has concluded the hanger installation of the first span and the removal of the falsework underneath, says COWI, an engineering consulting group.
Bechtel, Webuild, Strabag and Dragados are among bidders for the $1.3B, 1.5-GW Coire Glas project in Scotland, but project revenue uncertainties remain.