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Veteran contractor Jim Ansara wins 2022 ENR Award of Excellence for plowing through obstacles to build sustainable and resilient medical infrastructure in resource-starved regions around the world
Veteran contractor Jim Ansara wins 2022 ENR Award of Excellence for plowing through obstacles to build sustainable and resilient medical infrastructure in resource-starved regions around the world.
When Nadine Post arrived in Boston last July 8 to report a profile on the nonprofit Build Health International, which constructs and maintains modern hospitals in Haiti and other low-income regions, she was alerted that BHI’s Jim Ansara, his staff and their Boston-based hospital-operator partners might be distracted during interviews.
As construction strives to meet emissions standards, a persistent obstacle is the carbon-intensive process that produces cement. But the emergence of low-carbon solutions to help change the calculus of cement’s creation seems to have hit a tipping point.
Operator of most of the state grid announced March 17 a 10-year transmission upgrade plan, specifying 23 projects to accommodate a big boost in planned carbon-free power.
New engineering study prices cost up to $250M to bolster very old earthen dikes that are the only defense for a low-lying, critical Nova Scotia-New Brunswick transportation corridor.
As the Biden administration ramps up efforts to include consideration of project greenhouse gas emissions impacts in policymaking, court developments and a March 24 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission action show a fluctuating path toward final carbon effect rules.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would seek standardized disclosures of climate-related business risks and greenhouse gas emissions for the first time. A 60-day comment period still is ahead, as supporters and opponents line up.
Developers weigh options to expedite export infrastructure as Biden administration pushes market to help Europe cut Russia ties, but U.S. and global clean energy pressure clouds long term growth outlook. Issues also are set to scale up mining projects in the U.S.
Ex-president of Bondfield Construction, once a major Ontario public contractor, will appeal the repay order, which the court said is based on a bankruptcy monitor's allegation of fraudulent invoicing.
The Dept. of Veterans Affairs outlines a wide-ranging blueprint to revamp its sprawling network of hundreds of health care facilities and increase the number of VA hospitals.
Norway’s Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has sealed the country’s largest-ever design, build, finance and maintain contract, valued at $2.2 billion, for a highway link between the city of Bergen and Sotra Island.
Construction starts are once again increasing after a slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2021. But labor shortages continue, and after a brief decline, materials prices are again climbing, caused partially by the war in Ukraine.
The construction equipment sector is still working through supply chain issues that bedeviled it in 2021, while an active construction market ikeeps machines in use longer and constrains the flow of used iron into the normal secondary channels.
ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index remained steady in Q1, rising slightly to a rating of 61, a one-point bump from the final quarter of 2021. The index had fallen the previous two quarters.
As the height of the pandemic continues to recede, contractors still face several ongoing issues, including sky-high materials prices and staff shortages.
One day there will be a book on the ups and downs of state gas taxes and infrastructure finance—with a whole chapter dedicated to what is unfolding during the inflation surge of 2021 and 2022.
The new T7X model eliminates the diesel engine and the entire hydraulics system, pointing the way toward a future of fully electrified heavy equipment.
Purchase terms for The Wild, a technology firm with an immersive virtual/extended reality environment for industry professionals and a dedicated virtual meetings tool, were not disclosed.
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