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California's new push to require electric trucks could have severe impacts to the construction industry, groups warn.

Transit

Barnard-Flatiron-WSP Team Picked for Calgary Light Rail Development

May 3, 2023

Phase 1 of the Calgary Green Line project would add 11 miles of dual track and 13 stations.

Road Construction

Skanska Team Picked for $1B Norway Highway With Emissions Plan

Peter Reina

May 5, 2023

Ambitions to establish the country's strictest-ever CO2-cutting construction regime were reined in when two of three bidders for the highway's public-private partnership deal pulled out.

Energy Transmission

Quanta, Hitachi Win Big on $8B SunZia Wind and Power Line Project

May 8, 2023

Developer would not say how the the wind farm and transmission project costs are split or provide dollar values for turnkey Quanta Services contracts.

Ethics

Manhattan Contractors Charged With Corruption in MWBE Fraud Scheme

Six construction firms and eight executives allegedly stole jobs from women and minority owned businesses, says D.A.

Stephanie Loder

May 3, 2023

Six construction firms and eight executives allegedly stole jobs from women and minority owned businesses, says D.A.

Massachusetts, NJ Push New Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure

May 5, 2023

New England state reveals details of fourth round of developer bids—with new terms on cost hikes—while New Jersey launches expanded bid for ocean-to-shore power transmission options and permits first construction of 1.1-GW Orsted project.

Codes and Standards

ASHRAE Publishes First Standard for Zero Net Carbon, Zero Net Energy Buildings

April 28, 2023

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 228 applies to existing and new buildings, as well as groups of buildings or portions of buildings.

US Must Tackle Barriers Now to Advanced Nuclear Construction

April 29, 2023

Even as small nuclear reactor designs gain traction, with Westinghouse announcing in early May a new 300-MW version of its larger AP1000 model now in use in Georgia and elsewher, construction hurdles need attention to speed deployment of advanced technology, says a new National Academies analysis.

Resiliency

Norfolk, Va., $2.6B Coastal Resilience Plan OK Comes With Caveats

Jim Parsons

April 27, 2023

Norfolk, Va.’s city council has approved a $2.6-billion coastal resilience partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Legal

Whiting-Turner, EEOC Settle Tennessee Worker Treatment Lawsuit

May 2, 2023

The contractor says two workers on a data center job for Google who initiated the complaint had been bullying a coworker.

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Wolfspeed Commits $5B to NC Materials Facility, Research Partnership

Stephanie Loder

April 26, 2023

Semiconductor company, which produces technology used in electric vehicles, 5G networks and renewable energy and storage, is building a new plant in its home state and a research facility with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Safety and Health

OSHA Launches Nationwide Fall Protection Initiative

Tom Ichniowski

May 1, 2023

Falls from heights cause more workplace deaths than any other type of injury.

Legal

Colorado Springs and Contractor Sue Each Other Over Pikes Peak Visitor Center

May 4, 2023

GE Johnson Construction Co. says the city still owes it money for compensable delays and change orders, while the city says the contractor has refused to address construction issues.

Legal

Dallas Jury Awards More Than $860M in Crane Collapse Case

Daniel Tyson

April 27, 2023

One Comment

The jury found Greystar Development and Construction LLC guilty of negligence in the 2019 death of Kiersten Smith, 29.

Project Delivery

Can a P3 Make New York Subways More Accessible to Disabled Users?

Richard Korman

May 4, 2023

New York's transit agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is committing billions to building elevators in subways.

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Legal

US Supreme Court Will Hear New Challenge to Federal Rulemaking

May 2, 2023

Justices could move to reduce power of U.S. agencies such as EPA and SEC to interpret rules under unclear federal laws based on 40-year-old high court precedent, but they opt not to intervene in the latest climate-change damage litigation against energy companies.

Workforce

Facing Engineer Shortage, ACEC Seeks Visa Program Changes

Tom Ichniowski

April 26, 2023

Engineering group seeks changes in the H-1B visa program, as well as adjustments to some reporting requirements for foreign workers.

Pittsburgh International Airport Terminal Tops Out

May 11, 2023

Pittsburgh International Airport’s $1.4-billion modernization project has exceeded 40% completion, nearing the halfway mark since placing the last steel beam on the terminal roof May 4.

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Correctional Facilities

Tutor Perini Awarded $2.95B to Replace Plagued Rikers Island Jail in New York

City reimagines jails that will provide a better life for detainees living in crowded conditions, where 19 inmates died in custody last year

Johanna Knapschaefer

May 4, 2023

Tutor Perini Corp. contract is to construct a new jail in Brooklyn, one of four new facilities intended to replace crisis-ridden Rikers Island.

Clean Energy

Senate Joins House in Repeal Vote of Solar Import Tariff Pause

May 3, 2023

President Joe Biden will veto the repeal vote, which was widely criticized by solar facility developers as threat to project work, with industry observers saying Congress lacks support to override the president's veto.

Construction Workforce

Construction Employment Rebounds, With April Gain of 15,000

Tom Ichniowski

May 5, 2023

After a decline in March, the construction industry added 15,000 positions in April, with the jobless rate falling compared to March and year-earlier levels.

Update

ENR’s New Construction Cost Data Dashboard Makes Debut

Scott Blair

May 11, 2023

ENR has launched an innovative construction materials and labor cost-trend monitoring platform tailored for today’s construction industry needs.

Historic Trades Training Ramps Up to Meet Growing Demand

Bruce Buckley

May 11, 2023

As the inventory of existing buildings continues to grow in the U.S., leaders in the historic preservation community are sounding the alarm that the construction industry is in dire need of workers with historic trades training.

Tech Focus: Water Tech Getting Smarter

Navigating the wild west of water tech as startups and large firms vie for a slice of a rapidly evolving market

Pam McFarland

May 11, 2023

In early December 2021, the Denver International Airport made headlines across the U.S. after a hot water pipe broke a month before a major terminal expansion project was expected to complete.

Lookahead App Functions as a Whiteboard, With AI Insights

Jeff Yoders

May 10, 2023

Disperse has long prided itself in providing customers with project management tools that don’t require changing their work flows.

Viewpoint

Move Past The Chatter

Rene Morkos

May 11, 2023

The world has been captivated recently by generative artificial intelligence technologies like ChatGPT and Google, and there have been many conversations within organizations and in the media about their capabilities and limitations.

Pulse for the Week of May 15, 2023

May 11, 2023

Construction project nformation drived from the Dodge Construction Network.

Construction Economics for May 15, 2023

May 11, 2023