January 20, 2025

This 1924 cover shows a reinforced concrete bridge over the Seine River under construction in Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray, France.

Online

Border Wall Controversies Spark Partisan Comments on ENR.com

January 17, 2025

ENR.com's recent stories elicited strong reactions from viewers.

Energy

Worley Wins EPC Contract for ExxonMobil Texas Hydrogen Facility

December 17, 2024

ExxonMobil says the facility would be the largest of its kind in the world, with capacity to produce up to 1 billion cu ft of blue hydrogen daily.

First Net-Zero Gas Power Plant With Carbon Capture Gets UK Go-Ahead

Technip Energies, GE Vernova, contractor Balfour Beatty Group and Shell unit are set to start key work early next year

December 20, 2024

The 742-MW Net Zero Teesside Power project in northeast England could become one of the world’s first commercial-scale gas-fired power plants with carbon capture and storage.

Transit

AECOM Team Named Delivery Partner for $7B Austin Light Rail

January 7, 2025

Firms including Parsons, STV, Turner & Townsend, Ardmore Roderick and CAS Consulting will provide management and technical services.

Telecommunications

DIY Subsea Cable Project Delivers Broadband to Remote Maine Island Community

The Isle au Haut’s universal broadband activation is expected to be completed by the end of January

Johanna Knapschaefer

January 10, 2025

The project brings broadband access to the remote Maine island of Isle au Haut for the first time.

Sports Venues

Tampa Bay Rays Aim to Complete Stadium Repairs for 2026 Baseball Season

January 7, 2025

St. Petersburg, Fla., officials authorized a contract with Hennessy Construction for preconstruction services on the repairs.

Court Upholds $68M Jury Award Over 2021 Fatal Fall in Philadelphia

A Belarus immigrant died at Philadelphia developer's project

Richard Korman

January 3, 2025

The jury assigned fault to several companies connected to the developer.

Hydrogen

Feds: Final US Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules Are More Flexible for Project Developers

Pam McFarland

January 6, 2025

Finalized requirements by the Biden administration Treasury Dept. are set to spur construction of more hydrogen production facilities, particularly those that can manufacture 'green' hydrogen sourced by renewable energy.

Lawsuits

Surprising $1 Damage Award Pushes Boldt v Black & Veatch Into Overtime

The legal dispute concerns the 150-MW Cardinal Point onshore wind energy project in Illinois

Richard Korman

January 7, 2025

What's bringing the two sides back to court again on Jan. 23?

Construction Technology

STV Partners With Generative Design Tech Firm for Wastewater Treatment Plants

Jeff Rubenstone

December 15, 2024

Global consultant STV has formed a strategic partnership with a maker of generative design tools for wastewater treatment plants that include full 3D models, as facility market demand grows.

Information Technology

Athens, Ohio, Sues to Recover Nearly $722,000 After Cyber Attack

City erroneously paid hacker after receiving fake Pepper Construction invoice

Jeff Yoders

December 24, 2024

One Comment

City officials were tricked out of a payment meant for Pepper Construction for a fire station project.

Transportation

Skanska Tapped for $450M Bridge Replacement on North Carolina Coast

Derek Lacey

January 10, 2025

A 3.2-mile, fixed-span bridge with a 65-ft clearance and two 12-ft travel lanes will replace an aging swing span bridge prone to outages along a critical state route.

Clean Energy

New Order Gives Developer One Year to Take Down 84-Turbine Oklahoma Wind Farm

Doug Puppel

December 26, 2024

Enel Group seeks immediate court halt to US judge's decision to remove the operating 150-MW project, an estimated $259M effort it contends, which is linked to claim of flawed permits on tribal land.

Companies

Biden Blocks Nippon Steel $15B Buy of US Steel, Cites National Security

Outgoing president invokes rarely used Defense Production Act to deny deal

Jeff Yoders

January 3, 2025

President Biden invokes U.S. Defense Production Act and cites “credible evidence” that the Japanese owner “might take action that threatens to impair national security.”

Materials

Federal Judge Says US Can't Sell Off Border Wall Building Materials

Biden government says it will stop sales of wall materials left from first Trump term

Jeff Yoders

December 30, 2024

5 Comments

After ruling by Texas-based judge blocking sales of materials bought during the first Trump term, the Biden administration says it will halt their sale.

Rural Power Co-Ops Gain $4.37B in Late-Stage US Clean Energy Project Funding

December 27, 2024

US Agriculture Dept. expects to announce more awards "in the coming weeks" and has picked six other cooperatives in Colorado, Louisiana, Oregon and Washington-Idaho.

Renewable Energy

Biden Team Awards $2B+ for Big Clean Energy Projects—Days From Departure

January 5, 2025

GSA inks $1B+ ‘historic’ deal with Constellation Energy for nuclear power supply to 13 federal agencies from its northeast and midwest plants such as the 2.35-MW Byron facility in Illinois, now being expanded.

Departing Congress Grants Control of RFK Stadium Site to DC

Jim Parsons

December 26, 2024

Congress’s last-minute spending appropriations saga had one more unexpected twist, with the Senate approving legislation to transfer administrative control of the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium campus to the District of Columbia.

Energy

East Coast Fusion Power Pioneer Picks Virginia for First Grid-Scale Plant

Developer says first of its kind ARC power plant could operate by early 2030s

December 30, 2024

Commonwealth Fusion will locate 400-MW facility near Richmond. aiming to secure permits next year and operate by the early 2030s—backed by more than $2B in private investment and government funding.

Construction Methods

Rhode Island Adopts Off-Site Construction Building Codes for MEP

The Ocean State is the first to adopt an ICC/MBI code for MEP systems, energy efficiency and water conservation in off-site construction

Justin Rice

December 19, 2024

Rhode Island has adopted several International Code Council and Modular Building Institute standards for off-site construction.

Acquisitions

Turner Construction Completes Purchase of Dornan Group

January 10, 2025

Turner says its acquisition of the Irish firm will help it reach new markets and clients.

Construction Tech

EarthCam Deploys Visual AI That Tracks Materials and Safety

EarthCam now sends materials delivery and installation data back to Procore, Autodesk platforms

Jeff Rubenstone

January 3, 2025

AI analysis of real-time video imagery is offering benefits not just for detecting workers in unsafe conditions but automatically logging delivery and installation of materials and equipment on site.

Viewpoint

Why New York City Congestion Pricing Makes Sense to Me

First thoughts on the second day of the controversial new program

Philip Shucet

January 6, 2025

A transportation expert comments on 'messes left behind.'

Industrial Leads for the Week of January 20, 2025

January 17, 2025

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Construction Economics for January 20, 2025

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