May 12, 2025

Leadership

ENR’s 2025 Top 20 Under 40 Say They're Ready to Embrace Industry Change

New AEC leaders reflect on reaching the top of their game—and how they plan to open doors for future generations

May 9, 2025

The hustle and bustle of New York City set the scene for ENR’s conversation with this year’s National Top 20 Under 40 winners.

Environment

Rock Weathering Tech Developer Wins $50M From XPRIZE's Carbon Removal Contest

Houston-based Mati Carbon took the top prize in four-year contest

Pam McFarland

May 1, 2025

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Mati Carbon's technology addresses the problems of excess CO₂ in the air and degradation of soil on farmland in certain parts of the world.

Safety

UPDATE: Three Killed in Fall Accident on Bechtel Port Arthur LNG Project

May 1, 2025

The contractor has partially resumed work at the estimated $13B Texas export terminal project as multiple probes, including its own, continue.

Government

First Border Wall Contracts of Second Trump Term Awarded in Texas, San Diego

The government also plans 25 miles of border wall in Arizona and New Mexico

Jeff Yoders

April 23, 2025

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Granite Construction has won a $70-million contract for seven miles of new border wall in Hidalgo County, Texas, while environmental rules will be waived to restart three projects near San Diego.

Historic Preservation

Restoration Gives 272-Year-Old Charleston Courthouse New Life

Derek Lacey

April 30, 2025

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Restoring the colonial-era courthouse involved preservation training for crews and a lucky break finding reclaimed period brick from the demolition of a nearby historic cistern.

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Legal

Judge Orders Corps of Engineers to Pay North Dakota $28M for Pipeline Protest Costs

Cites failure to follow procedure on dealing with protestors

Annemarie Mannion

April 25, 2025

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U.S. District Court judge rules the Corps "abandoned the rule of law" when it didn’t force protestors to leave or require a special use permit.

Hospitality

Balfour Beatty Mobilizes for 1M-sq-ft Miami Beach Hotel

Jim Parsons

April 29, 2025

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A $385-million construction services contract calls for Balfour Beatty to deliver a 17-floor, 800-room hotel.

Sports Venues

DC, Washington Commanders Announce Stadium Development Deal

The nearly $3.7-billion mixed-use program is centered around a new 65,000-seat stadium

Jim Parsons

April 28, 2025

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The public-private partnership calls for the Commanders to invest at least $2.7 billion for a new roofed stadium.

Power

Equinor Pushes Back on Trump Admin Halt of $5B NY Offshore Wind Project

Debra K. Rubin

April 30, 2025

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Developer CEO Anders Opedal says government's halt now of Skanska-led construction of giant wind energy project is “unprecedented and unlawful,” coming at a "critical phase" with offshore installation of 54 large turbines starting.

Rear Adm. Jeffrey Killian, commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific, visits the Waste Water Treatment Plant on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

Military Construction

US Navy Selects 12 Firms for $990M Indo-Pacific IDIQ Contract Project Awards

James Leggate

April 28, 2025

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Work is expected to include a variety of infrastructure projects related to the U.S. military's Pacific Deterrence Initiative, with a focus on China's military buildup.

Florida Researchers Advancing Potential of Sprayable Ultra-High Performance Concrete in the US

Jim Parsons

April 30, 2025

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Florida International University will build a mobile unit to train contractors.

Equipment

Lawsuit Alleges Price Collusion Among United Rentals, Sunbelt, Rental Ratings Firm

Ill.-based contractor Zags Roofing seeks class action effort against rental companies

Jeff Yoders

April 29, 2025

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Federal lawsuit seeks class action against RB Global, Rouse Services and several large U.S. equipment rental companies for illegally fixing construction equipment rental prices.

debris and cars are seen from above in the remains of a partially collapsed parking structure

Failures

NYC Parking Garage Employees Removed Bricks Before Fatal Collapse, Report Finds

James Leggate

April 30, 2025

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The work on one of the garage's load-bearing piers was not permitted and no shoring was used, according to a report released by the New York City Dept. of Buildings.

Tall Buildings

China Allows Construction to Resume of High-Rise Stopped for Last Decade

Saibal Dasgupta

May 3, 2025

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Located in Tianjin and originally named Goldin Finance 117, completion of the 597-meter mixed-use structure, to be one of China's tallest, was halted in 2015 during a Chinese stock market crash.

Specialty Contractors Drive Construction's 11K Jobs Gain in April

Scott Judy

May 2, 2025

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Residential and nonresidential specialty trade contractors kept hiring in April, collectively adding 9,000 jobs, according to the latest jobs report.

Gaming

Illinois Gaming Board Halts Construction of $1.7B Bally’s Casino Project in Chicago

Reportedly, project’s unauthorized waste hauler previously had connections to organized crime

Annemarie Mannion

May 5, 2025

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Illinois Gaming Board orders construction work stopped at Bally’s casino project in Chicago following reports of an unauthorized specialty contractor.

Safety

Workers Charge Negligence In 2022 Kansas City-Area Bridge Collapse

Workers were buried in wet concrete and one was killed when a bridge collapsed near Kansas City in 2022, lawsuits allege

Annemarie Mannion

May 6, 2025

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Lawsuits allege engineers were negligent in their design of temporary structural supports which led to the bridge's collapse in Clay County, Mo. The falsework contractor, which was fined by OSHA, was not named in the lawsuits.

Federal Funding

Water Infrastructure Experts Urge Senate to Reauthorize IIJA to Fund Major Upgrades

Esther D'Amico

May 1, 2025

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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee focused on infrastructure funding for rural communities, and ways to improve Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act water infrastructure provisions.

Splashdown: Fire-Weakened Beijing Bridge Deck Falls Into River

Richard Korman

May 3, 2025

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The deck of a Chaibo River tied-arch span hit the river.

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Government

Trump Budget Would Slash Some Construction Spending, Boost Transportation Projects

James Leggate

May 5, 2025

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Proposed cuts would amount to a $163B decrease in discretionary spending from the enacted 2025 budget.

History

From the Archives: February 6, 1941

Scott Lewis

May 8, 2025

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This 1941 cover image shows workers on top of the drum gates of the mile-long Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State.

From the Archives

The ‘Race Into the Sky’ That Built the Empire State Building

Scott Lewis

May 7, 2025

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New York City’s Woolworth Building, at 792 ft, was the world’s tallest tower in 1929, but two skyscrapers under construction across town were in a dead heat to take the crown.

BIM

Arcol Brings BIM to a Browser, Gives Design Concept Choice

Jeff Yoders

May 7, 2025

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Startups and established players are all vying to replace desktop and file-format-bound design tools with something that utilizes the power of the internet to enable true design collaboration.

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Book Review

Author Details Citicorp Tower Design Error and the Race to Fix It

A Fresh perspective on engineer William LeMessurier's famous confession

Richard Korman

April 25, 2025

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How a Manhattan skyscraper's vulnerability was discovered, and how the project's structural engineer responded to guide secret repairs.

Industrial Leads for the Week of May 12, 2025

May 7, 2025

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Information derived from Industrial Reports, a market intelligence firm specializing in industrial construction and equipment leads.

Construction Economics for May 12, 2025

May 7, 2025

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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ENR’s 2025 Top 20 Under 40 Say They're Ready to Embrace Industry Change

News

Rock Weathering Tech Developer Wins $50M From XPRIZE's Carbon Removal Contest

UPDATE: Three Killed in Fall Accident on Bechtel Port Arthur LNG Project

First Border Wall Contracts of Second Trump Term Awarded in Texas, San Diego

Restoration Gives 272-Year-Old Charleston Courthouse New Life

Judge Orders Corps of Engineers to Pay North Dakota $28M for Pipeline Protest Costs

Balfour Beatty Mobilizes for 1M-sq-ft Miami Beach Hotel

DC, Washington Commanders Announce Stadium Development Deal

Equinor Pushes Back on Trump Admin Halt of $5B NY Offshore Wind Project

US Navy Selects 12 Firms for $990M Indo-Pacific IDIQ Contract Project Awards

Florida Researchers Advancing Potential of Sprayable Ultra-High Performance Concrete in the US

Lawsuit Alleges Price Collusion Among United Rentals, Sunbelt, Rental Ratings Firm

NYC Parking Garage Employees Removed Bricks Before Fatal Collapse, Report Finds

China Allows Construction to Resume of High-Rise Stopped for Last Decade

Specialty Contractors Drive Construction's 11K Jobs Gain in April

Illinois Gaming Board Halts Construction of $1.7B Bally’s Casino Project in Chicago

Workers Charge Negligence In 2022 Kansas City-Area Bridge Collapse

Water Infrastructure Experts Urge Senate to Reauthorize IIJA to Fund Major Upgrades

Splashdown: Fire-Weakened Beijing Bridge Deck Falls Into River

Trump Budget Would Slash Some Construction Spending, Boost Transportation Projects

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From the Archives: February 6, 1941

The ‘Race Into the Sky’ That Built the Empire State Building

Arcol Brings BIM to a Browser, Gives Design Concept Choice

Author Details Citicorp Tower Design Error and the Race to Fix It

Industrial Leads for the Week of May 12, 2025

Construction Economics

Construction Economics for May 12, 2025

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