June 9, 2025

The $440-million Linden Renewable Natural Gas project will divert food, scraps, oils and grease from landfills and capture methane inside large anaerobic digesters to create 3,783 million BTUs per day of pipeline-quality renewable natural gas.

Information Technology

Autodesk Beats First Quarter Revenue Estimates, Quells Shareholder Revolt

Software maker gives two board seats to investor Starboard Value

May 27, 2025

Autodesk reported first quarter results that beat expectations and named two new board members to quell a proxy fight with investor Starboard Value.

Sports Venues

Hoofbeats Give Way to Demolition Equipment at Famed Baltimore Race Track

Clark Construction Group will oversee demolition of Pimlico’s 65-year-old clubhouse

Jim Parsons

May 19, 2025

Clark Construction Group will oversee demolition of Pimlico’s 65-year-old clubhouse

Transportation

US DOT Signs Deal With Connecticut to Hasten Historic Preservation Reviews

May 27, 2025

The programmatic agreement covers reviews for state transportation projects and is expected to cut as much as six weeks from project timelines.

NYSDOT Readies for Syracuse Viaduct Removal With Demolition Contract, Community Health Strategy

Jim Parsons

May 29, 2025

Syracuse, N.Y.'s I-81 downtown viaduct includes removal of the viaduct’s first seven spans.

A worker stands next to a cement mixer as material is being poured

Materials

Microsoft Opts to Buy 622,000 Tons of Low-carbon Cement Products From Sublime Systems

Massachusetts-based materials manufacturer will supply all of the concrete from its existing and planned facility for Microsoft's projects

May 28, 2025

The Massachusetts-based materials manufacturer will supply all of the low-carbon concrete from both its existing and planned facilities for Microsoft's upcoming projects.

A birds eye view of a proposed tower for Portland, Maine

Buildings

Vision for Maine’s Tallest Tower Would Transform Portland's Historic District

Safdie Architects plans two buildings for the city's Old Port Square area

Johanna Knapschaefer

May 22, 2025

Architectural firm Safdie Architects proposed reimagining a four-acre area of open space with a 30-story hotel/residential tower that would be Maine's tallest building.

Safety & Health

Third Fatality Recorded at Hyundai’s $7.6B Metaplant in Georgia

The fatality marked the second jobsite death in the past two months

Jim Parsons

May 27, 2025

What happened in the latest accident?

Legal

Massachusetts Contractor Pays $11M to Settle Illegal Dumping Charges in Rhode Island

Johanna Knapschaefer

May 22, 2025

One Comment

Barletta Heavy Division Inc. settled with the state over illegal disposal of contaminated fill from the $410M 6/10 connector construction project.

Photo shows an airplane flying over a solar array at the Pittsburgh International Airport

Transportation

Pittsburgh Airport to Expand Solar Array by 4.7 MW Next Year

New array will sit on 12 acres of airport-owned land that was a construction debris landfill.

Esther D'Amico

May 21, 2025

International facility plans to bolster its 23-MW microgrid with more than 11,000 photovoltaic panels adjacent to an existing 10,000-panel solar field.

Image of a rolled up newspaper with Quarterly Results writing in black letters, underlined in red.

ACS Group Advances Plans to Become a Data Center Developer

CEO indicates that plans for a partnership will be revealed soon

Richard Korman

May 23, 2025

Turner stands out in its parent company's Q1 2025 financial report

Transportation

NYC Congestion Pricing to Continue as Judge Stays Federal Effort to Withhold Funding

Temporary injunction keeps tolls for vehicles entering lower Manhattan in place until October

Justin Rice

May 27, 2025

A federal judge's temporary order keeps congestion pricing for vehicle traffic into lower Manhattan in place until the fall.

Picture of turbines at a coal plant facility situated along a body of water

Energy

Trump Admin Quietly Pushes Rule to Reverse Mandated Power Plant Emissions Cut

Debra K. Rubin

May 29, 2025

Draft proposed rule, particularly aimed at coal-fired plants, is part of the government intent to stop facility retirements and boost the sector's fortunes under the Trump energy agenda, which also calls for possibly building new nuclear reactors without approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Energy

Bechtel Selected for $1.5B Project to Complete Indiana Solar Farm

The company received go-ahead to complete design and begin permanent construction work

Annemarie Mannion

May 20, 2025

Bechtel has been hired to provide design, engineering and construction for the final three phases of the $2.5-billion, 1.6-GWMammoth Solar facility in Indiana.

Natural Gas

Developer Venture Global Gets Federal OK to Build LNG Export Megaproject in Louisiana

May 28, 2025

Australia-based Worley is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the planned CP2 facility and pipeline.

Photo shows steps and facade of the Supreme Court with a fountain in front

Government

High Court Rules 9-0 That False DBE Reporting on Fed Projects Is Fraud

Philiadelphia painting contractor Alpha had argued that PennDOT, which receives USDOT funds, was not injured by its false DBE participation assertions

May 22, 2025

Philadelphia painting contractor argued to U.S. Supreme Court that state DOT was not harmed.

Transportation

US DOT Calls Its DBE Program 'Unconstitutional,' Asks Judge to Block Key Parts

May 29, 2025

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is asking a judge to prevent it from using contract goals with race- or sex-based eligibility requirements.

A photo of the new Lego headquarters in Boston

Interior/Tenant Improvement

Structure Tone Completes LEGO Group's New US Headquarters

Danish toymaker's 157,000-sq-ft office in Boston opened on May 15

Justin Rice

May 16, 2025

The LEGO Group's 157,000-sq-ft office building required a lot of creativity.

Government

US Energy Dept. Cancels $3.7B in Previous Awards for Decarbonization Projects

June 2, 2025

One Comment

Cement producers, other construction material suppliers and carbon capture system developers are among 24 DOE grant recipients to have millions in project funding canceled.

Transportation

DOT Announces $5.4B Available for Bridge Grants With Amended Requirements

June 2, 2025

Amendments to a pair of FHWA grant programs remove requirements around climate change, environmental justice, DEI and workforce development.

Fossil Fuel

Developer Confirms Revival of Northeast Gas Line Projects Totaling $2B

Debra K. Rubin

June 3, 2025

Williams Cos. is refiling permits for its Northeast Supply Enhancement Project and Constitution pipelines to move natural gas from Pennsylvania to the New York region and New England.

Legal

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Arizona Copper Mine Appeal

May 28, 2025

Resolution Copper is planning what would be the largest copper mine in North America at a site in Arizona.

a map showing the proposed route of the Uinta Basin Railway

Legal

Supreme Court Limits NEPA Review Scope in Decision Reinstating Utah Rail Line

May 29, 2025

The 8-0 decision on May 29 will allow the $1.4B Uinta Basin Railway project to advance, with the ruling appearing to limit the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act that requires federal agencies to prepare environmental impact statements for infrastructure projects.

ENR Top Project Delivery Firms: Risks and Rewards Rise

Market uncertainty related to federal policy changes raises the stakes for project delivery firms after a year of strong revenue growth

Emell D. Adolphus

Jonathan Keller

June 4, 2025

Top 100 Project Delivery Firms saw demand for design-build and construction management-at-risk delivery methods increase by 11% and 13.4% respectively last year, reflecting what firms say is a drive toward greater project collaboration.

History

From the Archives: November 5, 1964

Scott Lewis

June 4, 2025

This 1964 image is perhaps the closest ENR ever came to dabbling in Op Art. It shows two workers standing inside a large conical depression with fluted sides, which is a plastic form made of glass-fiber-reinforced polyester resin.

Construction History

Saudi Buildout Launched Many US Firms into Global Markets

Scott Lewis

June 4, 2025

Saudi Arabia was an underdeveloped country in the 1960s when its ruler, King Faisal, embarked on a far-reaching modernization drive.

Viewpoint

ENR Team Takes Home Prestigious Journalism Awards

Richard Korman

June 5, 2025

The Jesse H. Neal Awards and American Society of Business Publication Editors’ Azbee Awards recognize editorial and design achievement in multiple media platforms of specialized business journalism

Opinion

The Case for a Real Estate Rebound

Amid economic worries, a cause for optimism

ENR Editorial Board

June 4, 2025

An editorial asks if a turnaround is at hand.

Information Technology

Buildots Raises $45M, as Pace of ConTech Investment Remains Brisk

May 29, 2025

Buildots recently has raised $45 million in series B financing, with other construction technology startups gaining solid investment as the sector remains hot.

Project Data

Autodesk Updates Forma With Seamless GIS-BIM Workflow

June 4, 2025

During the American Institute of Architects’ 2025 Conference held in Boston June 3, Autodesk released ArcGIS for Forma, a public beta for a cloud-based connection that links up Esri’s ArcGIS and Autodesk’s Forma design environment.

Construction Economics for June 9, 2025

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