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78,087-sq-m Layan Verde mixed-use development in Phuket, Thailand

2025 ENR Top 225 International Design Firms: Global Innovation Demands Grow

Investments in artificial intelligence, climate resilience and energy transition boost Top 225 design revenue and firm operations

Emell D. Adolphus

Jonathan Keller

August 6, 2025

Global AEC sector transformation lurches forward in another consecutive year of growth for ENR’s Top 225 International Design Firms—driven by energy transition and more intense geopolitical and climate-linked challenges.

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney stands at a podium wearing a blue suit

Energy Construction

Nova Scotia Offshore Wind Push Jumpstarts Canada Bid to Be Major Clean Energy Player

Project endorsed by new Prime Minister Mark Carney could export wind to New England as Trump ramps up attacks on domestic production

Corinne Grinapol

Debra K. Rubin

August 3, 2025

Program for 5 GW by 2030 accelerates, as new Canadian prime minister wants fast-track approvals of fossil fuel projects to build 'energy dominance.'

RFK Stadium and its roughly 174-acre campus, shown in an aerial view looking west toward the U.S. Capitol.

Sports Venues

DC Council to Vote Aug. 1 on Revamped $3.7B RFK Stadium Finance Plan

New deal sends revenue to the city, drops interest costs and keeps proposal on track pending vote and congressional review

July 28, 2025

Facing an Aug. 1 vote, the financial deal for the Commanders' new football venue in Washington, D.C., redirects $674 million in taxes, adds $50 million in benefits and trims debt as its construction plan advances.

Researchers presented a tool to match jobsite safety

Construction Industry Institute Offers New Jobsite Safety Tools

Scott Blair

August 6, 2025

Use cases for deploying artificial intelligence to augment safety practices on jobsites took center stage at the Construction Industry Institute annual conference.

A rendering of the new terminal at Dulles International Airport

Transportation

New Dulles Airport Concourse Reaches Construction Milestone

July 24, 2025

Structural steel recently topped out for Washington Dulles International Airport's new terminal.

McCarthy’s $650 million winning bid to construct the new Gen A and B concourses at Reno–Tahoe International Airport will double the number of boarding bridges and add up to 28 gates.

Transportation

McCarthy Wins $428M Contract for New Terminals at Reno Airport

Phased concourse construction at Reno–Tahoe International marks largest capital investment in airport’s 96-year history

July 24, 2025

The contractor will lead a $650-million overhaul of the concourse at Reno–Tahoe International Airport, doubling gate capacity as part of the $1-billion MoreRNO capital program.

Community microgrid development, depicted in this AI rendering, could become common in Oregon due to recent legislation establishing a framework for smaller, independent power networks.

Clean Power

New Oregon Law Clears Path for Microgrid Deployment

Doug Puppel

August 2, 2025

First in the US, state aims to streamline regulatory process for community and private microgrids, effective on Jan. 1.

Infrastructure

How a $93M Project Will Protect the Delaware Memorial Bridge From Big Vessel Collisions

July 31, 2025

The construction of “dolphins” to protect the bridge began a year before the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Crews pour and finish concrete over stainless-steel-reinforced rebar on the Long Valley Creek Bridge in Mendocino County, Calif.

Materials

Stainless-Bonded Rebar Debuts on Caltrans Bridge Project

Inventors promise longer-lasting infrastructure without new field practices; results and independent validation are pending

July 30, 2025

MIT startup Allium Engineering’s stainless-clad rebar aims to triple bridge lifespans, cut carbon emissions and resist corrosion, with Caltrans testing underway after a California pilot.

Bridges

Structural Issues Force Early Demolition of Mississippi River Bridge

July 24, 2025

Iowa and Wisconsin are moving up demolition of the bridge that connects the two states as it is being replaced by a new span under construction just 75 ft away.

The Grain Belt Express lost a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee on July 23, 2025.

Transmission

Feds Withdraw $4.9B Conditional Loan Guarantee for Grain Belt Express Power Line

Developer said it would continue forward on the estimated $7-billion to $11-billion midwest transmission project by securing capital through other sources

July 23, 2025

Developer said it would continue forward on the estimated $7-billion to $11-billion midwest transmission project by securing capital through other sources

Contract Awards

Kiewit Tapped to Build Commercial Nuclear Microreactor at DOE Site

Developer Oklo aims to show 75-MW facility as flexible energy power source, with deployment expected by early 2028, it said.

Debra K. Rubin

July 29, 2025

Developer Oklo said it hired Kiewit unit as EPC contractor at Idaho federal site to demonstrate 75-MW facility as a future power source for data center customers and others.

Solutions Sought for California Rail Corridor Besieged by Erosion

Aileen Cho

July 31, 2025

Study aims to identify potential solutions to coastal erosion along a seven-mile stretch, mostly in San Clemente, that has undergone multiple emergency repairs.

Water & Dams

China Launches Construction of Megadam Project

July 22, 2025

The controversial dam will be located on lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo, the world’s longest and deepest river canyons.

Insurance

STV and Tutor Perini/Parsons Arbitrate Unusual Dispute Over Seven $1M Deductibles

Richard Korman

July 29, 2025

Once the insurance issue is settled, a huge lawsuit claim for damages can be litigated.

Since Dec 2021, the southern part of Imperial Beach, Calif., just north of San Diego, has been closed to swimming, according to city documents reviewed by ENR.

Water Projects

US, Mexico Fast‑Track Tijuana River Wastewater Treatment Fix

Pact mandates Mexico’s water authorities to reroute 10 mgd, rehabilitate pipelines and meet aggressive 2025 and 2027 deadlines

July 25, 2025

U.S. and Mexico inked a memorandum of understanding to accelerate six cross‑border wastewater projects aiming to end the Tijuana River sewage crisis by 2027.

Government

Feds Announce Plan to Scuttle Climate Emissions Control Efforts

EPA Chief Lee Zeldin proposes revoking 2009 federal endangerment finding that greenhouse gases are a public health threat

Pam McFarland

July 30, 2025

One Comment

The Trump administration proposes to revoke the Obama-era endangerment finding related to greenhouse gas impacts on climate change damage—and along with it, eased vehicle tailpipe emissions regulations.

Watch: Restore the George

See the Port Authority’s $2.1B Bridge Rehabilitation Up Close

August 6, 2025

Now showing on ENR.com/videos, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey brought ENR editors on site recently for an exclusive tour above, below and throughout the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River.

Fluor Earnings Dip as Postponements Dim Immediate Future

Richard Korman

Debra K. Rubin

August 4, 2025

Legal action against subs and designers is underway on infrastructure projects, the company said.

History

From the Archives: June 26, 1969

Scott Lewis

August 6, 2025

This 1969 image depicts a 12-story concrete core for an office building in Vancouver, Canada, that was one of the earliest examples of top-down construction.

Construction History

Total Failure of St. Francis Dam Renewed Calls for Oversight

Scott Lewis

August 6, 2025

The second deadliest dam failure in U.S. history happened suddenly. The St. Francis Dam was a 205-ft-high concrete gravity arch dam located in San Francisquito Canyon, 30 miles north of Los Angeles.<

Editorials

What to Do About Immigrant Construction Workers Under Siege

ENR Editorial Board

August 6, 2025

4 Comments

An ENR commentary about construction industry worksite raids, deportations and the need for special visas.

Industrial Leads for the Week of August 11, 2025

August 6, 2025

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

Construction Technology

Trunk Tools Nets $40M in Funding Round Led by Insight Partners, Tech Firm CEO Said

Artificial intelligence-powered construction platform's series B funding adds more investors

Jeff Yoders

July 24, 2025

Artificial intelligence-powered construction platform's series B funding adds more investors as firm expands its product capabilities, go-to-market teams and field enablement program

Construction Technology

Skanska Tech Adoption Plan Deployed at LaGuardia Airport

Jeff Yoders

August 6, 2025

Skanska USA Building Co. has an eight-step enabling process that it uses to evaluate all its new technologies, which it deployed in the construction of the LaGuardia Airport Terminal B redevelopment in New York City.

Construction Economics for August 11, 2025

August 6, 2025