September 15, 2025

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3D Printed Concrete Finds Its Footing

Slow but steady growth in the use of 3D-printed concrete in construction brings in new firms and users, as the nascent industry finds the right market niches for a continually evolving technology

Jeff Rubenstone

September 11, 2025

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Slow but steady growth in the use of 3D printed concrete in construction brings in new firms and users, as the nascent industry finds the right market niches for a continually evolving technology.

The 2.5-million-square-foot, 1,388-foot tower at 270 Park Ave. features triple-pane glazing and smart-building controls as part of JPMorgan Chase’s all-electric, net-zero-operations design.

Construction

JPMorgan Chase to Begin Phased Move-In at New $3B Manhattan HQ This Month

Rising 1,388 ft, the Foster + Partners–designed tower incorporates novel structural solutions, net-zero systems and public amenities

Bryan Gottlieb

August 19, 2025

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The 60-story structure is billed as New York City’s largest all-electric office tower, designed for net-zero operational emissions with a renewable energy supply.

Clean Energy

California Speeds Renewables Projects to Get US Tax Credits Before They Expire

Doug Puppel

September 9, 2025

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Newsom order targets projects above 1.5 MW so they show “significant physical work” by July 4, 2026 and are in service before the end of 2027 to qualify for credits.

Materials

Alterra, Eco Materials Open $40M Circular Soil-Recycling Facility in Philadelphia

Plant diverts soil from landfills while providing reclaimed aggregates for roads, concrete and infrastructure

Bryan Gottlieb

August 29, 2025

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Alterra IOS and Eco Materials have opened a $40M soil-recycling facility in Philadelphia, capable of diverting 700,000 tons of soils annually into reclaimed aggregates for infrastructure projects.

Map showing proposed route of Bakken natural gas pipeline through North Dakota

Energy

North Dakota Guarantees $500M for Natural Gas Pipeline

Annemarie Mannion

September 4, 2025

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The Bakken East Pipeline is proposed to have 30-in.-dia- and 24-in.-dia-high-pressure steel pipeline that will extend along a 375-mile track between the west and east sides of North Dakota.

Balfour Beatty, North Carolina History Center

$85M Civil War History Museum Breaks Ground in Fayetteville, NC

Contractors expect to complete project by spring 2028

Bruce Buckley

August 21, 2025

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Contractors Balfour Beatty and Varnedoe Construction expect to complete the $85-million, 60,000-sq-ft facility in spring 2028.

rendering of Palisades nuclear site in Michigan

Nuclear Power

Palisades Nuclear Plant Moves Closer to Restart by End of 2025

Opponents say Michigan reactor could pose public health risk

August 22, 2025

Michigan plant, the first U.S. commercial reactor set to operate after decommissioning, gains federal approvals despite opponents' strong safety concerns

Transportation

Francis Scott Key Bridge Rebuild Plans Minor Course Change

Test piles are expected to be driven into the riverbed next month

Jim Parsons

August 21, 2025

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Officials have proposed a new alignment and some design tweaks for Baltimore’s new Francis Scott Key Bridge, looking to speed construction and reduce environmental impacts.

Amtrak and NJ Transit trains are seen in New York Penn Station

Transportation

New York Penn Station Reconstruction Will Start in 2027, USDOT Says

James Leggate

August 28, 2025

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Amtrak plans to begin procurement this fall with a solicitation for a master developer.

Rendering of Italy’s Salerno–Reggio Calabria high-speed rail project, showing tunnel-boring machines, underground alignment, and terrain cross-sections along a new railway corridor.

Transportation

Webuild Lands $1.75B Contract for Italy High-Speed Rail

Bryan Gottlieb

August 21, 2025

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Consortium set to build 22 km of line connecting Paola and Cosenza in southern Italy.

An Electrifying Future for Transportation Infrastructure at the ITS World Congress

Global collaboration and standardization are needed, say participants

Aileen Cho

September 3, 2025

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With AI, autonomous vehicles and other technologies coming of age, mobility is at a "transformative" stage worldwide, experts said at the Atlanta event.

Companies

UK's Wood Group Agrees to $291M Purchase by UAE Engineer Sidara

Debra K. Rubin

August 29, 2025

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Under long-gestating deal set to complete in first half of 2026, Sidara will assume $1.6 billion of Wood Group debt and provide $450 million in cash for the financially strapped energy consultant.

LA Transit Projects Enter Preconstruction Phase

Jim Parsons

September 3, 2025

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FlatironDragados has contracts for Southeast Gateway, Union Station

The Manhattan Tunnel Project will build the portion of the tunnel from the Manhattan bulkhead to the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing.

Transit

NYC Gateway Project TBMs Near Completion, on Track for 2026 Tunneling Start

Boring machines each weighing 1,680 tons will begin carving parallel tubes from New Jersey side next year

Bryan Gottlieb

August 20, 2025

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Manufacturing of massive tunnel boring machines for the Hudson Tunnel Project is nearly done

Clean Energy

UPDATED: Connecticut, RI Governors Fight Trump-Ordered Halt to Nearly Done Wind Project

States sue administration in federal court as feds also now aim to cut $679M in awarded US wind port grants and revoke approved permits for a 2.2GW wind project in Maryland and Delaware.

Debra K. Rubin

August 25, 2025

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Developer Orsted, and separately the two states, filed federal lawsuits against the administration on Sept. 4 to halt the stop-work order that they claim "was issued without statutory authority, lacks any evidentiary basis and is unlawful."

Renewable Energy

Trump Administration Now Targets Permits of 5-GW Wind Projects Off Massachusetts

“President Trump said he was a job creator—he has turned into the biggest job destroyer of any President this country has seen," said a Boston region building trades official

Debra K. Rubin

September 3, 2025

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New Trump court filings aim reviews at wind projects, but will administration foes move to revoke their fully approved construction permits?

Infrastructure

Load Test for World's Highest Bridge Is Complete in Guizhou, China

Richard Korman

August 30, 2025

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Trucks line up to test deflections on the steel suspension bridge.

Government

New FERC Chair Expected to Eye Both Natural Gas and Renewables

Top energy project regulator is seen as a 'centrist" Democrat who takes a pragmatic approach, but some environmental groups are wary that he won't support all renewable energy.

Esther D'Amico

August 29, 2025

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New top energy project regulator is described as a 'centrist" Democrat who takes a pragmatic approach, but some environmental groups are wary that he won't support all renewable energy.

Infrastructure

Jacobs Has Design-CM Role on $640M Denmark Tunnel, With Ramboll as Key Consultant

Set to begin construction in 2028, Marselis Tunnel project is core component of the country's 10-year Infrastructure Plan 2035

Emell D. Adolphus

August 27, 2025

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The project, set to start construction in 2028, is part of Denmark Forward, the largest federal infrastructure investment in Scandinavia history, estimated to cost $24 billion.

Government

Scientific Community Refutes DOE's Climate Change Report

Pam McFarland

September 8, 2025

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Experts cite mistakes and mischaracterizations in administration report being used to bolster overhaul of U.S. environmental and energy policy.

Workforce

Groups Blame Tariffs, Immigration Policies as Construction Loses 7K Jobs in August

BLS report shows only the heavy/civil engineering sector added jobs in August

Scott Judy

September 5, 2025

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The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report found construction lost 7,000 positions in August, the industry's third straight month of job declines.

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are seen voting on an energy and water appropriations package

Federal Funding

House Narrowly Passes $57B Energy and Water Development Funding Package

James Leggate

September 4, 2025

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Appropriations bill deals another setback to wind and solar energy but boosts nuclear development, in addition to funding most Corps of Engineers projects.

Signature Bridge Takes Shape as New Downtown Miami Icon

September 11, 2025

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ENR Managing Editor Scott Judy recently wrote about an unusual bridge under construction in Miami that is bound to become a visual icon for that city.

prefabricated units at Lawrence University

ENR 2025 Top 400 Review +: Firms Innovate Under Pressure

Contractors clinch another year of revenue growth as economic uncertainty intensifies over shifting federal policies

Emell D. Adolphus

September 10, 2025

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Top 400 Contractors say cracks in consumer confidence are becoming more evident as owners cancel some projects and pause others amid confusion over the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda.

Construction Economics for August 25, 2025

August 21, 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

Construction History | From the Archives

St. Lawrence Seaway Remade Midcentury Shipping Routes

Scott Lewis

September 11, 2025

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By the 1930s, the century-old system of Great Lakes shipping channels no longer met Canada’s economic needs, and the country was eager to expand.

Screenshot courtesy of Washington State Dept. of Transportation

Information Technology

EV Shift Moves Forward With Washington Infrastructure Map

Jeff Yoders

September 11, 2025

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The number of public electric vehicle charging ports in Washington state has more than doubled in the last four years.

Editorial

Trump War on Wind Power Innovation Is as Irrational as It Is Damaging to AEC Firms

ENR Editorial Board

September 10, 2025

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A commentary on how the deliberate effort to undermine existing projects and investors will suppress power supply and R&D and end up a losing battle for its leader

Industrial Leads for the Week of September 15, 2025

September 11, 2025

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

Construction Economics for September 15, 2025

September 11, 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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JPMorgan Chase to Begin Phased Move-In at New $3B Manhattan HQ This Month

California Speeds Renewables Projects to Get US Tax Credits Before They Expire

Alterra, Eco Materials Open $40M Circular Soil-Recycling Facility in Philadelphia

North Dakota Guarantees $500M for Natural Gas Pipeline

$85M Civil War History Museum Breaks Ground in Fayetteville, NC

Palisades Nuclear Plant Moves Closer to Restart by End of 2025

Francis Scott Key Bridge Rebuild Plans Minor Course Change

New York Penn Station Reconstruction Will Start in 2027, USDOT Says

Webuild Lands $1.75B Contract for Italy High-Speed Rail

An Electrifying Future for Transportation Infrastructure at the ITS World Congress

UK's Wood Group Agrees to $291M Purchase by UAE Engineer Sidara

LA Transit Projects Enter Preconstruction Phase

NYC Gateway Project TBMs Near Completion, on Track for 2026 Tunneling Start

UPDATED: Connecticut, RI Governors Fight Trump-Ordered Halt to Nearly Done Wind Project

Trump Administration Now Targets Permits of 5-GW Wind Projects Off Massachusetts

Load Test for World's Highest Bridge Is Complete in Guizhou, China

New FERC Chair Expected to Eye Both Natural Gas and Renewables

Jacobs Has Design-CM Role on $640M Denmark Tunnel, With Ramboll as Key Consultant

Scientific Community Refutes DOE's Climate Change Report

Groups Blame Tariffs, Immigration Policies as Construction Loses 7K Jobs in August

House Narrowly Passes $57B Energy and Water Development Funding Package

Signature Bridge Takes Shape as New Downtown Miami Icon

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