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This section covers the design, construction, sustainability and performance of various types of buildings such as hotels, offices, retail, commercial, institutional and others.

]]> https://www.enr.com/rss/114 en-us JetZero Starts Work on $4.7B Greensboro, N.C., Aircraft Campus gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) JetZero's $4.7-billion Greensboro, N.C., aircraft campus will require massive site work, capping a 15-year airport strategy to attract aerospace manufacturing.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63189 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:23:24 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63189-jetzero-starts-work-on-47b-greensboro-nc-aircraft-campus NJ Punts on Enacting Tougher Coastal Development Rules Under new Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D), the Resilient Environments and Landscapes rule (REAL) now has one-year reprieve from July 20 before it mandates higher shorebuilding elevations and other requirements for high-risk area—giving pro and con forces more time to battle over likely amendments. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63188 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:59:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63188-nj-punts-on-enacting-tougher-coastal-development-rules Obama Center Opens The Doors as Subcontractors Say Invoices Remain Unpaid yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Several union trade contractors say they have not been paid for their work on the Obama Presidential Center project in Chicago. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63172 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:47:54 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63172-obama-center-opens-the-doors-as-subcontractors-say-invoices-remain-unpaid Bechtel Award Advances Micron $100B New York Megafab Toward First Construction gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) After years of planning and site work, Micron's New York semiconductor megaproject enters a new phase with Bechtel at the helm.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63140 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:40 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63140-bechtel-award-advances-micron-100b-new-york-megafab-toward-first-construction Mamdani's Comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan Sets Big Goals for New York City The Mamdani administration detailed strategies for increasing affordable housing, including building more than 200,000 affordable units in the next decade. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63136 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:30:31 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63136-mamdanis-comprehensive-affordable-housing-plan-sets-big-goals-for-new-york-city Boeing Plans $1B Investment in New Buildings and Renovations in Wichita, Kan. manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) Boeing's planned $1-billion investment comes after its recent return to manufacturing operations in Wichita, Kan.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63132 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63132-boeing-plans-1b-investment-in-new-buildings-and-renovations-in-wichita-kansas Vancouver Amphitheater Pushes Mass Timber Into Long-Span Territory gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Can mass timber compete in large public venues? Engineers of the Freedom Mobile Arch in British Columbia say it's possible.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63118 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:30:40 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63118-vancouver-amphitheater-pushes-mass-timber-into-long-span-territory Chicago Bears Advance Planned Move to Indiana for New Football Stadium manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) NFL team signals that it intends to relocate to northwest Indiana to a proposed multibillion-dollar domed stadium.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63115 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:15:56 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63115-chicago-bears-advance-planned-move-to-indiana-for-new-football-stadium Trump Independence Arch Advances to NCPC Review as Ballroom Appeal Nears gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) The proposed commemorative arch in Washington D.C., has received approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and is now under review by the National Capital Planning Commission, even as a federal judge weighs a lawsuit seeking to halt the project.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63089 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:08:34 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63089-trump-independence-arch-advances-to-ncpc-review-as-ballroom-appeal-nears Halmar, Skanska Advance Penn Station Rebuild as Delivery Phase Begins gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) After months of delays, Amtrak and US DOT names joint venture as master developer to inherit active-rail construction, single-level concourse conversion and complex staging beneath Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63038 Thu, 21 May 2026 11:27:55 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63038-halmar-skanska-advance-penn-station-rebuild-as-delivery-phase-begins STV-Turner JV to Oversee Midtown Manhattan Bus Terminal Phase 1 Work gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Role covers interim terminal, storage facility and rail-spanning ramp structure tied to $10-billion replacement program


]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63030 Wed, 20 May 2026 14:53:52 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63030-stv-turner-jv-to-oversee-midtown-manhattan-bus-terminal-phase-1-work Investors Back US Renewable Energy Projects But Want Market Uncertainties Fixed rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Investors and developers are bullish on clean energy to quickly meet nation's power demand surge, but federal actions that undermine projects and remain vague on tax credit rules, as well as slow connection to the grid, could hamper markets.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63027 Wed, 20 May 2026 12:10:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63027-investors-back-us-renewable-energy-projects-but-want-market-uncertainties-fixed Life Science Building Boom Gives Way to a More Selective Market gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a life-science boom, contractors say demand is shifting toward biomanufacturing and specialized facilities as speculative lab development cools.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63025 Tue, 19 May 2026 18:59:15 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63025-life-science-building-boom-gives-way-to-a-more-selective-market Chicago's Water Tower Place Slated for $170M Makeover manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) Will the planned renovation of the city's downtown mall, which opened in 1975, bring shoppers and new users back to the landmark building?

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63017 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63017-chicagos-water-tower-place-slated-for-170m-makeover White House Ballroom Allocation Hits Snag in Senate, Adding New Uncertainty gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Senate Republicans are revising White House security funding after a procedural setback, adding uncertainty to an already contested project 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63010 Mon, 18 May 2026 10:13:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63010-white-house-ballroom-allocation-hits-snag-in-senate-adding-new-uncertainty India Aviation Infrastructure Plans Skyrocket Billions of dollars in work is expected, ranging from airports and vertiport facilities to sustainable aviation fuel infrastructure.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63008 Fri, 15 May 2026 10:21:27 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63008-india-aviation-infrastructure-plans-skyrocket Western Kentucky U., With Gilbane, Launches $350M Residential Housing Transformation manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) University in Bowling Green, Ky., plans to break ground this fall on project to transform all student residential living spaces, the largest residential investment in its history.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62980 Mon, 11 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62980-western-kentucky-u-with-gilbane-launches-350m-residential-housing-transformation From the Archives: April 29, 1966 lewisw@enr.com (Scott Lewis) The unusual home seen on this 1966 cover showcases then-contemporary innovations in structural concrete, as seen in this clamshell design.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62974 Thu, 07 May 2026 16:45:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62974-from-the-archives-april-29-1966 NY, NJ and Conn. Affordable Housing Leaders Tout Buildouts and Renovations Maximizing affordable multifamily housing will require new policies and new voluntary practices, said panelists on a Regional Plan Association late April webinar.


]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62930 Thu, 07 May 2026 11:15:25 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62930-ny-nj-and-conn-affordable-housing-leaders-tout-buildouts-and-renovations Turner Tapped to Build $500M Westcourt Orlando Mixed-Use District gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Turner’s selection as general contractor pushes Orlando’s long-delayed Westcourt district toward execution, with hotel, office, entertainment and residential work now advancing.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62949 Wed, 06 May 2026 14:56:39 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62949-turner-tapped-to-build-500m-westcourt-orlando-mixed-use-district Chicago Towers Will Alter Skyline And Mitigate Wind Impacts manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) On the long-vacant site in Chicago, two towers have been designed and engineered to combat the power of the wind.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62918 Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62918-towers-will-alter-skyline-and-mitigate-wind-impacts Fed Science Board Firings Will Weaken Research that Supports Engineering, Critics Say mcfarlandp@enr.com (Pam McFarland) Terminations of the National Science Foundation's 22-member board, including noted USC engineering school AI researcher Yolanda Gil, could have a chilling effect on scientific and engineering research. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62917 Fri, 01 May 2026 08:24:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62917-fed-science-board-firings-will-weaken-research-that-supports-engineering-critics-say Oracle's $16B Michigan Data Center Secures Financing as Power Contracts Face Appeals gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Financing is secured and construction is underway, but power contracts behind Michigan's massive Oracle data center are now before the Michigan Court of Appeals.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62911 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:51:05 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62911-oracles-16b-michigan-data-center-secures-financing-as-power-contracts-face-appeals White House Ballroom Contractor Wins $17.4M 'Sole-Source' Park Contract gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb)

A sole-source Lafayette Park contract tied to the White House ballroom project is drawing scrutiny amid a security incident that intensifies the push to build it.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62895 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:27:54 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62895-white-house-ballroom-contractor-wins-174m-sole-source-park-contract TerraPower Begins Construction on First US Commercial-Scale Advanced Nuclear Reactor gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) TerraPower begins construction of the first U.S. utility-scale advanced nuclear plant—can its Natrium design finally move next-generation reactors into commercial reality?

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62891 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:57 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62891-terrapower-begins-construction-on-first-us-commercial-scale-advanced-nuclear-reactor Design Conflicts Emerge for $1B Lakeforest Redevelopment in Maryland gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Officials press for fixes to stormwater, roadway and transit design conflicts as early plans for $1B redevelopment remain under review.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62879 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:19:54 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62879-design-conflicts-emerge-for-1b-lakeforest-redevelopment-in-maryland Tutor Perini Ordered to Pay $175M Over Philadelphia Hotel Project kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman) Responsibility for floor slab deflection problems was a key issue on the 51-story tower project.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62856 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:14:32 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62856-tutor-perini-ordered-to-pay-175m-over-philadelphia-hotel-project Getty Center to Close a Year for First Renovation in Three Decades No designers or contractors have been named yet the center's first comprehensive renovation, estimated to cost between $600 million to $800 million.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62827 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:51:54 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62827-getty-center-to-close-a-year-for-first-renovation-in-three-decades Iron Workers' Bodies Recovered After Partial Philadelphia Parking Garage Collapse jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) Three workers were ID'ed by city-based Ironworkers union as members Stepan Shevchuk, the first to be found, and Matthew Kane and Mark Scott Jr., who were discovered early on April 13.


]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62820 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:40:57 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62820-iron-workers-bodies-recovered-after-partial-philadelphia-parking-garage-collapse Partially Collapsed Philadelphia Parking Garage Leaves at Least One Worker Dead jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) The unfinished garage being built for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is being demolished, following a consultation with structural engineers. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62816 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:05:06 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62816-partially-collapsed-philadelphia-parking-garage-leaves-at-least-one-worker-dead