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Good ideas don't stop at political boundaries nor does the business of construction. en http://enr.com/images2/misc/RSSenrLogo2.jpg http://enr.com/ The McGraw-Hill Companies 2006 Andrew_Wright@mcgraw-hill.com Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:49:45 GMT Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:24:27 GMT FeedEdit http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_teit100317EnterpriseRe-1 Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems entice firms with visions of seamless operations and powerful flows of data. But are they worth the pain of implementation? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:53 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100317FlatironColo A rocky season in Colorado began on cue on March 8 with a rockslide on Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs. It punched holes in a bridge and dumped boulders the size of semitrucks on the highway, closing a 17-mile stretch. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:52 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_tebm100317TransportBIM Building information modeling, still relatively rare in the transportation construction world, proved key in gaining public approval for a planned $573-million, 9.4-mile rapid-transit bus system in Hartford, Conn. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:51 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmpd100317LasVegasCity Las Vegas’ $8.5-billion CityCenter development—the country’s largest privately backed project—may soon have the country’s largest mechanic’s lien. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:51 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100317TaxBreakExte The Senate has passed a $123-billion measure that would extend a collection of tax breaks through December, including some that could benefit construction. The extensions would be retroactive, because many of the incentives have expired. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:51 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100317HoodCanalBri The Washington State Dept. of Transportation escaped one last schedule hurdle in its planned opening of the new, $519.8-million state Route 120 Hood Canal Bridge, thanks in part to the ample time alloted for functional testing of the new west-half lift span. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:50 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_busu100317GreenStandar The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. have merged their efforts, rather than compete, to develop the nation’s first “green” model code for commercial buildings. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:50 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2010/0317-HydraulicPress.asp A New Orleans contractor tried and failed four times to drive sheet piles through a dense soil layer with progressively larger vibratory hammers and an impact hammer. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:50 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd100317OhioRiverHyd The growing demand for renewable energy has pushed one big Ohio power provider to build five hydroelectric projects, worth $2 billion, on existing Ohio River valley dams. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:50 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt100317ChicagoCookC The hospital that served as the model for television’s long-running medical drama “ER” will soon get a new lease on life. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:50 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100317OrlandoBondS Orlando has approved the sale of $69 million in bonds to partially plug a gaping funding hole in its originally priced $1.1-billion downtown building program and kick-start construction of the $250-million first phase of the city’s new performing-arts center. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:49 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100317WillbrosInfr The March 11 move by Willbros Group, Houston, to buy Seattle-based InfrastruX Group for $480 million in cash and stock sets up a new energy-sector engineering giant. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:49 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_polg100317ClimateChang In a move observers say could have big implications for U.S. climate-change policy, five large electric utilities said on March 16 that they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court ruling that subjects them to lawsuits claiming that their carbon-dioxide emissions cause health problems, coastal erosion and other climate-change impacts. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:49 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100317GroundZeroRe Because the owner and developer remain at odds, the fate of much of the 16-acre World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan may now be in the hands of a third party. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:49 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100317VancouverRai Construction of a $1.4-billion, 11-kilometer light-rail line connecting Vancouver, B.C., to other provincial cities is set to start in early 2011, even though Translink, the municipal transportation authority, cannot yet fund its share of the project. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:49 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_polg100317BrooklynAren Forest City Ratner Cos., developer of a controversial arena in Brooklyn, N.Y., finally broke ground on the project after years of delay, legal battles by residents fighting New York City’s use of eminent domain, a change of architect—from Frank Gehry to Ellerbe Becket and SHoP Architects—and two redesigns. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:48 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100317NuclearEngin Students interested in studying nuclear-energy science or engineering have until April 26 to apply for $5 million in scholarships and fellowships the U.S. Energy Dept. is offering to boost the sector’s workforce. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:48 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100317BuildingWork Non-residential buildings started the year 21% below January 2009’s level, while non-building construction began the year 8% behind last year’s start, according to McGraw-Hill Construction’s data for new construction starts. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:48 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100317AirportFundi After a delay of more than seven months, a two-year, $34.6-billion Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization finally has made it to the Senate floor. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:48 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100317HealthCareMe With the House nearing a critical health-care vote, construction is keeping a watchful eye on whether one controversial provision survives. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:47 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100315OrlandoProje The bonds will plug a gaping funding hole in the Community Venues building program and will start performance center work. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:41:33 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2010/0310-NissanVan.asp A new commercial vehicle stole the limelight at this year’s Work Truck Show, but it wasn’t a truck. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100311UKHighSpeedR The initial line to Birmingham would extend the U.K.’s only truly high-speed line between London and the Channel Tunnel. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh100310NewYorkCrane The criminal prosecution of James F. Lomma, a prominent crane owner with offices in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, swivels on the failure of a Chinese rotator gear, the hold-down welding of which catastrophically snapped in May 2008, sending steel debris raining onto the streets of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude100310ChileSeismic Engineers inspecting Chile’s structures after the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck the nation’s midsection on Feb. 27 say Chile’s modern buildings are more robust than many equivalent buildings on the West Coast of the U.S. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:03 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100310HighSpeedRai Private investors will be interested in high-speed-rail projects—if the federal funding stream remains consistent, experts say. In particular, advocates are hoping the $2.5-billion Tampa-Orlando line will prove the mode’s viability. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:03 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100310TransitStopg After weathering a two-day funding cutoff, federal highway and transit programs are back in operation, thanks to a stopgap bill signed on March 2. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:02 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh100310LeadPaintRul After nearly four years of legal challenges and revisions, contractors and unions face stiffer federal safety mandates after April 22 for lead-paint dust containment in homes and public facilities built before 1978 that are occupied by children under the age of seven. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:02 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100310KiewitNewOrl-1 Despite the gloomy construction employment climate, one New Orleans contractor has established a new safety and craft training facility and will hire several hundred people to bring its workforce to 1,000 by summer. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:01 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100310MilwaukeeSto Milwaukee is spending $100 million on a metropolitan flood-control project, hoping to avoid future flood damages that have cost that much since 1997. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:01 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf100310Unemployment Construction’s unemployment rate continues to rise, reaching 27.1% in February, its highest level in a decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:00 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100310IndianaExpre An Indiana bill that paves the way for a public-private partnership to design, build and operate the $1.1-billion Illiana Expressway through Indiana and Illinois unanimously passed the Indiana Senate on March 2. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:00 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100310YuccaMountai On March 3, the U.S. Energy Dept. formally withdrew its application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to make southern Nevada the site of national nuclear-waste repository. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:59 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100310EuropeSuperg Ten major energy, engineering and construction companies have formed Friends of the “Supergrid” to promote a multibillion-dollar grid linking offshore European wind farms. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100310ColoradoRock A rock slide on Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs, Colo., punched holes in a bridge and dumped boulders the size of semitrucks on the highway, closing a 17-mile stretch of the road on the morning of March 8. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100310WaterPolicyC The Army Corps of Engineers is facing bipartisan heat from House lawmakers about how it is carrying out important policy changes called for in the 2007 Water Resources Development Act. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100310HighwayFunds Beating the deadline set by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, all state departments of transportation obligated their full allotments of ARRA highway funds to projects by Feb. 26. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100310BillCutEmiss Lawmakers on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hope to advance bipartisan legislation this year that aims to cut powerplant emissions of mercury, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100310OSHARecordKe The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the comment period until March 30 on the proposed revision of its Injury and Illness Recordkeeping rule. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:35 GMT http://enr.construction.com/opinions/book_reviews/2010/0310-ChildrenEngineeringBook.asp To five-year-olds and many parents, learning math and science or studying engineering isn’t a very kid-friendly option. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:35 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100309AlbertaOilPi Enbridge Inc. is itching to get going on its proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline stretching from outside Edmonton, Alberta, to Kitimat, B.C. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:31:54 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100303KenyaRoads Kenya, east Africa’s largest economy, has begun the $960-million process of constructing and upgrading two key roads in the capital of Nairobi through public/private partnerships as part of the multinational Northern Corridor Transport Improvement Project (NCTIP). Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:03:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude100303EgyptMuseum Six years after design began and one year after it was completed, Egypt’s Ministry of Culture is almost ready to start construction of the $550-million main building of the Grand Egyptian Museum, near Cairo. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:03:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100303LondonCrossR Thanks to bipartisan support, London’s $24-billion government-sponsored Crossrail project seems to have a secure future even as public spending cuts loom. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:03:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_teit100303BroadbandBon California Engineering Contractors, Pleasanton, Calif., was not happy with its high-speed Internet options. Even while paying thousands of dollars a month for bonded T1 lines or similar high-end connectivity at its main office, field offices at projects were often stuck with limited broadband. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:03:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100303MAWindProjec Developers of a major offshore wind farm in Massachusetts Bay failed to reach agreement by March 1 with local Native American tribes who say the $1-billion Cape Wind project would destroy ancestral burial sites. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:03:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100303ChileQuakeDa-1 Temblors in 1960 and 1985 triggered an overhaul of building codes and construction practices, improving structural performace in Chile’s recent seismic events. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100303ChileHoldsSt Hours after Chile was hammered on Feb. 27 by one of the most powerful earthquakes in its history, President Michelle Bachelet made it clear the country already is preparing for recovery. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100303CaliforniaSm In mid-February, Glendale Water & Power awarded a $4.2-million contract to Greenville, S.C.-based Utility Partners of America Inc., as the Southern California city joined a nationwide move to so-called smart water and electric networks. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100303PeruHydropow Brazilian-backed proposal to build a 2,000-megawatt hydroelectric plant in the Peruvian Amazon has gained momentum in recent weeks as the government of the Andean nation has thrown its weight behind the effort. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100303SouthAfricaM Two construction companies, a designer and a contractor with major footholds in South Africa, take somewhat different views of the country’s market prospects in these tougher economic times. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmec100303TestwellLabC After nearly a week of extra-innings deliberation, a New York City jury finally convicted regional concrete testing giant Testwell Laboratories on Feb. 25 of racketeering stemming from allegations it filed fake test results on more than 80 buildings. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100303ChinaHongKon Work on the 26-km-long Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) is well under way, with the last contract to be awarded in 2011. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100303DetroitWinds The Michigan Dept. of Transportation will find out on March 17 how many developers, investors, lenders, design-build contractors and operators are interested in building a new $2.26-billion international bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100303GuamDamage In a strongly worded response that was not a surprise to the U.S. military, a San Francisco-based official of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has raised concerns about the potentially major environmental and infrastructure damage from the planned relocation of thousands of Marines and others to the tiny Pacific island of Guam. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100303MissouriRive De-authorizing navigation on the Missouri River would do wonders to ensure a robust water supply for irrigation and recreation in the Midwest—although at a cost to certain interest groups, many of them downstream. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd100303EthiopiaDam Within weeks of Ethiopia’s inauguration of the 420-megawatt Gilgel Gibe II hydro plant by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in January, a 15-meter section of its head-race tunnel collapsed. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100303BrazilHighSp Rio de Janeiro is pushing for high-speed-rail service in time for the 2014 Olympic Games. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100303PanamaCanalR A joint U.S.-European group has presented the low bid to analyze the options for a vehicular crossing at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal, officials said on Monday. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100303CapitolArchi President Obama has picked Stephen T. Ayers, acting head of the office of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) for the past three years, to serve a full 10-year term as the Capitol Architect. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:15 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100303CanadaPact A recent U.S.-Canada trade agreement that attempts to resolve a dispute over the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s “Buy American” provisions will provide some help for water and wastewater companies in both countries, but in many ways it is too little, too late, industry sources say. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:15 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100303OhioRiverLoc The Louisville, Ky., district of the Army Corps of Engineers allowed resumption of Ohio River traffic through the 1,200-ft Markland Lock chamber on March 1 after an expedited 155-day, $6-million emergency repair operation. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:15 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100303PollutedCana The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared on March 2 that the Gowanus Canal will be added to the list of federal Superfund cleanup sites. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:15 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_poas100303JobCreationP The Associated Builders and Contractors, an Arlington, Va., group that represents non-union construction firms, proposed a five-step plan on March 2 to help create new jobs in a sector in which unemployment has reached 24.7%. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:14 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100304HighwayTrans The measure next goes back to Senate for final action. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:31:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100226MississippiF Current high river levels across the Mississippi watershed have levee officials watching flood defenses closely for signs of distress. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:18:14 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_busu100225HaitiEarthqu A multidisciplinary team of U.S. earthquake researchers and design engineers, organized by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), is leaving Feb. 28 to spend six days in Haiti. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:17:24 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmec100224FormerExecFr Prosecutors claim engineer George Papadopoulos used phony bills to clients in $3 million fraud scheme. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:17:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh100224KleenEnergyB Injured workers' attorneys allege widespread lack of supervision during gas purging on morning of explosion. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:26:32 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100224IRSMisclassi With an eye on badly needed tax revenue, the Obama administration ramps up for an enforcement drive that could push many construction contractors to pay big penalties Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bucm100224MinneapolisB-1 Building team finished Minneapolis ballpark more than three months before Opening Day, despite a hemmed-in site that prompted unwieldy “inside-out” construction. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100224NuclearPower The long-awaited nuclear renaissance appears to be closer to reality. The Obama administration continues to send strong signals of support for nuclear power as part of the nation’s “clean-energy” future. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100224FloodControl As spring approaches, officials from Minnesota to New Orleans are eyeing Mississippi River levees—already lapped by higher-than-normal water levels—and bracing for likely floods. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd100224KlamathDamRe The largest dam removal and river restoration project in U.S. history moved a step closer to reality last month as the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Oregon, California, PacifiCorp and about 40 other groups signed agreements that will set into motion the $200-million removal of four dams on the Klamath River and the $1-billion restoration of the Klamath Basin. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100224VancouverHig A massive highway renovation is unfolding only minutes away from Vancouver’s Winter Olympics, and the centerpiece will be a new cable-stayed bridge crossing the Fraser River from Surrey to Coquitlam. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100224HaitianMissi The United Nations now estimates that 3 million Haitians—a third of the population—were “badly affected” by the magnitude-7 earthquake that ravaged the island nation on Jan. 12. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:20 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100224RailTigerGra The U.S. Dept. of Transportation awarded $1.5 billion in grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to 51 projects in 41 states and the District of Columbia on Feb. 17, underscoring the Obama administration’s transportation priorities. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:20 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf100224Construction The fragmented construction business has too many subgroups, many say, but one now forming could be an industry wake-up call. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:19 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100224GreatLakesRe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson fleshed out details of the administration’s five-year, $2.2-billion Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action plan at a Feb. 21 news conference at the National Governors’ Association’s winter meeting in Washington. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:19 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh100224BlastInjured Lawyers for two workers injured in the deadly Feb. 7 explosion at the Kleen Energy powerplant in Middletown, Conn., allege that “multiple” ignition sources were in operation while natural gas was being purged from the nearly $1-billion construction site. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_polg100224NewYorkConcr Participants in some of New York City’s largest concrete construction projects are now trying to determine the potential impact of the Feb. 17 conviction of the city’s main concrete testing firm and its owner for filing false test reports. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100224LAIntlAirpor The Tom Bradley International Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport on Feb. 22 kicked off construction of the new $1.5-billion Bradley West modernization project. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100224AlternativeE Lynchburg, Va.-based Babcock & Wilcox will work with FirstEnergy, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Oglethorpe Power to place its small-scale, 125-MW modular nuclear unit, called mPower, into operation by 2020, says Chris Mowry, CEO of B&W Modular Nuclear Energy LLC. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100224GreenhouseGa A battle royal may be brewing as opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions mounts. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100224ObamaHealthT Industry groups and GOP leaders are critical of President Obama’s health-care proposal, which was unveiled on Feb. 22. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100224SenateBillEn The Senate voted to end debate on a $15-billion jobs bill on Feb. 22. Five Republicans, including fledgling Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, joined all but one Democrat in voting to advance the bill, which the Senate plans to take up later in the week. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:15 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2010/0224-ChicagoTruckShow.asp Why go to the Chicago Auto Show? Because it could be renamed the Chicago Truck Show. You can find the latest concept cars and practical rides, but usually there is no shortage of construction trucks and other workhorses. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:15 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2010/0224-ImportedAerialLift.asp When it arrives from Europe in July, the first high-reach work platform to join Abilene High Lift Aerial’s fleet will be the tallest of its kind in North America. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:15 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100223WisconsinMet A 17-mile pipeline from a Wisconsin landfill will power a Milwaukee wastewater treatment plant and convert treated waste to commercial-grade fertilizer. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:14:56 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100222NorthwestEne Utilities say 85% goal is neither cost-effective nor achievable with current technology. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:32:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100222CologneRailI Last year’s tunnel section collapse triggered the investigation of construction quality. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:30:53 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_polg100219MississippiC Mississippi case represents victory for general contractors seeking coverage of subs defects under commercial general liability policies. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:26:37 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/materials/2010/0218-JMEaglePipeLawsuit.asp Attorneys for JM Eagle, the maker of PVC pipe and the target of a whistleblower lawsuit, fire back at the company’s accuser. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:02:43 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmec100218CologneRailG The diaphragm walls on a station in a new rail line are far short of specified dowel bars. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:02:42 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100217PostRecessio-1 Engineering and construction firms are charting new courses for corporate survival and growth as the recession takes hold. Time will tell if it’s the right path for each. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:41 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100217HarryReidJob Reid’s surprise proposal would extend SAFETEA-LU and bolster the Highway Trust Fund, but it wouldn’t increase federal infrastructure spending beyond current levels Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:41 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100217Oberstar House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) discussed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act results and a new jobs bill in a Feb. 3, one-on-one interview with ENR. Edited excerpts follow. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:40 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2010/0217-CaterpillarEquipments.asp Prices for Caterpillar construction equipment will rise by about 12% over the next four years as the company rolls out new and revised models that meet the next level of worldwide clean-air standards. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:40 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/materials/2010/0217-JMEaglePVCPipe.asp A three-year-old “whistle-blower” suit unsealed in a federal district court on Feb. 8 claims that a leading manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride pipe widely used for utility collection and transmission lines falsely claimed its products met the performance specifications of industry regulators. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:39 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/materials/2010/0217-CompositesCodes.asp Thanks to an increasing national awareness of infrastructure maintenance issues and the environment, composite materials are gaining support. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:39 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100217BentleyEnter Two companies with industrial- strength software for handling data for infrastructure operations and management have been bought by a vendor known for design and engineering software. The firm has its eye on delivering cradle-to-grave facilities-information management solutions. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:38 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100217CaliforniaDi California’s Air Resources Board downshifted this month by offering contractors “relief.” The regulatory board says it will delay enforcement of its emissions regulations—which were set to go into effect on March 1—for existing off-road diesel machinery until it receives a waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:38 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100217HighSpeedRai High-speed-rail builders from Europe and Japan trekked to Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles in early February to share their experiences with Americans. Public-private partnerships, interoperability with other systems and public outreach were among the topics broached by French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese rail officials. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:37 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100217TexasDFWConn An innovative, Texas-style highway contract will be put to the test as construction starts this month on the $1.02-billion DFW Connector project. It is designed to relieve congestion and double traffic capacity near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:37 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt100217NewYorkCityP What is not a movie studio but occupies 35 acres and, when completed, will look like a small city with five-story buildings, a subway station, and one- and two-story houses on a suburban-style street? Answer: the future 2.4-million-sq-ft New York City Police Academy. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100217NuclearProgr The Obama administration announced on Feb. 16 the first of what it hopes will be several loan guarantees for the construction of new U.S. nuclear facilities. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf100217Unemployment Construction’s unemployment rate soared to 25% in January, up from 18% the previous year, 11% in 2008 and 9% in 2007, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100217MNLegislatur A $1-billion bonding bill set to fund university and public-works projects in Minnesota is now on its way to Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R). Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:35 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100217JacobsWastew In its latest step on the acquisition trail, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif., said on Feb. 15 it had purchased Norcross, Ga.-based Jordan, Jones & Goulding Inc. (JJG), a 500-person engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater markets. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:35 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100217NLRBNominee President Obama’s three nominees to serve on the National Labor Relations Board remain in limbo as controversy embroils one of them: Craig Becker, associate general counsel to the Service Employees International Union and the AFL-CIO. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:34 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100217LoanDefaults The Congressional Oversight Panel’s new report predicts more trouble ahead for the already suffering banking industry. The Feb. 11 analysis says a wave of commercial real estate loan defaults over the next four years could jeopardize the stability of midsize and small banks. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:34 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100217USCanadaTrad The United States and Canada signed a trade agreement on Feb. 12 that seeks to address concerns over “Buy American” provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as well as other long-standing procurement issues between the two nations. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:33 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_teit100217OnlineBroadb Mapping existing broadband service is a requirement for states angling for a piece of the roughly $4.2 billion in matching American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for high-speed Internet expansion. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:25:33 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100217TIGERGrantsA Department selects 51 projects, including rail, transit, bridges, ports, from more than 1,400 proposals. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:41:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100217NYCTransitNe Just a week after the chairman of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority warned of a possible budget crisis-one that would be the worst in 30 years-one of his former chief engineers told another industry audience of the subway and bus systems' urgent needs. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:41:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100211AecomEarning The company is bullish on stimulus impacts, despite cost of U.K. layoffs and reduced results in professional services. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:56:32 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100210StimulusPlan The first part of a special series explores what stimulus funds are left, the prospects for another federal infusion and the elements of economic recovery in key market segments. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100210TransportSec Transportation agencies have been near the front of the pack in getting American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds out the door. In highways, state depts. of transportation have $16.8 billion in ARRA projects under construction, says David Bauer, American Road & Transportation Builders Association senior vice president. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:15 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100210ElectricityP The switch barely has been flipped on the flow of stimulus-related electricity projects across the nation. Most contractors say that 2010 marks the beginning of a three-year push to construct transmission lines to carry—and smart-grid technology to manage—renewable power. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:15 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd100210WastewaterPr As the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act nears its one-year anniversary, waste-cleanup firms anticipate another year of backlog boosts. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:15 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt100210BuildingProj For many firms that focus on buildings, much of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s promise still hasn’t turned into contracts. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:14 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh100210GasPurgingBl Although federal investigators are unsure about what caused a fatal explosion on Feb. 7 at a powerplant under construction in central Connecticut, local officials are saying the accident occurred during blowdown operations in preparation for the facility’s scheduled opening this summer. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:14 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf100210OpenShopGrou With its membership in recession mode, the Associated Builders and Contractors drew only about 1,100 attendees to its 60th anniversary convention in San Diego earlier this month. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:14 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/materials/2010/0210-AnnualConcreteShow.asp Has construction finally hit rock bottom? New projects are expected to swing up slightly this year, but the economic fog will not fully lift for another year or two, remarked attendees at this year’s World of Concrete. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:14 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/materials/2010/0210-SimulusLiftCement.asp Cement consumption will rise by 5.2% this year, aided by federal stimulus spending, according to Portland Cement Association’s chief economist, Ed Sullivan. He gave a 2010-14 forecast on Feb. 2 at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:13 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmpd100210TransChiefRe The top transportation official in Louisiana, William D. Ankner, resigned on Feb. 5 amid controversy following the award of a design-build job to the contractor with the best technical proposal but the highest price among three bidders. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:13 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100210LockGateFail For the second time in four months a 240-ton leaf of a main Ohio River miter-gate lock has failed, severely restricting shipping and signaling, once again, that it can be perilous to depend on aging infrastructure. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:13 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_busu100210HangarCollap Staying just hours ahead of another snow storm expected to hit Virginia’s Dulles International Airport on Feb. 10, about 40 workers from Miller & Long Concrete Construction, Bethesda, Md., installed 65 towers to shore the sole-surviving aircraft hangar unit at the three-year-old United Jet Center. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:13 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_teit100210HaitiSocialN The Haitian government has estimated it will take 10 years and $3 billion to repair the damage caused by Jan. 12’s magnitude-7 earthquake, although some warn it may cost more than three times that amount. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:12 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100210YuccaEnergyD The U.S. Dept. of Energy is withdrawing its Nuclear Regulatory Commission application for a waste-storage facility in southern Nevada’s Yucca Mountain. The move comes after DOE spent decades and $38 billion researching and building at the site. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:12 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_busu100210RatingSystem A Jan. 22 article in the San Antonio Business Journal headlined “Risk of LEED Decertification Looms Large for Real Estate” contains “several inaccuracies, causing unnecessary anxiety in the marketplace,” says Ashley Katz, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Green Building Council. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:12 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100210UKTidalWaveP Six marine energy developers in the U.K. have been allocated $35 million of government funding to accelerate prototype production of offshore devices used to convert waves or currents to energy by the not-for-profit company Carbon Trust. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:12 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100210CleanCoalPro Equipment maker Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., said on Feb. 8 that it would join the FutureGen Alliance, a public-private partnership set to build a 275-MW clean-coal powerplant in Mattoon, Ill., although it did not disclose the amount of its investment. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:11 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_polg100210AlabamaLandf The owners of the Alabama landfill that is taking about 10,000 tons per day of coal-ash waste from a collapsed Tennessee Valley Authority storage site in Kingston, Tenn., have filed for bankruptcy. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:11 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100210SolarPowerDu The Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power is developing a plan to turn the dusty dry lake bed of Owens Valley, Calif., into an 80-sq-mi, 5-GW solar park. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:11 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmpd100210SchoolBondsV Voters in Bernalillo County, N.M., overwhelmingly approved a total of $617 million in school construction funding during a special bond election on Feb. 2. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:11 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100210BayBridgeSeg The first permanent deck section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s self-anchored suspension span was hoisted onto the bridge’s temporary support steel on Feb. 3. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:10 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh100210PowerplantBl Although federal investigators are unsure of what caused Sunday's deadly explosion at a powerplant under construction in central Connecticut, local officials are saying the accident occurred during gas line purging, or blow-down operations, in preparation for the facility's scheduled opening this summer. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:08:42 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude100128USEmbassyHai The U.S. embassy in Haiti is one of the rare significant structures in Port-au-Prince to have survived the Jan. 12, 7.0 magnitude earthquake with only minor damage, none of it structural. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:47:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100128NewYorkTrans One of the biggest capital construction programs in the country faces a crisis as Obama vows spending limits. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:47:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100128HighSpeedRai California is the top winner but Midwest states and Florida also scored big in states' fierce competition for $8 billion in federal grants to build high-speed-rail lines around the country. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:29:02 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100127DisasterReli Even while survivors struggle through the grim process of removing bodies and debris left by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan. 12, relief organizations are mustering materials and skills to help Haitians rebuild their lives and economy. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:40:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd100127TaumSaukUppe-1 Roller-compaced concrete dam is built to contain the Taum Sauk Upper Reservoir atop Missouri’s highest peak. The pumped-storage reservoir replaces one that failed in 2005. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100127HaitisQuakeA-1 By the time they leave on Jan. 28, the 10 U.S. structural engineers sent to Haiti to assess the condition of buildings slightly damaged in the magnitude-7 earthquake will have done about 100 surveys. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100127WreckedHaiti Despite fears that it will take months to rebuild port facilities in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, that were wrecked by an earthquake on Jan. 12, construction and shipping industry representatives say the damage will not prevent them from pouring building materials and equipment into the country . Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:03 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude100127NashvilleMus Following a decade of study and debate, Nashville this month will begin clearing a 16-acre downtown site for the controversial $585-million Music City Convention Center. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:03 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100127DenverRailPr Denver’s Regional Transportation District says it will need about $2.4 billion more than expected to build all components of the city’s FasTracks rail expansion. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:02 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100127ObamaBudgetP-1 When President Obama sends his 2011 budget plan to Capitol Hill, he will propose freezing non-defense discretionary spending—which includes most construction programs—at 2010’s level for the next three years. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:02 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100127DullesMetror The Federal Transit Administration approved last month the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority’s revised testing plan for eleven 30-year-old foundations that will be used to support piers for the new Dulles Metrorail extension in northern Virginia to Dulles International Airport. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:01 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100127CoalAshSpill A second phase of coal-ash cleanup at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston, Tenn., fossil-fuel powerplant could take at least four more years and up to $741 million to complete, says an engineering and cost analysis done for the utility and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is overseeing the work. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:01 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100127HudsonRiverT Five teams comprising major U.S. and overseas soft-ground tunneling expertise are seeking approval to bid the third and final contract, estimated at $500 million, of an $8.7-billion rail link under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:00 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100127WindSolarCom Samsung C&T, Korean Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and the province of Ontario announced on Jan. 21 a $6.6-billion deal—the largest of its kind, they claim—to build, own and operate facilities in the province to produce 500 MW of solar power and 2,000 MW of wind power by 2016. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:06:00 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100127GreenBuildin After some bumps on the road to publication, the nation’s first code-intended commercial green building standard is available from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:05:59 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100127BestCompanie Even in a time of market collapse and downsizing, some industry firms continue to be a great place to work, according Fortune Magazine’s annual list of the “100 Best Companies To Work For.” Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:05:59 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100127FallingConst It’s “official”: 2009 was a really bad year. The dollar value of new construction starts last year fell 26%, according to McGraw-Hill Construction’s December data. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:05:58 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100127GreenhouseRu A battle is brewing in the Senate over Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski’s proposed “resolution of disapproval” to block the Environmental Protection Agency from moving forward with plans to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:05:58 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100127ElectionAdLi The Supreme Court’s decision to lift campaign-finance restrictions on corporations has sparked mixed reactions in construction circles. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:05:57 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100126ObamaFreeze President Obama will propose a three-year freeze at current levels on total "non-security" spending--the budget sector that includes most federal construction programs--beginning in fiscal year 2011, senior administration officials say. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:34:05 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100121HousingMarke A rebound won’t materialize in residential construction until the problems of foreclosure, high unemployment and tight lending are diminished. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:16:46 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_busu100120HaitiSatelli U.N. research institute adds satellite-based building damage assessment map of Port-au-Prince, Haiti to growing library of online resources. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:34 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2010/0120-TighterQualityControls-1.asp As new regulations hit the jobsite, two large hoisting companies are making the case for even tighter inspection, maintenance and repair standards for lifting machines. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:33 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100120HaitiQuakeRe-1 The leaders of the U.S. earthquake response effort in Haiti say they expect it will be “several weeks” before the effort shifts from a first-response life- support mission to planning for recovery, but when it comes, that phase “will involve all the military and civilian subject-matter experts.” Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:33 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100120DisasterRedu Two years ago, Haiti hosted the first-ever disaster-reduction meeting, which was attended by more than 120 representatives of 21 nations of the greater Caribbean and 18 regional and international organizations. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:32 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd100120CaliTallDam Funding will be the key to one of the largest dam removal projects in California history. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:32 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100120TransitProje The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is changing the criteria it uses to evaluate which new transit projects it will fund. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:32 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100120PanamaCanal The Panama Canal Authority is planning a permanent road connecting North and South American land masses on the canal’s Atlantic side. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:31 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100120GreenRatingS An official road-building rating system similar to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for buildings may be coming soon. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:30 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmpd100120NewOrleansWo More than 400 contractors hungry for work packed into two standing-room-only sessions at a Jan. 13 industry day, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District (NOD), in hopes of learning what it would take to get a piece of a $14.3-billion program to built levees, pump stations and other flood-resistant infrastructure. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:30 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100120Acquisitions Recession pressures, more cash on hand and a quest for new markets quickly kicked mergers and acquisitions out of the gate in 2010. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:30 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100120PoorCostEsti Cost estimating by the U.S. Energy Dept. on its construction and cleanup projects needs revamping to keep overruns under control, says a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:29 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100120URSCorpMovin URS Corp., San Francisco, is moving the headquarters of its Washington division from Boise, Idaho, to Denver by the end of 2010, according to industry sources. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:29 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100120FloridaHighS Florida roadbuilders are concerned about the state’s high-speed-rail funding scheme and its effect on other transportation funding. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:28 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100120NuclearMisha The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $35,000 civil penalty against the Babcock & Wilcox Facility in Lynchburg, Va., claiming the facilities staff failed to declare an alert emergency classification in a timely manner as required by their emergency plan. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:28 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100120LasVegasMono Las Vegas Monorail Co., private owner of a $650-million, 4.2-mile automated rail line connecting eight Las Vegas Strip resorts and the convention center, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 13, one month after an announced $500-million expansion to McCarran International Airport. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:28 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100120SkanskaRumor Skanska AB, Stockholm, Sweden, is vigorously denying what it calls "false and misleading information" about closing down its business unit in Latin America. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:28 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100120SchoolMarket Once thought to be virtually recession-proof, the school construction market is starting to falter, undercutting building costs associated with that market. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:27 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100120ARRAConstruc An estimated 262,000 construction-sector jobs have been produced or saved by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds through the end of 2009, the White House Council of Economic Advisers says in its second quarterly report. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:27 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100120EPAWaterPoll The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed water-quality standards for Florida that would for the first time set numeric limits on nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen in that state. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:22:26 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100119FloridaRailP Florida is looking to the private sector to bankroll high-speed rail. The state's proposal for federal funding anticipates that private-sector funding would cover all operations and maintenance expenses for a planned line between Orlando and Tampa. Scott Judy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:12:39 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100114ReliefMobili Shawmut’s James. S. Ansara pledges to put in up to $1 million of his own funds in matched contributions. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:19:47 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100114ReliefMobili The destruction of the United Nations' mission complicates rescue efforts. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:18:35 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100113HaitiEarthqu-1 Although two faults run through the island, some believe Haiti’s structures were significantly behind the times when it came to earthquakes. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:24 GMT http://enr.construction.com/people/awards/2010/0113-topnewsmakers.asp ENR Editors have chosen 25 individuals for their achievements and innovations in serving the best interests of the construction industry, featured in ENR and ENR.com in 2009. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt100113BurjDubaiSup The 828-meter Burj Dubai, renamed Burj Khalifa on its opening day, Jan. 4, is likely the most monitored skyscraper in the world, from its foundation to the top of its pinnacle. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100113EnergyUse As legislators and regulators continue to focus on the energy-related performance of structures in the nation’s capitol and elsewhere, states and cities are looking at benchmarking laws to improve the efficiency of buildings. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf100113Construction Construction’s jobless rate climbed to its highest level in at least a decade, reaching 22.7% in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. Economists say the slump in nonresidential building markets has overshadowed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s boost to the public-works sector. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmpd100113Qualificatio The American Council of Engineering Companies has released what it says is a "landmark" study of how qualifications-based selection (QBS) for design, rather than low-bid, can ensure positive project outcomes, particularly on large and technically complex jobs. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100113Transportati Many transportation experts say federal and state transportation departments need to radically change how they fund and deliver projects, with an emphasis on performance measures, private involvement and design-build. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100113EPAOzoneRule The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new standard for ground-level ozone, if enacted, would be the most stringent ever proposed. The measure would cost industry billions of dollars to reach compliance, by the agency’s own estimates. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100113CoadeIntergr The vendor that analysts say has the largest market share in supplying engineering software to the process plant industry has acquired a 25-year-old company with the most widely used pipe-stress analysis software, as well as a suite of 3D design tools for small-plant and project design. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:20 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100113UKWindPower The British government this month awarded exclusive development rights for nine offshore wind farms. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:20 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100113GSANamesMana The U.S. General Services Administration added an extra set of eyes and ears to a $435-million U.S. Coast Guard headquarters project in Washington, D.C., with a $16-million construction-management contract. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:19 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh100113NYCFatalitie The number of fatal construction-related accidents in New York City decreased in 2009 by 84% over the previous year. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:19 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100113FuelEfficien The U.S. Dept. of Energy on Jan. 11 sponsored $187 million for the next five years to advance fuel efficiency for passenger vehicles and heavy-duty trucks, which account for nearly a third of the nation’s energy use. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi100113RecessionCut Building costs are responding to the recession in nonresidential construction. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100113HealthCareBi As the 111th Congress begins its new session, construction groups will be keeping an eye on House-Senate negotiations on a final health-care bill and Senate action on a jobs measure expected to in­clude billions for infrastructure. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100113CourtLaborCa The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Jan. 19 in a case involving a dispute between construction materials company Graniterock Co. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:17 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100113UnionLeaders Health-care legislation remains front and center, as the White House works with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to reconcile House and Senate versions of the bill. Union and nonunion groups are concerned about the direction in which the negotiations seem to be going. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf100113StimulusCons President's economic advisors say the figures are only estimates and are not a compilation of state reports. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:18:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd100111YerbaBuenaEl A California contractor was awarded one of the largest U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contracts for a $5-million irrigation project in the National Elk Refuge near Jackson, Wyo. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:31:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmec100108PBSJCorpOver The PBSJ Corp., a Tampa-based architecture, engineering and construction firm, is conducting an internal investigation into whether its subsidiary, PBS&J International Inc., broke the law in pursuing projects overseas. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:04:12 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf100108Unemployment Industry's jobless rate is worst in at least a decade. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:08:55 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen100107EPAOzoneStan The EPA reconsiders the Bush-era standard for ozone, saying that protecting public health and the environment requires more stringent requirements. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:42:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100107DemocratsRet The fragile filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate hangs in the balance as two prominent Democrats announce that they will not seek re-election. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:42:15 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100106SpainContrac-1 Spanish construction logos are among the first to be seen by visitors to the Irish Republic as they drive into Dublin from the city’s airport. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:41 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude100106USInstituteP Along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., memorials honor the service of Americans in wartime, but the site’s newest addition will be one that fosters conflict resolution and peace. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:40 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100106BidForMateri Recessions may mean hard times for businesses, but they also are mothers of invention. Entrepreneurs head for their garages and workshops, and business types get busy thinking up new ways to compete. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:39 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100106Route12Hatte A contractor last month completed relocation of a 1,800-ft-long flood-prone stretch of state Route 12 on Hatteras Island, N.C., but a longer-term plan to elevate other parts of the highway faces potential delays. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:39 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100106StLouisIllin Construction is scheduled to start this year on what will be the third-longest cable-stayed bridge in the U.S., linking St. Louis and western Illinois over the Mississippi River by 2014. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:39 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_busu100106IndiaGreenRa The Indian government is considering adopting a new rating system for all new planned government and public-sector buildings. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:38 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100106PadmaBridge The Padma Bridge, which at 6.1 km will be Pakistan’s longest bridge when completed, will cross the Padma River 50 km south of Dhaka, the capital. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:38 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100106VietnamRiver Vietnam’s ministry of transport, public works and water management has launched a four-year, $100-million project to improve navigation along 250 km of the Mekong River, a key transportation corridor. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:38 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi100106CapeWindProj U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar he would meet with stakeholders on the future of the planned $1-billion Cape Wind wind farm in Nantucket Sound. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:38 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmec100106DOEOfficialC The U.S. Energy Dept.’s inspector general on Dec. 30 cleared a top DOE official in charge of overseeing the agency’s $6 billion of stimulus spending of abusing her authority related to spending at the agency’s Savannah River site in Aiken, S.C. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:38 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr100106UKJobClearsC Managers of London’s Crossrail railroad have chosen the final five of 24 design teams for the estimated $26-billion project, said to be Europe’s largest infrastructure job. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:37 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bucm100106TexasStadium In an unusual move in the highly commercialized sports market, the city council of Irving, Texas, voted on Dec. 31 to award naming rights to the demolition of Texas Stadium to Kraft Foods Global. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:37 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt100106DubaiTallest The developer of the world’s tallest building, which opened on Jan. 4 in Dubai after more than a year’s delay, has announced the height at 828 meters. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:37 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo100106OSHAGearsUp The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s regulatory agenda for the first half of 2010 contains some major construction rules. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:20:37 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude100105BurjDubaiWor Nadine M. Post Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:47:24 GMT http://enr.construction.com/people/promotions/2010/0104-NavFacMossey.asp Past commander of several regions named to top post Dec. 28. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:02:32 GMT http://enr.construction.com/photocontest/2009/1230-AnnualPhotoContest.asp The winners of ENR’s Annual Photo Contest prove there is a story behind every picture. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:45 GMT http://enr.construction.com/toplists/best_of_awards/2009/national/default.asp Winners of McGraw-Hill Construction’s regional best-projects competitions were judged to win national honors for design, construction, teamwork, sustainability and more. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:44 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091230HealthCareBi-1 The construction industry is divided over the landmark health care bill approved by the Senate on Dec. 24, primarily because of a provision that would require small construction industry employers to provide health insurance to employees. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:43 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091230IndiaBridgeC Though work is expected to resume in about five weeks, the Dec. 24 collapse of a 50-meter-long portion of an unfinished, 1,100-m-long cable-stayed bridge, some 50 m above the river Chambal near Kota in Rajasthan, has left the National Highway Authority of India baffled. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:43 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091230PanamaCanalC A construction consortium from Spain, Mexico and Costa Rica has outbid three other competitors for the second-largest contract awarded in the Panama Canal’s $5.2-billion Third Lane Expansion effort, eclipsed only by the price tag for design and construction of the waterway’s new locks. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:42 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091230HawaiiWindPo Wind-energy developers are working with the state of Hawaii and Hawaii’s largest electric utility to develop wind resources on two islands and deliver power to Oahu. One estimate pegs the program’s cost at $3 billion, but another source says it could cost twice that amount. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:42 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmpd091230BrooklynDeve After six years, three arena designs, two arena architects, a scaling back, a new development partnership and many protests, it appears the 22-acre Atlantic Yards megadevelopment over rail yards in Brooklyn, N.Y., is moving ahead. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:41 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh091230ScaffoldAcci Ontario’s Ministry of Labour and Toronto police are continuing to investigate a Christmas Eve scaffold collapse at an apartment building under construction that killed four construction workers and injured a fifth. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:41 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091230RadioactiveW The U.S. Energy Dept. announced on Dec. 28 a plan to treat thousands of cubic yards of radioactive waste at the Idaho National Laboratory site in Idaho Falls, beating a court-ordered deadline by four days. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:40 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091230TroubledVega Financier Carl Icahn is moving forward with plans to buy the troubled Fontaine- bleau project in Las Vegas by offering $156.2 million in cash and financing at a Jan. 27 bankruptcy court auction. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:40 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt091230MGMMirageCom On Dec. 16, MGM Mirage’s $8.5-billion, 18-million-sq-ft. CityCenter project debuted on the Las Vegas Strip. Perini Building Co., a unit of Sylmar, Calif.-based Tutor Perini Corp., was the general contractor, with Gensler, San Francisco, as executive architect. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:39 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091230Construction With statistics in for November, it looks pretty certain that construction markets will come in well below 2008’s level. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:39 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091230EPAChesepeak The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Dec. 29 sent a letter to the District of Columbia and six states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and outlining new penalties if they do not meet more stringent requirements for cleaning up water pollution. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:39 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091224HealthCareCo Tom Ichniowski Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:31:45 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091223PanamaCanal C.J. Schexnayder Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:47:38 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmpd091223BuildingAbro-1 The Europe District of the Army Corps of Engineers is the vanguard of U.S. efforts to build green abroad, but the effort is beset by cultural translation issues at every turn. Every country has different rules for the game. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:43 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091223Internationa-1 The construction industry has entered a recession that has affected virtually every region and market. The downturn has had its most immediate impact on the design professionals on the front end of projects. For the world’s largest engineers and architects, this means now is a good time to reexamine their services and strategies. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:43 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091223ClimateChang-1 Environmentalists were disappointed by the two-week United Nations-sponsored Copenhagen climate- change summit, which failed to set binding emissions targets. But the Danish conference, attended by 119 government heads, has helped stimulate engineers to promote themselves as low-carbon champions. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:43 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091223SenateJobsBi As Congress headed for its year-end recess, the House delivered encouraging news to the construction industry, approving a jobs-producing, $154-billion economic-stimulus measure that includes about $47 billion for infrastructure work in several market sectors. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:42 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh091223CraneInspect The construction industry in Washington state is unprepared to meet a new rule that will require about 10,000 cranes to be inspected by Jan. 1, 2010. The new rule also requires operators to pass a state drug-and-skills exam. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:42 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091223McDermottCha Offshore oil-and-gas and nuclear- power construction giant McDermott International Inc. is splitting off two key subsidiaries into new, publicly traded companies to avoid risk to one unit’s future federal contracts because of the parent’s overseas incorporation. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:42 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091223SeattleTunne The Washington State Dept. of Transportation has qualified four design-build teams that will vie for a $1-billion contract to construct a deep-bore tunnel replacing the seismically unsound Alaskan Way viaduct in Seattle. The winner will begin work on the four-lane, 2-mile-long double-decker tunnel on state Route 99 after the award in late 2010. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:42 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091223URSCorpRebra URS Corp., the San Francisco-based engineering-construction giant, announced on Dec. 22 it will “rebrand and integrate” its Washington Group and EG&G divisions into the firm. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:42 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2009/1223-BucyrusMiningUnit.asp Terex Corp., Westport, Conn., on Dec. 20 agreed to sell its mining equipment business to South Milwaukee, Wis.-based Bucyrus International Inc. for $1.3 billion in cash. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:41 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091223SumitomoInve Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corp. has invested $50 million in Sunstate Equipment Co. in a bid to expand its footprint in North America. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:41 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2009/1223-HybridBulldozer.asp Caterpillar Inc. CEO-elect Douglas R. Oberhelman (pictured, at left) on Dec. 22 handed over the keys to the world’s first diesel-electric bulldozer—specially gift-wrapped with a bright red bow—to Dan Klingberg (right), president of Joliet, Ill.-based T.J. Lambrecht Construction Co. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:41 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091216NonResidenti The deepening recession in nonresidential building will keep a cap on costs, frustrating producers who are trying to take advantage of any signs of life in homebuilding. There will be some ups and downs, but in the end, there is too much idle capacity and too little demand to allow prices to stray beyond this year’s bottom. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:20 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091216StormSurgeBa-1 $1.3-billion storm-surge barrier is swiftly taking shape to protect the east side of New Orleans. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:20 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh091216MiamiHotelFa Miami-Dade County public health officials are investigating whether an activated carbon filtration system at in Miami led to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease that killed one man in October and made two people ill in recent weeks. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:20 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091216EmoryRiverAs One year after dikes failed at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston coal-fired powerplant near Knoxville, Tenn., and sent coal ash spilling over 300 nearby acres and into the Emory River, contractors have removed two-thirds of the river waste and are halfway through the $1-billion cleanup. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:19 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh091216FireModelApp Fire-protection engineers and other interested parties have until March 31 to comment on draft guidelines for substantiating a computer fire model for a specific application. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:19 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091216OregonWindTu Wind energy from north-central Oregon will power homes in Southern California when an 845-MW wind farm is completed in 2012. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:18 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091216AlaskaOilSpi Two weeks after an 18-in. three-phase common pipeline ruptured on Alaska’s North Slope, spewing more than 1,000 barrels of crude oil, produced water and natural gas from a 24-in. gash, cleanup workers are “trimming” the tundra by hand and with machinery in subzero temperatures to remove oil and produced water. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:07 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091216DetroitOverp Thanks in part to design-build and a lane rental arrangement, a bridge over Interstate 75 near Detroit reopened to traffic on Dec. 11, less than five months after collapsing in flames. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:06 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude091216BuildingsRat A new pilot program launched by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) will provide both design and operational ratings for all building types, except residential buildings; the ratings will be posted on the buildings themselves. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:06 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091216MissouriDive The Missouri Dept. of Transportation is building its second "diverging diamond" interchange design that requires motorists at an interchange to temporarily drive on the left side of the road. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:05 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091216GulfstreamCr A subsidiary of one of Florida’s largest crane companies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following lawsuits from creditors, suppliers and competitors accusing the firm of theft and other wrongdoing. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:05 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091216BigTunnelCon Three of four contractor teams prequalified to bid the second major leg of an $8.7-billion transit tunnel under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan submitted bids that were opened by the owner, New Jersey Transit on Dec. 15. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091216AntarcticFac The National Science Foundation confirmed on Dec. 15 that it will delay until next summer award of a long-term contract, worth at least $2 billion, to manage support logistics for its huge polar research program in Antarctica. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091216VolvoShutsDo In response to slow domestic sales, Sweden-based Volvo Group’s construction equipment division is winding down its 400,000 sq-ft factory in Asheville, N.C. and shifting production to other plants around the world. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:03 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091216GeothermalEn Geothermal energy “appeared to be on a launch trajectory” in 2009, says the Geothermal Energy Association in its year-end report. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:02 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_busu091216TroubledTowe The troubled existence of the listing, unfinished, 31-story Ocean Tower condominium structure and attached parking garage in South Padre Island, Texas, came to an end on Dec. 13. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:02 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091216Construction More than 10 weeks into fiscal 2010, funding numbers for the year finally have fallen into place for several key federal construction programs. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:01 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091216FAAProgramAp Airport construction grants and other Federal Aviation Administration programs will keep running through March, thanks to a newly approved three-month extension. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:01 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091216HealthClinic Providing more potential work for construction’s buildings sector, the Dept. of Health and Human Services on Dec. 9 announced $508.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act aid to build or renovate 85 community health centers. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:00 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091216ClimateChang Two compromise Senate climate-change proposals have been floated in hopes of finding enough support to win a floor vote. In November, the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee cleared a climate bill but got no GOP votes. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:58:00 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091211FAAStopgap Congress has approved the latest in a series of extensions to allow Federal Aviation Administration programs, including its Airport Improvement Program (AIP) construction grants, to continue operating. The new stopgap runs through March 31. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:37:19 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091211HHSAwardsGra The Dept. of Health and Human Services has awarded $508.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to build or renovate 85 community health clinics around the country. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:31:26 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091209NJTunnelCont A joint venture of Barnard Construction Co. Inc., Bozeman, Mont., and Judlau Contracting Inc., College Point, N.Y., edged out two other prequalified teams in winning a $583-million contract to bore a pair of 16,500-ft-long, 27-ft-dia. tunnels averaging 120-ft deep for the Manhattan portion of a second mass-transit tunnel linking New York’s Pennsylvania Station to New Jersey. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:06:07 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude091207LondonBubble A proposal is afoot for a lightweight observation tower topped by inflatable, light-emitting spheres that would display information during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:06:07 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude091209MasdarHeadqu-1 Masdar Initiative reconvened competition jury halfway through design of its sustainable headquarters in Abu Dhabi to keep on positive-energy track. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:24 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091209PublicWorksF-1 Democrats aren’t calling it a new economic-stimulus bill, but momentum is growing in Washington for a new measure aimed at producing more jobs, which would give the economy a lift. Proposals being floated include a new round of federal funding for highways and other infrastructure, probably in the tens of billions of dollars. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:24 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd091209BelfastStorm-1 Facing unpredictably tough ground conditions, tunneling crews have worked all out this year to get Belfast’s $195-million, 9.4-kilometer-long stormwater storage tunnel system operational before Christmas. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:24 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091209CaliforniaDi A down economy could provide a positive boost to opponents of looming targets for construction- equipment emissions in California. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:35:16 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091209FloodDefense-1 After a design summit to cut costs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors have headed off a possible $150-million to $300-million cost overrun on the $1-billion Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex in New Orleans. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091209UKWavePowere An unusual wave-power system that pumps high-pressure water to an onshore hydroelectric plant recently began feeding electricity into the U.K.’s national transmission system. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd091209StormwaterRu The anticipated costs to contractors to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule addressing stormwater runoff on construction sites outweigh any benefits to water quality, say industry representatives. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091209AonAcquireAl Aon Corp.’s risk-management unit is acquiring Allied North America, the Jericho, N.Y.-based broker that specializes in construction. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd091209ElwhaDamProj A Pacific Northwest dam removal project, said by its owner, the National Park Service, to be the largest of its type in the U.S., is one step closer to beginning after the recent completion of a new water treatment plant in Port Angeles, Wash. NPS officials expect contractors to proceed with dismantling Elwha and Glines Canyon dams on the Olympic Peninsula in 2012. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:23 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091209LNGPipelineP The $15-billion Papua New Guinea liquefied natural-gas project has secured several new off-take commitments from energy companies across Asia, leading joint-venture senior partner ExxonMobil to announce it will press ahead with the 435-mile pipeline project. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091209HighSpeedRai The government of Brazil has announced it is seeking bid proposals for a 317-mile high-speed rail line linking São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091209CaterpillarB Caterpillar Inc. on Nov. 30 inked a contract to acquire JCS Co. Ltd., a South Korea-based manufacturer that makes seals for machines that move on crawler tracks, such as bulldozers and hydraulic excavators. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091209CarbonDioxIm The U.K.’s commitment to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050 is doable but will have a big impact on its building stock, infrastructure and economy, says a new report by Parsons Brinckerhoff, the New York City-based unit of U.K.-based contractor Balfour Beatty LLC. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt091209EnergyLabeli The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) announced on Dec. 8 the roll-out of a pilot energy-labeling program for buildings. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091209EuropeanComm MWH, Broomfield, Colo., has been awarded a $4.5-million contract to provide advisory services to the European Commission as it implements the Global Climate Change Alliance, an initiative with developing countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands to integrate climate-change mitigation measures into the countries’ regional and national development. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:28:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091209CarbonDioxRe The Environmental Protection Agency has moved one step closer to regulating carbon-dioxide emissions under the Clean Air Act, issuing a formal finding that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:35:37 GMT http://enr.construction.com/people/interviews/2009/1207-EdwardRendell.asp On eve of expected release of Obama's jobs-bill proposal, Rendell seeks to see the plan include $100 billion for infrastructure. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:16:19 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091207BayBridgeRep According to Caltrans spokesman Bart Ney, work on the eyebar will not require a full bridge closure; instead, crews will work overnight, which will require three lanes to close on the upper deck and one lane on the lower deck. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:16:19 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf091204JoblessRates Construction's unemployment rate continued to to rise in November, climbing to 19.4% from October's 18.7%, while the nation's overall jobless rate declined slightly, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. Tom Ichniowski Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:32:39 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_busu091203SustainableC Masdar is offering two cash prizes totaling $200,000 for the lowest-carbon-footprint concrete. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:25:50 GMT http://enr.construction.com/people/obituaries/2009/1202-Donohoe.asp John F. Donohoe, chairman of Moretrench American Corp., a major geotechnical construction firm based in Rockaway, N.J., and industry activist and innovator, died suddenly of a heart attack Dec. 2. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:25:50 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091201SacramentoSm Smart meters measure off-grid electrical output and pinpoint outages in real time. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:52:58 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091202HooverDam-1 Contractors are building a longspan, single-arch bridge to take traffic off Hoover Dam. The project has been plagued by delays, including the collapse of its cableway system. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:36 GMT http://enr.construction.com/products/materials/2009/1202-RebarMarket.asp In seismic zones, construction of concrete high-rises keeps getting easier, thanks to advances in high-strength reinforcing steel used for confinement of high-strength concrete. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_poas091202OwnersProduc Large global engineering and construction firms appear to be “surprisingly positive in their outlook toward the future,” according to a new survey of executives by consulting firm KPMG International Inc., New York City. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091202UKNuclearGDA Slow responses from plant vendors have impeded generic design assessments (GDA) of two nuclear reactor types vying for the U.K.’s potentially large “new build” program. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091202PersianGulfP Designing a custom system to lift and set 2,200-ton and 2,600-ton offshore platforms is notable enough. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:36 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091202LeveeBreache-1 The next time there is a levee breach in San Joaquin County, Calif., Ronald Baldwin, the county’s director of emergency operations, would like to have some huge rubber tubes pre-positioned at Interstate underpasses, rail embankments and other strategic locations to contain flooding. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:35 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_polg091202KatrinaDredg The federal appeals court in New Orleans on Nov. 25 dismissed class-action lawsuits for Hurricane Katrina-related damages against 32 major dredging contractors. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:35 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091202WellsFargoBa Construction lender Wells Fargo & Co. has called into question the viability of concrete-pump supplier Schwing America Inc. in a recent bankruptcy filing. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmec091202GraftInvesti U.S. District Court Judge Sterling Johnson, sitting in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 25 named two attorneys, including a former federal corruption prosecutor, to probe continuing graft allegations against two key operating engineers’ locals in New York City. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd091202LiftGatePlan The Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District expects on Dec. 4 to open a 30-day public comment period on plans to construct an Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Seabrook Floodgate Structure, consisting of a sector gate and two vertical lift gates in New Orleans. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091202ZeroCarbonFo Zerofootprint, a Toronto, Canada-based organization dedicated to fighting climate change, has announced a contest in which the winner will get $10 million for redoing an older concrete high-rise structure and, using re-skinning along with other retrofitting technologies, reduce its carbon, water and energy footprint to net zero. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091202RecessionSlo The value of new construction starts increased 12% in October with double-digit gains in nonresidential buildings and public works, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091202SmartGridGra The Dept. of Energy has selected 32 pilot projects to receive $620 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act aid to evaluate new technologies aimed at making the electricity network more efficient. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091202USEmissionsC President Obama will propose a reduction in U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions “in the range of 17%” during a United Nations climate-change conference on Dec. 9, the White House announced on Nov. 25. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:21 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091202HealthBillSu A new Congressional Budget Office analysis showing that the health-care bill pending on the Senate floor would not substantially boost premiums for most Americans could generate more support from moderate Democrats, who are crucial to passing the measure. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:20 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091202EstateTaxFix The House was expected to take up a bill during the week of Nov. 30 that would freeze the estate tax permanently at 2009 levels. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:20 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091125SmartGridPro The Dept. of Energy has selected 32 projects to receive a total of $620 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to advance and evaluate new technologies to make the nation's electricity grid more effective. Tom Ichniowski Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:33:22 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt091125BuildingsGoG-1 More crews are installing geothermal systems as building owners look to reduce energy costs, impact on the grid and emissions. But the technology still has some growing up to do. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:17:39 GMT {15ef2250-d7e2-41fc-31a4-8691efb8e419} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd091125KatrinaDamag-1 A federal court judge in New Orleans who found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers liable for damages claimed by five residents of an area inundated during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 limits the area to which his decision applies. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:18:20 GMT {73c7954f-50ab-6f96-a1c7-cdfe9d709dd2} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bucm091125TexasTowerDe-1 The specific date in December for the implosion of the faulty, 376-ft-tall condominium tower on South Padre Island in Texas has not been set. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:18:36 GMT {690c90c-d855-afc4-7b6e-806758f48fba} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_poas091125SMPSMarketin A disconnect between marketing and business development can always make it challenging for AEC firms to get work. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:19:12 GMT {5474eb5f-878b-acc6-f48-2f1f8d2f2b} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091125NewYorkVermo New York State Dept. of Transportation officials swiftly are preparing design concepts for a new crossing to replace the Crown Point Bridge, abruptly closed in October due to unexpectedly high levels of pier deterioration. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:19:39 GMT {f21d21b2-8b41-fa9c-b213-bcb966bc6a94} http://152.159.89.247:8003/products/materials/2009/1125-ChineseDrywall.asp Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:15:03 GMT {29a3a709-663-99ce-e9b2-fcabb827472e} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_polg091125BigDestinyUS Banks in New York state may have some new worries about lending to projects they think are having difficulties. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:04 GMT {517c9d2a-2ec3-ca7c-d4c2-d486cbcf5987} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091125EPAStormwate The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 23 issued a court-ordered final rule that, for the first time, sets national monitoring requirements and numeric limits on construction-site stormwater runoff. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:20 GMT {2e58e3ce-b029-b2cd-879e-91c38e8c68e2} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf091125BaltimorePor Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) says the state’s Nov. 20 agreement with an investor-owned private company to take over port operations in Baltimore for 50 years could generate $1.3 billion in berth expansion, port deepening and related infrastructure improvement. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:39 GMT {faf888ee-a0a8-9ba6-59d6-6724be03856b} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091125ResearchFund The U.S. Energy Dept. on Nov. 23 announced it will award $18 million to 107 small businesses to research, develop and deploy clean-energy technologies. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:57 GMT {f0eda522-911d-c6c1-5f1c-44a55a93d3b} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf091125HonoluluUnio The city of Honolulu on Nov. 17 signed a project labor agreement with 12 building trade unions that will pay workers prevailing wages and protect the city against strikes or lockouts during construction of the $5.5-billion Honolulu Rail Transit Project. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:21:16 GMT {6d5bb70f-84e4-210d-86a8-7d0835826437} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091125KleinfelderA The Kleinfelder Group Inc., the San Diego transportation and environmental engineer, announced on Nov. 23 it has acquired S E A Consultants Inc., Cambridge, Mass., to create a new New England regional hub. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:21:35 GMT {ca2d0f2-dbc1-546b-1c07-ebeefd9151bd} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091125EnglandRainf Hundreds of bridges across Cumbria County in England were under review following the Nov. 20 flooding resulting from the highest rainfall in a 24-hour period on record in the U.K. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:21:50 GMT {58032b38-7902-fbb8-a469-8f88d8f8b726} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091125TransportBil With the latest short-term surface transportation bill set to expire on Dec. 18, another extension is a certainty. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:22:11 GMT {e036ef2d-b2cc-fc34-535a-c8df13d77222} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091125GAOARRAData Following a new Government Accountability Office report, lawmakers from both parties are criticizing Obama administration claims that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has created or saved about 640,000 jobs. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:22:33 GMT {dff64cbb-d4a1-472d-91f5-b5a616cefdde} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091125HealthCareMe Senate floor debate on an $848- billion health-care measure is poised to start. The chamber on Nov. 21 voted 60-39 to take up the bill, the minimum margin needed. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:17:20 GMT {c17e2e45-401e-8714-5388-56aa63466606} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh091123ChineseDrywa A federally funded study has found "a strong association" between imported wallboard made in China and metal corrosion in homes in the U.S., the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. Tom Ichniowski Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:24:09 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd091119KatrinaFlood The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is to blame for massive flooding in the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina and is liable for damages, a federal court judge in New Orleans ruled Nov. 18. Angelle Bergeron Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:49:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091119TransportBil Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has urged top U.S. Dept. of Transportation officials to weigh in to help end what she termed a "standoff" with the House over the length of a surface transportation bill. Tom Ichniowski Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:49:04 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091118ChineseFirms Despite a worldwide recession, the Chinese construction industry continued its rapid growth in 2008. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:59:14 GMT {aedd3069-d6d4-f8de-a6c9-b4b01116fb02} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091118LondonAirpor-1 Tall and bearded, Steven Morgan retains the bearing of a former U.S. Navy rear admiral, along with the conviction of who is in charge. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:59:28 GMT {560c8b5e-daf0-aa31-afd-43015ba7da57} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091118BrazilBlacko-1 The cause of a massive electrical blackout that darkened large portions of Brazil in early November is still being investigated despite initial reports from the national grid operator that lightning and strong winds affected the transmission grid in southern Brazil. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:59:44 GMT {9f3a7b83-721a-30a0-a36e-1c1c4f4f3130} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091118EuropeanNucl As the U.K. begins to fast-track nuclear power permitting, its safety regulator and those of Finland and France have sent Europe’s main nuclear plant supplier back to the drawing board. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:00:07 GMT {109dc815-ae6d-d2d7-c95b-f7cc1a7edd} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_busu091118GreenBuildin-1 It costs on average $4.01 per sq ft to get a building certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system for green buildings, according to recent market research. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:00:24 GMT {8621c49e-23d2-ffeb-28e9-11dc24b36ff9} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_poas091118ChongqingChi Chongqing, a metropolitan area with 31 million people, took center stage at a conference that drew almost 400 construction professionals to the heartland of China. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:00:50 GMT {fcd95fae-6ee4-94a1-eb6a-cba462febc0a} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh091118SafetyIncent A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office says employers consistently underreport worker injuries and illnesses and concludes that some employer safety programs can create disincentives for reporting injuries. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:01:05 GMT {2420a9e3-b7bc-593a-37c1-c1bea107482b} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091118EvergladesCo Nearly nine years after passage of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $53-million construction contract for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:56:15 GMT {43527c2f-af9d-cec2-77f1-9becd56185bc} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091118GridModerniz Consulting engineers and construction contractors alike are looking forward to participating in the single-largest investment ever for modernizing the U.S. electric grid. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:01:48 GMT {d6bc95ae-6a42-ad85-ae9d-2bb979327857} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091118Transportati Transportation industry executives and lobbyists clearly are frustrated at not being able to gain Washington’s attention to enact long-term funding legislation they claim is critical to improving the sector’s dire outlook, as reflected in new market statistics released on Nov. 13. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:02:08 GMT {d6ba66a9-6d7-5ff5-aebf-1492ebf83237} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091118EuropePipeli Europe’s largest energy project, Nord Stream, this month received vital approvals from Sweden and Finland when they gave their OKs for the twin underwater pipelines to pass through their exclusive economic zones in the Baltic Sea. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:03:11 GMT {4a24353b-f81e-f2d1-d2b3-ff245a39a511} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd091118EcuadorDamPr The government of Ecuador last month signed a contract with Chinese contractor Sinohydro to build a hydroelectric project. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:05:03 GMT {f12fb043-28d-d674-80d6-d113346b846c} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091118FrenchBridge Construction is about to start on a bridge in France's Garonne River, Bordeaux. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:06:36 GMT {201710a0-afa6-bd9a-f43f-79ed84a1888f} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh091118LiftAccident The investigation into a 100-ft-tall boom lift that tipped over in downtown Kansas City, Mo., may drag on for several months, say officials with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:06:55 GMT {c03cbf03-ec88-7f0b-793b-9e9860536099} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091118WorldBankFun A new report by the World Bank says $93 billion a year is needed over the next decade to bolster infrastructure in Africa. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:09:44 GMT {63c5b9fb-df4b-15a7-8ca-655a2582ab82} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmpd091118GreenContrac A coalition of 23 construction groups, including the Associated General Contractors and the American Subcontractors Association, have endorsed a new model-contract document meant to aid project teams on green building projects. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:10:01 GMT {432f2463-c883-a2df-12cc-1ed6b1e5440b} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmpd091118LondonOlympi The 3,000-tonne framework of the wave-shaped roof over the London 2010 Olympics Games’s Aquatics Centre has been lowered onto its final bearings. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:10:21 GMT {e9e03efe-a599-612b-88c6-464f73d56c10} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt091118MeasuringGui The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has decided to measure a building’s height from the level of the “lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance,” to accommodate multi-use skyscrapers with several main entrances at different levels. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT {a87a621b-aea9-cb1-ee6c-be1a4a032d81} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bubt091118MeasuringGui With the economic slump battering tax receipts, state budgets remain in dire shape, and the pain may continue into fiscal year 2012, according to the National Governors Association and National Association of State Budget Officers. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:12:12 GMT {172f8b4-c651-4713-5e19-a235b01044d6} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091118GreenhouseGa Powerplants and large industrial facilities that emit more than 25,000 tonnes of CO2 annually must begin monitoring and reporting on their greenhouse-gas emissions yearly as a result of an Environmental Protection Agency rule that goes into effect on Dec. 30. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:12:29 GMT {d85f8ab-f41c-4b3d-2c2c-4f18dd765e77} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091117StructureTon Philadelphia firm’s healthcare expertise would bolster the big New York City-based interiors contractor. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:37:20 GMT {e2cbfc21-bc77-75bc-abc0-dd1887875ab} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091113StateFiscalB Report says states cut 2009 budgets by total of $31.2 billion. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:26 GMT {dc8a1380-c358-54ac-d3f3-fb786b653445} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091118ChinaConstru China will push the U.S. into second place as the world's biggest construction market before the end of the next decade, according to a new forecast of the next decade called Global Construction 2020 (CG2020). Peter Reina Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:53:02 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh091111KCLiftFailur The cause of yesterday's failure of a JLG boom lift on the site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, under construction in downtown Kansas City, Mo., is not yet clear, says Dan Euston, president of local general contractor J.E. Dunn Construction Co. Tudor Van Hampton Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:51:34 GMT http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091111StimulusFund-1 Stimulus funds will start to kick into high gear next year just as the housing market rebounds to 2008 levels. This gain will be counterbalanced by a deepening decline in nonresidential building markets. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:06:45 GMT {1b08bf24-1c52-2d0b-5aab-e68b85ab107} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf091111SpurJobCreat-1 Worried about an unemployment rate that now tops 10%—and is much higher for the construction sector—Congress has reacted with a package of extended and broadened tax breaks aimed at spurring housing and giving a boost to businesses in general. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:07:08 GMT {88afcf84-8d44-1adf-47fd-2379bbb6d60c} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091111CollateralCo The financially intimate relationship between contractors and insurers is more complicated this year, with contractors looking for relief from carriers on collateral or retained funds to cover deductibles for claims under workers’ compensation and liability policies. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:07:39 GMT {fe434c2-4fd0-84cb-3200-1f52e4839130} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091111TexasNuclear Development of two new nuclear units in Texas could be delayed or put further at risk after estimates for the reactors rose 30% last month to $17 billion. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:01 GMT {eb11a3d4-e5d7-ff96-8dac-d75198ebe2b} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_poas091111Construction Every three years, construction industry attorneys meet to educate themselves on “big-picture” issues affecting the industry. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:37 GMT {560017d9-aacc-6147-3dae-716029427b63} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inen091111EcoLandscape The $2-million Sustainable Sites Initiative, having included its four-star rating system within its guidelines for developing and maintaining healthy landscapes, is seeking applications for 75 to 150 pilot projects to test the credit-based program. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:09:05 GMT {c2021acb-9f14-2182-e0f6-c3d320e5f3ac} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inwd091111CaliforniaWa The California legislature last week approved a series of bills designed to address water issues facing the state, including an $11.4-billion bond that will leverage another $30 billion if passed by voters next November. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:09:35 GMT {a49b906a-52be-db61-61ce-21da7ce2c404} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091111BayBridgeFix Smarting from a second emergency closure of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge in two months, the California Dept. of Transportation is exploring long-term repairs for a cracked eyebeam until the crossing’s $6.3-billion modernization is completed in 2013. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:10:11 GMT {17b5e58-b296-ebbb-b88f-179e3b846847} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmwf091111OutsourcingU Owner outsourcing of management and operations work has increased dramatically since 2006, according to a new survey of owners. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:10:54 GMT {fe2dcc6d-ba81-66df-14e0-123a7a2d9c9} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091111EuropeSolarP A joint venture to develop up to 100,000 MW of solar power in Middle Eastern and North African deserts by 2050 was formed on Oct. 30 in Munich. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:11:25 GMT {80d9383a-5037-e0c6-e093-a6cb2d2af4} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco091111ChryslerPlan On Nov. 4, Italian car manufacturer and new Chrysler owner Fiat unveiled its five-year plan to turn around the ailing American automaker in what both companies’ chief executive, Sergio Marchionne, is calling an industrial “intervention.” Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:11:56 GMT {2d1826c5-c945-c2bb-4f0f-4a987161aacf} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmsh091111KCLiftTips One steel erector died and another injured when a boom lift tipped over in the early afternoon of Nov. 10 at the $405-million Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, under construction in downtown Kansas City, Mo. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:12:21 GMT {51e1ff75-df72-296c-6c50-d1234b2a8b80} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_inpi091111NRGOffshoreJ NRG Energy Inc., Princeton, N.J., has purchased Bluewater Wind, Newark, Del., the first U.S. developer with a purchase agreement for the sale of power generated from an offshore wind farm. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:12:57 GMT {9b86fb36-166a-867e-de7b-f140343f46b8} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_intr091111BridgeFalsew Emergency teams worked to retrieve the bodies of four of five workers who died after falling 15 meters in a bridge falsework collapse on Nov. 7 in the tiny Pyrenees principality of Andorra. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:13:21 GMT {9cc612cc-d5c9-808a-cd07-955aa05efb22} http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_powo091111SenateClimat Although a key Senate committee has cleared a sweeping climate-change bill, the measure faces a difficult road ahead. 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