Also—China propelled global tension over growing size of its offshore wind turbines with the late August launch of a 20-MW capacity model in Hainan near Vietnam announced by domestic producer Mingyang Wind Power Group Ltd.
and the firm's plan to build a factory in Italy.
The article began, “As this is written, most ominous reports come from the Mississippi Valley.” This brief mention in the pages of ENR came as one of the greatest disasters in U.S. history was unfolding.
Little did the reserved engineer know as he watched TV images of residents waiting in long lines for bottled water that he would be the one to oversee the massive, multibillion-dollar effort to finally bring the city’s aging and long-neglected water systems into the 21st century.
The specialty construction market continues to grow in the U.S., adding more than 600,000 positions nationwide since 2020, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors Association.
Communities face daunting recovery in 170-mile wake of storm that left more than 1,000 severely damaged and flattened homes, with multiple utilities, roads and public buildings also affected.