In Nov. 10 letter to a US Army chief, environmental groups want Corps of Engineers to change its approach to flood risk projects amid climate change-fueled sea level rise and intense weather events.

"Global warming is a design issue. We have the ability, we have the brains, we have the technology," noted UK-based designer told attendees in global summit panel with Biden climate envoy John Kerry.

Civil engineers' group highlights interdependence between different infrastructure sectors and examines how the fragility of one piece of infrastructure can have cascading impacts. 

A pair of projects in Boston, one a skyline-topping tower, the other an affordable housing complex, are poised to put the Boston area on the map when it comes to environmentally sustainable design.

After successfully completing the mind-boggling top-down expansion of the 932,000-sq-ft facility, with its 45-million-lb landmark roof shored safely overhead, the Mortenson-led building team overcame myriad supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19. 

"Infrastructure Pathways," to debut at Oct. 31-Nov. 12 UN global climate change conference, is an online reference for construction industry professionals and others to boost best practices.

Plans call for completion of a 750-ft-tall residential tower by 2026.

Massachusetts transportation officials will pursue plans to tear down a 1960s MassPike viaduct as part of the massive highway reconfiguration and redevelopment project.

Residents of the 1,396-ft-tall 432 Park Avenue in Manhattan seek $250 million in compensation for alleged building flaws.