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Construction Risk Management

Financial Climate Change Hits Abengoa, SunEdison

Debt and government subsidies added up to financial disaster at firms with talent for renewable energy

May 25, 2016

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Energy innovation has been the stage on which many a financial farce has been performed.

Construction Economics

Tim Grogan

May 19, 2016

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Fuel Cells Promise Carbon Capture With Power Output Boost

Thomas F. Armistead

May 18, 2016

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With concern about global warming prompting 177 countries to sign the December 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, the removal of carbon dioxide from power-plant flue gas is becoming an urgent priority.

Wind Engineering

RWDI Creates Better Habitats

Emphasizing sustainability, wind engineer RWDI goes beyond supertowers and long-span bridges

Nadine M. Post

May 11, 2016

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Emphasizing sustainability, wind engineer RWDI goes beyond supertowers and long-span bridges

Construction Economics

Tim Grogan

May 11, 2016

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Flood Insurance

A Step Toward Disaster-Recovery Sanity

Congress can open the door to private flood insurance

May 11, 2016

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The U.S. House of Representatives edged U.S. flood insurance policy—and with it, risk financing needed to rebuild after losses from flooding—closer to rationality with a unanimous vote April 28.

Construction Risk Management

Orascom Records Loss Tied to Iowa Project Cost Overruns

The contractor and a major subcontractor are contesting contract cost overruns in court

Richard Korman

May 6, 2016

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The contractor and a major subcontractor are waging a construction contract dispute in federal court

Business

Global Study Points to Needed Construction Productivity Boosts

Peter Reina

May 5, 2016

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"Meager" advances could be improved with more digital collaboration and an end to corruption, says new World Economic Forum report.

UK Blacklisting Scandal Settled for Some, Others Holding Out

May 4, 2016

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Three groups of U.K. construction workers have secured compensation for losses caused by an unlawful blacklist used by leading contractors for years, starting in the mid-1990s (ENR 10/19/15 p. 7).