New survey of British construction firm executives shows they face similar obstacles to their U.S. counterparts in cutting carbon emissions but can gain an edge in sustainable practices.
The best show on Broadway may be a $2.6-billion construction epic nearby to lift an historic brick theater into a 46-story hotel-retail tower being erected in unusually sequenced stages on one of the world's busiest corners.
Projected $64B spend would add airport rail link and new highways over three decades, but with unclear project details, in plan unveiled by conservative leader Doug Ford before province-wide vote in June.
A global nuclear energy watchdog and the financier of the $2.8B program to cover the Chernobyl site's damaged reactor raised concern March 10 of power loss safety impacts, with worry also of a monitoring system cutoff at the still operating Zaporizhizhia plant—as both remain in Russian control.
Equipment giant Caterpillar, design giant WSP and others announce they will detach, while more are ‘closely monitoring’ the situation overseas as it directly affects projects, clients and personnel.
White House officials say import halt, supported by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, is necessary to put additional pressure on Vladimir Putin over Ukraine invasion, but its costs are likely to be felt in the construction industry and the overall economy.
Austrian contractor Strabag confirms ownership link to Russian oligarch but cites no EU, UK or US sanctions and has cut off dividends to his firm; long-time Ukraine contractor Onur Group will stay put "but we are watching the developments sadly and with concern,” says an official.
Ambitious effort restarts to boost historic waterway’s freshwater supply shortage, with design now by the US Army Corps of Engineers and a new tender set for release in two years.