The two engineering nonprofits will combine infrastructure development and related expertise to generate more impact on resource-poor communities around the world.
Pacific Pile & Marine asserts in a lawsuit that the city of Seattle failed to issue a needed change order for accelerated work the contractor performed as part of a major rebuilding of the city's waterfront.
Florida-based specialty contractor denied the allegations outlined in a federal EEOC lawsuit but said settling the case was preferable to continued litigation.
Black & Veatch completed early stage design this year on one developer's project to build a first phase 240,000-ton-per-year green hydrogen plant in Nova Scotia, and is set for more work on a larger facility planned in Newfoundland.
Defendants include a contractor now at work to replace a deteriorated section of the 56-year-old Providence span carrying I-195 that has been shut since December
With multiplying effects of more frequent and intense storms, infrastructure investments—despite recent historic funding—must take into account how to get the most bang for the buck, say climate change experts.
While the extent of settling is still being evaluated, it's enough to require the replacement of bridge approaches, pushing the completion of the project from April 2024 into 2025.
New program will support development of more accurate product content rating system to boost agency and contractor purchases of low-carbon construction materials.