The $1.4-billion expansion of a Phillips 66 natural gas liquids complex in Sweeny, Texas, was “the best example of teamwork I have seen in my 30-plus year career,” says John Parker, senior vice president of construction at project design-builder S&B Engineers and Constructors.
The US Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility is the first agency project to include private money for construction while also using funding from available VA appropriations.
After two years of coping with lockdowns, social distancing, teleconference learning curves and virus variants, construction and design firms find themselves adapting to yet another pandemic-related challenge—safely returning employees to the office while accommodating a newfound appreciation and desire for the benefits of working remotely.
E&C firms can push alternative project delivery to speed removal now of "forever chemicals' before they become an even bigger public health risk, says one committed environmental engineer.
When the software firm's founder and chief started the company, he and his initial employees offered free jobsite WiFi to potential customers to get them to use their platform.
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building’s roof, designed to resemble the billowing clouds of Texas—and including 23 separate structures—proved to be this museum project’s biggest challenge.
The 1.75-million-sq-ft, 65,000-seat domed Allegiant Stadium—home to the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders—features one of the largest cable net roofing structures in North America, and the first to be constructed in the U.S.
After three decades lying vacant, a 14-acre former industrial site along the harbor in East Boston is not only home to a vibrant mixed-use community, it’s setting new standards for resilient and sustainable development.
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