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Construction Risk Management

Chicago Bridge & Iron's Latest Setback: A $558M Charge

Scott Van Voorhis

August 11, 2017

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The company's recent financial and legal developments have been a roller-coaster.

Health and Safety

Public Housing Probe After London's Grenfell Fire Reveals More Deficiencies

Reinforcing mandate after 1968 fatal collapse may never have been carried out

Peter Reina

August 11, 2017

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London’s Southwark Borough Council shuts off gas at Ledbury estate buildings to prevent a similar progressive collapse that caused four deaths at the Ronan Point block in May 1968.

Energy Infrastructure

FERC Again Has Quorum, May End Project-Approval Logjam

2 new members confirmed and sworn in to commission

Tom Ichniowski

August 11, 2017

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Commission to resume holding monthly meetings, starting on Sept. 20.

Courts Rule Against Utilities on Coal-Ash Removals

Mary B. Powers

August 11, 2017

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Federal judges in Tennessee and Virginia take stands against TVA and Duke Energy.

Taiwan's Foxconn Promises New Wisconsin Tech Campus

August 10, 2017

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Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxconn on July 26 said it plans to build a flat-panel LCD-monitor production facility as large as 20 million sq ft at an unspecified southeastern Wisconsin location.

Rising Challenge

Cape Cod's 'Big Little' Projects Will Combat Sea Level Rise

Justin Rice

August 10, 2017

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A new 33-ft-long bridge on Cape Cod’s heavily traveled Route 28 stands to play an outsized role in combating sea-level rise.

ENR Top 200 Environmental Firms

Germany-Based Bauer Take Green Worldwide

Mary B. Powers

August 10, 2017

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Twenty-five years ago, German contracting and industrial giant Bauer AG, based near Munich, formed a corporate unit to contend with contamination on its local construction sites. Now it's a $200-million-plus global business.

Strapped Honolulu Rail Picks New CEO

Debra K. Rubin

August 9, 2017

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Former Bombardier exec Andrew Robbins takes over days after legislators meet to address transit job's estimated $3-billion funding gap.

Diverse Industry Group Seeks Solutions to the 'RFI Dilemma'

Mark Shaw

August 9, 2017

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There is a long list of issues associated with formal requests for information (RFI), but leveraging technology to shorten that list has proved to be difficult.

Equipment Makers, Rental Firms Report Strong 2Q Sales

Jeff Rubenstone

August 9, 2017

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With signs of rising activity in the U.S. and China construction markets, global equipment manufacturers reported strong sales in the second quarter of 2017, following a period of consolidation and reorganization.