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Energy Construction

Court Orders Redo of Suit Against $246M NJ Gas Compressor Project

Mary B. Powers

April 13, 2022

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$6B Mountain Valley gas pipeline also gets federal OK for water crossing construction change but more hurdles remain

Air Quality

EPA Updates Five Metro Areas to 'Severe' Smog Status, Requiring Added Protections

Proposed designations could complicate construction project permitting

James Leggate

Pam McFarland

April 13, 2022

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Proposed designations could mandate added preconstruction permitting for some types of projects.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of April 18, 2022

April 13, 2022

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Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics.

Autonomous Equipment Startup Built Robotics Secures $64M Series C Round

Jeff Rubenstone

April 13, 2022

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With the shortage of equipment operators seen in construction today, automation of heavy equipment is gaining ground among large contractors.

Tornado Load Standard Advances Toward Inclusion in 2024 Model Building Code

April 13, 2022

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A proposal to incorporate the first U.S. guidance on tornado-resistant design into the model 2024 International Building Code passed the International Code Council’s structural committee by a vote of 14-0.

Construction Economics for April 18, 2022

April 13, 2022

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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

Companies

Bechtel Launches Manufacturing, Technology Business

Tom Ichniowski

April 12, 2022

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Former CFO Catherine Hunt Ryan will run unit, with target construction markets that include semiconductors, electric vehicles and data centers.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

California PUC Contracting Goal Could Bring Millions to LGBT Businesses

State agency unanimously approved voluntary 1.5% procurement target in outreach to LGBT-owned contractors as part of a utility supplier diversity program

Emell D. Adolphus

April 12, 2022

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The Public Utility Commission directive sets a contracting target of 1.5% for California-based utilities to work with LGBT-certified businesses.

Robotic Inspection Checks Out Tunnel in the Alps Set to Become Rail Link

Custom-built rover scans exploratory tunnel for potential hazardous conditions

Peter Reina

April 12, 2022

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Italian engineers had to assess the tunnel's condition after lying idle for five years in a potentially hazardous environment.

Surveys

Construction Backlog Grew in March, Group's Indicator Shows

James Leggate

April 12, 2022

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The Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.3 months in March, an increase of one-half month from a year earlier.