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Clean Energy Consruction

Spain Set to Launch First Floating Offshore Wind Turbine in Fall

January 10, 2022

Contractor Ferrovial used two 500-ton crawler cranes to raise and rotate six vertically cast floater elements for transport and assembly to support the 2-MW turbine in 85 ft of water.

Labor Relations

Teamsters Strike Slows Key Transit Work in Puget Sound Area

Tim Newcomb

January 10, 2022

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Sound Transit, Washington State DOT, King County and City of Seattle urge strikers and contractors to return now to mediated negotiations.

Construction Economics

Survey: Growth of Construction Activity Slows in the UK

Peter Reina

January 10, 2022

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Despite improving supply chains and high demand, delays are expected to continue.

COVID-19 and Construction

Will US Supreme Court Majority Delay OSHA's Vaccine-Testing Mandate?

Justices Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Coney Barrett and Kavanaugh appear skeptical of sweeping regulation

Jeff Yoders

January 7, 2022

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In emergency hearing Jan. 7, conservative justices indicated concerns with the Biden Administration's argument of legal authority to issue sweeping mandate.

Engineering Justcie

Oakland’s Howard Terminal Redevelopment Echoes California’s Housing Crisis Issues

Greg Aragon

Erica Berardi

January 7, 2022

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Plans for a new stadium for the Oakland Athletics are moving forward.

Palace Theatre Begins 30-ft Climb Into TSX Broadway Tower

On-the-scene photos document big lift in New York City

Eydie Cubarrubia

January 7, 2022

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The century-old Times Square venue is being physically lifted into place at the $2.6-billion, 46-story building being constructed on its site.

Construction Workforce

Construction Posts Fourth-Straight Monthly Jobs Gain, Adding 22,000

Tom Ichniowski

January 7, 2022

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Nonresidential specialty contractors segment shows strongest results.

Turkish Firm Nabs $1.9B Rail Contract in Tanzania

Shem Oirere

January 7, 2022

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Yapi Merkezi will build 368 km of an electrified standard gauge line.

Federal Contracting

FERC Pulls Burns & McDonnell Gas Project Contract, Cites Conflict

Mary B. Powers

January 6, 2022

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Firm's environmental review award and engineering contract relate to same natural gas project, agency says, after watchdog group raises issues over the link.

Politics

Ex-Trump EPA Chief Picked to Head Virginia Environmental Agency

Jim Parsons

January 6, 2022

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Former coal sector lobbyist Andrew Wheeler fits incoming Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's slower approach on fossil fuel transition, but nomination has clean energy proponents aghast.