After delays that threatened to push the project into 2021, the City of New Orleans announced on Jan. 17 that the partially collapsed structure of the unfinished, 18-story Hard Rock Hotel will be brought down in a controlled demolition in late March, under a new plan to be submitted by demolition contractor D.H. Griffin Cos.
From a new Panama Canal to sea-level rise to near-limitless cloud storage to a rumored WSP-AECOM design mega-merger, the last 10 years had big industry impacts. What's ahead for firms, owners and professionals?
NuScale Power has announced its first submittal to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for pre-licensing vendor design review of NuScale's small modular reactor (SMR) design.
After several weeks of growth, the IHS Markit Materials Price Index (MPI) declined 0.3% for the week starting Jan. 6, largely due to an 18.5% fall in European gas prices.
Mayor Marty Walsh (D) announced on Jan. 7 an unprecedented investment over five years for affordable housing, including a new business and foundation investment fund.