Construction Economics for August 16, 2021 August 10, 2021 No Comments 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/economicsRead More
$3.9B New Terminal at JFK Gets Green Light Jim Parsons Aileen Cho August 10, 2021 One Comment JetBlue is part of private consortium that will finance the project.Read More
Transportation Colorado DOT Garners $14M Settlement for Repairs in 2019 Highway Collapse Agreement does not assign blame or establish a cause for the incident Mark Shaw August 9, 2021 2 Comments The money will reimburse CDOT for most of the $17.6 million in emergency repairs to the highway.Read More
Energy Transition Princeton U., Engineer Worley Plot Faster US Net-Zero Emissions Path by 2050 Debra K. Rubin August 8, 2021 No Comments "Unprecedented” project shift is urged as UN report amplifies climate change impact warning and energy sector CO2 emissions are projected to increase 7% in 2021.Read More
Global Survey: US Construction Industry Hit 'Full Recovery Mode' in Q2 Alisa Zevin August 6, 2021 No Comments The U.S. had "significant growth in workloads within all market segments," says RICS Construction Monitor second quarter report.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Industry Gains 11,000 Jobs in July as Jobless Rate Falls Tom Ichniowski August 6, 2021 No Comments Despite the overall gain, some nonresidential construction segments still show job losses in July.Read More
Report Urges Sustainability Assessments for Federally Funded Transpo Projects Aileen Cho August 5, 2021 No Comments U.S. DOT mandated the study by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.Read More
Project Financing Infrastructure Bill Amendment Would Expand Surety Mandate to TIFIA Tom Ichniowski August 5, 2021 No Comments Proposal would require surety bonds on DOT loan program, including its projects with private funding.Read More
Industry Conference Eyeing 2030, CII-CURT Attendees See Big Workforce, Climate Challenges Ahead Scott Judy August 5, 2021 No Comments Construction’s future workforce is going to continue to trend older, and likely less mobile, which creates a challenge.Read More
Materials Corps of Engineers, LaFargeHolcim Launch $3.4M Materials Reuse Study Agency will provide construction and demolition materials to be analyzed for better extraction of concrete fines Jeff Yoders Aileen Cho August 5, 2021 One Comment Effort will explore recycling soils and fines back into cement binders for new concrete.Read More