BIM New Autodesk Tool Aims to Improve Product Specifications in Revit Add-ons for Inventor and Revit allow building products to be dropped into Revit models via Construction Cloud Jeff Yoders February 7, 2024 No Comments Autodesk has released Informed Design, add-ons for Revit and Inventor that help automate the process of placing manufactured products into building information models.Read More
Construction Economics for February 12, 2024 February 7, 2024 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
Information Technology McCarthy Standardizes Its Payments on Oracle's Textura Platform Contractor moves to shift all subcontractor payments to new system Jeff Yoders February 7, 2024 No Comments McCarthy Building Cos. has standardized its subcontractor payments and most financial transactions on Oracle's Textura cloud-based payments platform. Read More
New Jersey Sues to Deny Big State Tax Credit to Nuclear Firm Holtec Mary B. Powers February 6, 2024 No Comments Firm's bid for 10-year, $260M credit to build its Camden R&D campus omitted key ethics related details, state attorney general claims.Read More
Transit Gateway Shortlists Three Teams for Manhattan End of $16B Hudson Tunnel James Leggate February 6, 2024 No Comments The Gateway Development Commission is advancing procurement for several contract packages. Read More
Rail Infrastructure Amtrak Picks Kiewit-Shea Team for Contract Under $6B Baltimore Tunnel Program James Leggate February 6, 2024 No Comments The planned Frederick Douglass Tunnel would replace the 150-year-old B&P Tunnel.Read More
Power and Industrial Groundbreaking Lithium Extraction Plant Launches in California L.L. Poirier February 6, 2024 2 Comments The $1.85B complex is the first to use abundant geothermal brine near the Salton Sea to produce lithium for large scale EV battery productionRead More
Clean Transit Alstom Wins $540M Contract for Saudi Battery-Powered Tramway Shem Oirere February 5, 2024 No Comments To be the world's longest, the 22.4-km tramway is part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 program aimed at providing access to major historical districts.Read More
Opinions What Boeing’s Quality Woes Can Teach Construction Matthew Kleiman February 5, 2024 No Comments A commentary on construction's quality and productivity challenges tied to veteran tradespeople retiring.Read More
Legal Veolia Agrees to $25M Settlement in Flint Water Crisis Case James Leggate February 5, 2024 No Comments The engineering firm said officials largely ignored its recommendations while working for the city after the lead-in-water crisis had already begun.Read More