Clean energy developer announced is has closed on financing for three solar photovoltaic projects in South Africa with a combined capacity of 273 MW, enabling construction to begin in the first quarter of 2024.

Quantifying efforts to build more sustainably and with resilience was the focus of the Environment Analyst Global Business Summit in Chicago. 

The U.S. Dept. of Energy will invest more than $231 million to accelerate carbon management at large-scale U.S. geologic storage areas and support new grid resilience and energy storage projects and research for nine states and three Tribes.

Boosters for a more sustainably produced cement, which slashes greenhouse gas emissions up to 40% compared to ordinary portland cement production, say the material, called limestone calcined clay cement, is the next best embodied carbon reducer for concrete since portland limestone cement.

Contractor Shimmick/Danny's Joint Venture still has claims pending against the owner over alleged breach of contract.

Pay hikes for construction staff remain at a historically high rate, even as some sectors could see a future slowdown in project starts.

ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index fell four points this quarter, to a rating of 40. Confidence in the current construction market is virtually unchanged, but execs have become more pessimistic about the short- and medium-term future.

Despite inflation, labor shortages and other troubles plaguing the construction industry, some sectors continue to thrive, but others face difficulties as demand for growth slows.

Energy contractor Petrofac, with new CEO Tareq Kawash, will execute contract to expand the large Habshan gas processing complex in Abu Dhabi, one year after its suspension ended in UAE, Iraq and Saudi Arabia related to bribery incidents by former executives.

Rainstorm brought significant damage in four states, and the death of a New York engineering firm manager.