Emergency Funds Kick-Start Yellowstone Infrastructure Repairs Jim Parsons June 29, 2022 No Comments National Park Service officials anticipate re-opening the badly damaged northern loop road by early July.Read More
University Projects Wisconsin Panel OKs Planning Funds for $300M UW Engineering Building James Leggate June 29, 2022 No Comments The project at the Madison campus is part of a slate of work the Wisconsin State Building Commission approved for state funding.Read More
Water Quality Michigan High Court Invalidates Former State Officials' Flint Indictments Jeff Yoders June 28, 2022 No Comments State's solicitor general vows to refile charges against ex- Gov. Rick Snyder and eight other officials related to the 2015 lead pipe water crisis.Read More
Safety & Health OSHA Seeks Input for Proposed Revision of Lead Standard An updated rule would address more recent data on the harmful effects of lead exposure James Leggate June 28, 2022 No Comments Construction remains one of the most common fields where workers are exposed to lead.Read More
Nuclear Waste Hanford Vitrification Plant Start-up Deadlines Moved Back By Federal Judge Tim Newcomb June 28, 2022 One Comment Operation of long-awaited nuclear waste treatment facility at DOE site in Washington state is extended to 2025.Read More
Adaptive Reuse Developer Is Converting German WWII Bunker Into Hotel Peter Reina June 28, 2022 No Comments Matzen Immobilien's $63-million project will add five tapering floors to create vegetation-covered cultural and sports spaces atop the former bunker.Read More
Energy Workforce Construction Leads Job Gains in Three Energy Sectors, DOE Report Says James Leggate June 28, 2022 No Comments Industry jobs tied to electric power generation; transmission, storage and distribution; and energy efficiency grew in 2021, but report data does not reflect impacts of more current sector events. Read More
Federal Budget House Appropriators Call For FY23 Hikes in Many Construction Programs Tom Ichniowski Pam McFarland June 27, 2022 No Comments Committee seeks boosts for GSA buildings, EPA water projects, military construction and overall Corps civil works programs.Read More
Infrastructure G7 Nations to Invest $600B in Developing Nation Infrastructure Funding will support, among other things, solar projects in Angola and small modular reactor study in Romania Pam McFarland June 27, 2022 No Comments Funding will support, among other things, solar projects in Angola and small modular reactor study in RomaniaRead More
Associations Kimberly Dowdell Elected First Black Female AIA President Nadine M. Post June 27, 2022 No Comments Kimberly Dowdell's election as the AIA's first Black female president makes history at 165-year-old organization.Read More