Roads and Bridges Oklahoma DOT Plans $7.7B in Construction Projects Over 8 Years James Leggate October 6, 2021 No Comments ODOT adds 300 projects worth nearly $2 billion to its eight-year plan.Read More
Materials Nucor Launches Line of Greener Steel Products Steelmaker says it will use renewable energy, purchase carbon offsets Nadine M. Post October 6, 2021 No Comments The steelmaker's line of products for construction are more sustainable because they will be made with renewable energy. Read More
Construction Economics for October 11, 2021 October 6, 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
Tall Buildings Nashville YMCA $350M Redevelopment Includes City's Tallest Building James Leggate October 5, 2021 No Comments Plans call for completion of a 750-ft-tall residential tower by 2026.Read More
Environment Boston Moves Sweeping Carbon Emissions Measure Forward Rule that requires buildings 20,000 sq ft and up to to become carbon neutral by 2050 worries some owners Scott Van Voorhis October 5, 2021 No Comments Rule that requires buildings 20,000 sq ft and larger to become carbon neutral by 2050 worries some ownersRead More
Construction Materials Trade Representative Signals No Thaw in Trade Relations With China, Tariffs to Remain Tariffs on steel, other goods continue as administration embraces much of predecessor's approach Jeff Yoders October 5, 2021 No Comments Tariffs on construction materials, other goods, to continue as Biden embraces combative approach.Read More
Advanced Manufacturing Intel $20B Arizona Plant Expansion Aimed at Fixing Microchip Shortage James Leggate October 4, 2021 One Comment Previous projects at Intel facility required special construction considerations to deal with the heat.Read More
Highway Infrastructure Biden Signs 30-Day Highway-Transit Stopgap Industry groups unhappy about $1T infrastructure bill delay Tom Ichniowski October 4, 2021 No Comments UPDATE: AASHTO says states won't get new highway authority until Oct. 15.Read More
Prisons Alabama to Use $400M in COVID-19 Relief Funds for $1.3B Prison Construction Program James Leggate October 4, 2021 No Comments Alabama plans to build two 4,000-bed prisons for men and a 1,000-bed prison for women to replace aging facilities federal officials have called unsafe.Read More
Automation Gilbane and NeXtera Robotics Form JV to Boost Robots on Jobsites Plans are set to roll out robots to new sites in coming months Jeff Rubenstone October 4, 2021 No Comments Contractor will jump from pilots to full deployment of a jobsite robotics platform developed with robotics startup NeXtera.Read More