ENR Associate Technology, Equipment and Products Editor Jeff Yoders has been writing about design and construction innovations for 20 years. He is a five-time Jesse H. Neal award winner and multiple ASBPE winner for his tech coverage. Jeff previously wrote about construction technology for Structural Engineer, CE News and Building Design + Construction. He also wrote about materials prices, construction procurement and estimation for MetalMiner.com. He lives in Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, where the pace of innovation never leaves him without a story to chase.
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project involves 35 countries collaborating to build an electricity generation experiment that may lead to renewable energy produced through nuclear fusion, a potentially revolutionary power source.
In Iowa, CM at-risk would be allowed on all vertical construction but universities could not use DB project delivery, under state legislation passed by both houses.
Willow and Parsons Corp. have won a five-year contract from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to create and support a digital twin for the maintenance and operations of Runway 18R/36L and Terminal D, which were recently renovated as part of DFW’s airport-wide modernization.
Purchase terms for The Wild, a technology firm with an immersive virtual/extended reality environment for industry professionals and a dedicated virtual meetings tool, were not disclosed.
The US Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility is the first agency project to include private money for construction while also using funding from available VA appropriations.
When the software firm's founder and chief started the company, he and his initial employees offered free jobsite WiFi to potential customers to get them to use their platform.