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 Illinois Tollway Authority widened the Central Tri-State’s Mile-Long Bridge while also reducing the number of piers beneath it by half, making room for the three waters and two railways underneath.
Contractor of the Year Turner Construction Co. excels at meeting client demands on tough projects such as reconstructions and data centers across the Midwest.
The contractor agreed to settle with the Justice Dept. by paying a $1 million settlement over claims it misrepresented its use of a disadvantaged business as a subcontractor on a terminal building project at Peoria International Airport project.
Autodesk released an integration platform called Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect on May 27 that expands its cloud partner network and solidifies connections to other widely used construction software.
Project sites set ablaze in Minneapolis, D.C. and Ohio, as construction is shut down in downtown Chicago and in California; NYC sets first curfew in decades amid looting, even of boarded-up stores.
ABC of Greater Michigan lawsuit alleges that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's (D) construction opening executive orders eliminate due process and increase penalties for contractors without new laws being passed to do so.