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Scott Van Voorhis

Scott Van Voorhis writes regularly for ENR about risk management, insurance, and the Canadian engineering, construction and infrastructure sectors. He launched his own freelance writing business in 2008 after nearly two decades as a reporter and business columnist for the Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal and The Eagle-Tribune.

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SL Green Preps for Return to Offices: ENR New York's Owner of the Year

Scott Van Voorhis

March 15, 2022

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Developer known mostly for offices counts on sustainability features, building improvements and amenities to boost tenant numbers despite the current remote-work trend.

Project Finance

Ontario Premier Pushes Pre-Election Toronto Transport Expansion

Scott Van Voorhis

March 14, 2022

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Projected $64B spend would add airport rail link and new highways over three decades, but with unclear project details, in plan unveiled by conservative leader Doug Ford before province-wide vote in June.

MIT's Complex U-Shaped Semiconductor Lab Project Will Challenge Project Team

Gilbane and Exyte joint venture to build $279-million facility near Boston

Scott Van Voorhis

February 25, 2022

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The $279 million Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT LL) will break ground this spring at Hanscom Air Force Base in Boston’s western suburbs.

Rail Construction

Heavyweights Vie on Design-Build Plan for $4.5B Toronto Subway

Scott Van Voorhis

February 16, 2022

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Aecon, Dragados and Kiewit/SNC Lavalin lead shortlisted teams developing strategies by summer for the 5-mile Scarborough line extension, with public agencies set to select a winner in the fall.

Boston Contractor Faces More OSHA Penalties

Employer involved in 2021 double fatality faces $2 million in total fines

Scott Van Voorhis

February 14, 2022

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The head of a Boston-based construction company that lost two workers in a fatal accident last year now faces nearly $2 million in total fines after safety violations on a new project.

Clean Energy Construction

Canada Energy Giant's $650M Acquisition Boosts Its US Renewables Niche

Scott Van Voorhis

February 6, 2022

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Brookfield Asset Management is set to add 20 GW of solar and battery storage project potential in buying Virginia-based Urban Grid, but sector faces growing hurdles in grid connectivity and supply chain.

Pedestrians crossed the Brooklyn Bridge during a snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022

East Coast Evaluates Damage After Fast-Moving 'Bomb Cyclone'

Storm churns coastal flooding and up to two feet of snow

Scott Van Voorhis

January 30, 2022

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Coastal cities and towns cope with heavy flooding and up to 2 ft of snow in some areas.

Facing Flood Cost Fallout, Canada Explores Insurance Changes

Scott Van Voorhis

January 27, 2022

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Massive flooding that paralyzed British Columbia in November caught the province unprepared in more ways than one, with under insurance emerging as a major issue.

A rendering of The Beat, a mixed-use project on the site of the former Boston Globe facility

Sustainability

Mass. Commission Tackles How to Decarbonize Buildings

A 22-member panel has 10 months to deliver recommendations on how to meet obligations set by climate bill signed in March

Scott Van Voorhis

January 25, 2022

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What to do about natural gas will be one of the biggest challenges facing a new state-appointed commission on decarbonizing the building sector in the Bay State.

Oil and Gas Construction

Big Energy Projects Draw More Workers to Small Alberta Town

Scott Van Voorhis

Debra K. Rubin

January 16, 2022

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Work near Edson on the $10B Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion, $1.8B expanded NGTL gas line and $1.2B Cascade Energy power plant has brought at least 2,500 workers to town, with housing scarce.

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