Workers returned Aug. 24th to a portion of a New Mexico hospital construction site near where a fatal scaffold collapse occurred, says a spokeswoman for McCarthy Building Cos., the project's Phoenix-based construction manager.

A robust transportation sector in Texas as well as continued vitality from energy, infrastructure, education and hospital projects in Texas and Louisiana helped deliver a high-performance 2014 for design firms based or working in the Gulf Coast. Related Links: ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Project Starts of 2014 ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Design Firms 2014 The top 75 firms in ENR Texas & Louisiana's annual ranking of the region's largest designers reported combined revenue of $5.1 billion last year, compared with $4.1 billion in 2013—a nearly 25% increase that extends a three-year growth spurt in the region.The top three

Construction is brisk in Texas and Louisiana. The region posted big increases for project starts in all sectors, particularly in energy, transportation and water infrastructure. The top 25 projects of 2014 totaled $28.9 billion, more than double the previous year's $12.5 billion. Related Links: ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Starts 2013 ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Starts 2012 "The market is robust, and there are a lot of opportunities in all segments, including mixed-use," says Jack Baxley, president and CEO of Dallas-Fort Worth-based TEXO, a commercial trade association of 1,400 general contractors, specialty contractors and suppliers in northern and eastern

Workers had to contend with bay muds, limited site access and protected wildlife species during the tidal restoration project for three islands comprising Bair Island, a 2,600-acre former salt pond within the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge—the largest urban wildlife refuge in the U.S.

Built on a site with difficult geometry and bound by three busy streets, the mixed-used building includes retail space, 81 condominiums and parking.

Reflecting Hawaiian heritage through tropical design motifs, the four-story condominium addition at Poipu Beach Grand Wyndham Resort includes 13 luxury units and the Spa at Koloa Landing.

Young tech firm GitHub wanted its new corporate space to be unconventional and to convey the spirit of innovation, evoking the time—in the early days of the company—when computer code was written in dive bars and coffee shops.

Oakland Hills High School's Living Lab program was created in 2001 on a campus hillside so that students could study and explore the area's plants and wildlife.

The campus, which has a state-of-the-art energy management system, is designed to use 28% less energy than allowed under the updated California code.