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April 26, 2021

As the pandemic drags on, companies grapple with issues of worker health, social justice and a talent shortage, but it turns out that 2020 was a better year than many had anticipated.

ENR Top 500 Design Firms

Top 500 Design Firms: Designing for the New Normal

Jonathan Keller

Jonathan Keller

April 22, 2021

The ENR Top 500 Design Firms spent 2020 adapting to a pandemic. How will they evolve to take on what comes next?

Workforce Management

AEC Sector Envisions, and Debates, How Remote and Temporary Becomes Real and Permanent

Debra K. Rubin

Debra K. Rubin Bruce Buckley

Scott Van Voorhis

Scott Blair

April 22, 2021

As precautions and vaccines enable industry's return to pre-virus existence, participants see workplace adaptations as long needed and here to stay.

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Environmental Policy

White House, Congress Accelerate Push To Fix Widespread PFAS Pollution

April 21, 2021

Feds promise millions more for study, cleanup and control of 'forever' chemicals,' joining states in ramped-up scrutiny; EPA tasked to develop whole agency strategy by mid August, but Wisconsin manufacturers sue state over planned regulation

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Companies

Water-Waste Giants Veolia and Suez End Battle, Agree to Combine

Debra K. Rubin

April 12, 2021

Boosted Suez offer propels $44B revenue global player, but antitrust scrutiny looms in some countries where both operate

France's Vinci Inks $5.75B Deal for Big Unit of Spain-Based ACS

Debra K. Rubin

April 4, 2021

French contractor is set to buy rival's energy business to gain share of growing global renewables and power transmission construction work.

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Construction Accidents

Safety Study Suggests Roofers Will Boost Risk-Taking With More Protection in Place

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April 13, 2021

An innovative mixed-reality research project confirms a worker-safety paradox.

TY Lin Buy of Silman Changes Top Roles at NYC Structural Engineer

Debra K. Rubin

April 8, 2021

CM firm LiRo Group taps Skanska veteran as new CEO and ex-Trump administration chief to lead new resilience practice; top hires at STV and utility firms PG&E and Eversource

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Prefabricated Concourse at Dallas-Fort Worth Will Be a First for US Airports

Aileen Cho

April 21, 2021

Preparatory work is underway for a summer installation of a new concourse at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport using prefabrication and modular methods—a first for U.S. airports, say officials.

US OKs Dakota Access Oil Line To Operate During Review

April 11, 2021

Virginia's $5B Mountain Valley pipeline now faces new schedule challenges.

Piney Point Retention Pond

UPDATE: Fla. Governor Closes Leaking Phosphate Waste Site, $15.4M for Emergency Cleanup

Mary B. Powers Bruce Buckley

April 13, 2021

Legislature will earmark $100M to start closure, a project one legislator estimated could cost double that; crews are removing more than 35 million gallons of contaminated liquid per day from the pond

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UK's High-Speed Rail Program Drives Innovations

Peter Reina

April 21, 2021

Robotic arms for tunnel-boring machines, concrete reinforcement made of old wind turbine blades and machine learning to reduce concrete waste are among innovations emerging from the $16.7-billion civil construction program for the U.K.’s London to Birmingham high-speed railroad. Construction began late last year.

Manufacturing

UPDATE: Trade Secrets Pact Allows Resumed Work on $2.6B Ga. Battery Plant

April 11, 2021

South Korea's SK Innovation agreed April 11 to $1.8B payment to rival battery maker LG Energy Solutions as Biden administration ruling loomed; LG eyes second plant site in Tennessee.

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Skanska Speeds Pandemic Emergency Area Expansion at Boston Hospital

Scott Van Voorhis

April 21, 2021

Work on a $65-million expansion and renovation of the emergency department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is on track for completion in early 2022, but later phases are not likely to be as harrowing as the recently completed first phase—built at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indoor Air Quality Expert: Many Air Cleaner Technologies Are Still Unproven

Jeff Rubenstone

Jeff Rubenstone

April 21, 2021

A member of ASHRAE’s epidemic task force has launched an initiative to set up independent, peer-reviewed testing of indoor air-treatment systems for their efficacy against viruses and for any negative impacts on indoor air quality.

Drone-Based Attacks

New Regulations, Tech Aim to Prevent Drone-Based Attacks

Luke Abaffy

April 21, 2021

On April 11 and 12, several bomb-laden drones targeting oil refineries and military air bases in Saudi Arabia were shot down by Saudi military forces.

Podcast with construction leaders

The Construction Conversation

What is Transportation Guru Randy Iwasaki Saying? Tune In to ENR's Critical Path Podcast

Editors talk to Iwasaki, HNTB's Diana Mendes and Gilbane's Michael McKelvy

Aileen Cho

April 19, 2021

Chilling and chatting with construction experts and thought-leaders.

Vegas light rail

Las Vegas City Council Green Lights Mass Transit Proposal

April 14, 2021

The Las Vegas City Council has approved a negotiating agreement with a company that wants to build a 19-mile light rail or other high capacity mass transit line along Charleston Boulevard, one of the main east-west arterials in the Las Vegas Valley.

The Mile-Long Bridge

Government

Ill. Contractors Appeal Ruling That Exempts Home Rule From Transportation Lockbox

Voters okayed 2016 Safe Roads amendment to force use of transportation taxes, fees on designated projects

Jeff Yoders

April 13, 2021

State appellate court says home-rule municipalities don't have to abide by 2016 constitutional measure that required transportation funds to be spent only on designated projects and infrastructure.

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Construction Prosecutions

Pennsylvania Charges Contractor With $20-Million Prevailing Wage Violation

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April 13, 2021

State attorney general claims Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. diverted funds from craft workers' pension benefits to other employee profit sharing.

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Underground Construction

Seattle's Latest Tunnel Boring Machine Will Dig 2.7 Miles

Tim Newcomb

April 19, 2021

Launch of Mudhoney, named for local band, will start tunnel portion of $570M sewer overflow project required under city's federal consent order.

ENR Pulse

Pulse: Project News for the Week of April 26, 2021

April 21, 2021

Solhem Cos. is planning to construct Pentagon Park Apartments in Edina.

450AJ HC3 boom lift

Product Snapshot: Aerial Boom Lift and Electric Buggy

April 21, 2021

Recently launched in the North American market, the 450AJ HC3 boom lift has a maximum platform height of 45 ft, with a horizontal outreach of 25 ft.

ENR Industry Leads

Industry Leads for the Week of April 26, 2021

April 21, 2021

Becton, Dickinson and Co. is planning to construct a medical products final-stage manufacturing and sterilization facility on a 32-acre site in Tucson.

ENR Editorials

Tap Every Source for Infrastructure Funds

April 21, 2021

After all the hosannas about infrastructure’s importance, it’s unsettling how quickly faith falters when it comes to paying.

ENR Construction Economics

Construction Economics for April 26, 2021

April 21, 2021

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/economics

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