May 17, 2021

The next generation of A/E/C leaders addresses some of construction’s most significant issues: bolstering and building infrastructure across the country, ensuring diversity across workplaces, helping guide the next generation into STEM careers and finding the right ways to adjust to the coming post-pandemic normal.

Top 20 Under 40: Evolve as the Industry Adapts

May 14, 2021

The next generation of A/E/C leaders applies lessons learned heading toward a post-pandemic future.

2Q Tech Report

Putting 3D First, a Model Bridge Rises in Norway

Aileen Cho

May 14, 2021

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When the Norwegian Public Roads Administration asked the design-build team of Sweco, PNC, Armando Rito Engenharia and Isachsen to deliver a 643-meter-long concrete box-girder bridge completely in 3D, designers with Armando Rito were initially a bit skeptical.

COVID-19 and Construction

OSHA Imposes New Guidance For Employer-Required COVID-19 Vaccines

Contractors criticize mandate to classify adverse reactions as recordable safety incidents

Jeff Yoders

May 3, 2021

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Contractors, construction industry groups say guidance contradicts administration's desire to encourage employees to get vaccinated.

Owner of NJ's American Dream Mall Faces $1.2B Loan Default, Construction Liens

Scott Van Voorhis

April 23, 2021

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Pandemic-spurred financial woes are nightmares for Canadian developer Triple Five on the $5B retail and entertainment complex outside NYC.

Obituaries

Influential Postmodernist Architect Helmut Jahn Dies in Accident at 81

German-born Jahn's work bridged two design movements and gained international acclaim for uncompromising standards

Jeff Yoders

May 10, 2021

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The uncompromising leader of Murphy/Jahn and JAHN Architects bridged two design movements and leaves behind a steel-and-glass legacy.

Acquisitions

Energy Builder MasTec Boosts Pivot In $420M Power Firm INTREN Buy

Debra K. Rubin

May 6, 2021

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Link creates $8B operation that pushes leading pipeline contractor toward other niches and is industry's largest minority and woman-owned company.

Power Grid Upgrade Technology Gets $8.25B Federal Boost

Mary B. Powers

April 28, 2021

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US Energy Dept. cites report of 22 'shovel ready' high-voltage transmission and clean-energy link projects valued at $33 billion, but analysis claims half won't be built 'near term' due to planning and permitting hurdles.

Ferrovial Team Falls Short on Maryland P3 Bid Protest

Jim Parsons

May 4, 2021

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Spain-based contractor is appealing decision against its protest charge that winning highway expansion bidder Transurban/Macquarie gamed the evaluation criteria

Pay Inequities Are a Symptom of Broader Gender Biases, Studies Show

Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference addresses industry diversity, inclusion challenges ahead

May 9, 2021

Inclusion and equity drives bottom line results, said experts at ENR talent development conference May 4-6.

Structural Failures

Answers Sought in Mexico City Overpass Collapse

International structural experts will be asked to investigate

Jim Parsons

May 4, 2021

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The overpass collapse occurred on a mostly elevated section of Line 12 that began construction in 2008 and cost $1.7 billion to complete.

Feds to Repair Damage From Halted Border Wall Work in Texas, California

Mary B. Powers

May 5, 2021

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Homeland Security Dept. moves on Rio Grande levee breaches after locals push back; amounts of Biden cancelled wall contracts held by firms are tallied.

Indoor Air Quality

Cost, Conflicting Advice Hamper COVID-19 IAQ Upgrades in Schools, Says Center for Green Schools

Nadine M. Post

April 30, 2021

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School districts still have unmet indoor air quality needs and face numerous challenges related to costs and outdated building infrastructure, as well as confusion over conflicting guidance from different groups, reports a study from a USGBC center.

Green Hydrogen Plants Scale Up in North America

Mary B. Powers

April 26, 2021

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Record-size facilities will be designed and built in Louisiana and Quebec under EPC contracts won by Germany's Thyssenkrupp.

AEC Coalition Lays Out Federal Actions for Healthier Buildings

Nadine M. Post

May 14, 2021

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A coalition of more than 250 architecture, engineering and construction firms is urging the Biden administration to take "swift executive action" to require higher sustainability standards for U.S. buildings and infrastructure as part of its Build Back Better plan.

Green Building

Georgia Tech's Kendeda Is a Model for 'Living Buildings' in the Humid Southeast

Nadine M. Post

April 22, 2021

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The 47,000-sq-ft Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design gained status as a Living Building on Earth Day.

Restoration

Digital Tools Join Traditional Methods for Notre Dame Rebuild

Peter Reina

April 25, 2021

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As rescue and recovery work winds down at the Paris landmark, restoration is set to start this summer that will be informed by a digital twin using billions of data points.

Roadwork Robot Autonomously Digs Out, Repairs Buried Utility Lines

Jeff Rubenstone

April 27, 2021

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Looking to speed their ongoing overhaul of the U.K.’s second largest gas distribution network, gas utility SGN has been investing in the development of the autonomous RRES roadworks robot from ULC Technologies.

Workforce

Viewpoint: Imagine What's Possible in Construction Sector Diversity—and Do It!

Susan Eisenberg, IBEW member

April 28, 2021

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Push reset so underrepresented groups can fit into workplaces historically designed to exclude them, or, at best, were designed without them, says a veteran union electrician.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of May 17, 2021

May 14, 2021

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The University of Alabama Health System is planning to replace the Spain Rehabilitation Center in Birmingham.

Construction Economics for May 17, 2021

May 14, 2021

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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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OSHA Imposes New Guidance For Employer-Required COVID-19 Vaccines

Owner of NJ's American Dream Mall Faces $1.2B Loan Default, Construction Liens

Influential Postmodernist Architect Helmut Jahn Dies in Accident at 81

Energy Builder MasTec Boosts Pivot In $420M Power Firm INTREN Buy

Power Grid Upgrade Technology Gets $8.25B Federal Boost

Ferrovial Team Falls Short on Maryland P3 Bid Protest

Pay Inequities Are a Symptom of Broader Gender Biases, Studies Show

Answers Sought in Mexico City Overpass Collapse

Feds to Repair Damage From Halted Border Wall Work in Texas, California

Cost, Conflicting Advice Hamper COVID-19 IAQ Upgrades in Schools, Says Center for Green Schools

Green Hydrogen Plants Scale Up in North America

AEC Coalition Lays Out Federal Actions for Healthier Buildings

Georgia Tech's Kendeda Is a Model for 'Living Buildings' in the Humid Southeast

Digital Tools Join Traditional Methods for Notre Dame Rebuild

Roadwork Robot Autonomously Digs Out, Repairs Buried Utility Lines

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Viewpoint: Imagine What's Possible in Construction Sector Diversity—and Do It!

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