August 1, 2022

Check out the August 1, 2022 edition of ENR, featuring part two of a series "Building a Lower Carbon Future", Top 200 Environmental firms, news and more!

Clean Energy Tech

Carbon Capture Technology's Moment Has Arrived as Climate, Energy Crises Grow

Emell D. Adolphus

July 27, 2022

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With more than $12 billion in IIJA funding allocated to carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies, AEC firms will need to innovate together to engineer, procure and construct pilot and demonstration projects that prove CCS technology can be adopted at a commercial scale.

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Materials

Tallest Timber High-Rise Team Untangled Scrambled Deliveries, Wood's Quirks

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat designates the 284-ft-tall Ascent in Milwaukee as the world’s tallest timber structure

Nadine M. Post

July 27, 2022

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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat designates the 284-ft-tall Ascent as the world’s tallest timber structure.

Viewpoint

How the 'New Safety View' Could Work in Construction

Travis Livermore

Jeremy Presnal

July 19, 2022

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There are solutions that employers can try that may make the transition easier.

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Technology

New Cloud-Based PM Capabilities Introduced by Oracle, Procore

Oracle unveils cloud analytics tool as Procore partners with AWS on digital twins

Jeff Yoders

July 19, 2022

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Oracle expands its cloud analytics capabilities, while Procore partners with Amazon on digital twins.

Technology

Mapping Giant Esri Moves Further Into Design-Construction Space

First Esri user conference since 2019 is also first since release of ArcGIS GeoBIM

Jeff Yoders

July 19, 2022

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Tech firm builds on 2021 introduction of ArcGIS GeoBIM to promote further integration of its dense mapping data into AEC workflows.

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Efficient 'Tree' Pulls Carbon From Thin Air

Scott Blair

July 27, 2022

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Researchers at Arizona State University have partnered with an Ireland-based startup to cultivate a new species of tree—one that is fabricated instead of grown.

Highway Market Looking Up Despite Fuel Costs: Economist

Aileen Cho

July 25, 2022

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International Bridge Conference attendees discussed impacts of IIJA and technology, and delved into the state of Indiana's approach to projects.

Companies

Extreme Green Building Guru Jason McLennan Joins Perkins&Will

Nadine M. Post

July 19, 2022

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Innovator and 2016 ENR Award of Excellence Winner who propelled a global building movement through the Living Building Challenge integrates the 10-person McClennan Design into the 2,400-employee design giant.

Commercial Nuclear Waste

State-Fed Fight Heats Up Over Building Private Nuclear Disposal Sites

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

July 17, 2022

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US Nuclear Regulatory Commission answer looms to new Texas lawsuit claim that US Supreme Court ruling in late June limits agency power to license a $350M interim storage site in the state, as Sen. Manchin floats bill for new agency to find permanent home for nation's waste.

Energy Construction

US LNG Export Projects Ramp Up in Gap of Closed Freeport Site in Texas

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

July 14, 2022

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Fluor gains contract to build La. offshore site as critical Texas export facility, closed since June 8 fire, must complete US agency-ordered remediation to partially restart in the fall as it anticipates.

Stadium Construction

Hawaii Gov. Approves Funds to Build a New Aloha Stadium

Original stadium has been plagued with maintenance issues and was closed in 2020

Greg Aragon

July 14, 2022

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Hawaii's Aloha Stadium, which has been closed since 2020, will be torn down for a new entertainment district and stadium.

As Heat Waves Broil, Construction Employers Seek Limits on Planned Safety Standard

Richard Korman

James Leggate

July 21, 2022

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Industry employers remain wary of overly complicated new rules to protect workers, in comments on the proposed regulation.

Climate Change

Biden Boosts Resilient Infrastructure, Offshore Wind as Climate Actions

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

July 20, 2022

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With heat impacts growing and Congress stalled on major climate funding, President promises more 'formal, official government actions in coming weeks' on the 'emergency.'

Bridges

Corpus Christi Bridge Span Work Halted Again Over 'Safety Issues'

James Leggate

July 19, 2022

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Work was suspended on the project's cable-stayed portion based on unspecified safety concerns over the planned installation of some bridge structure elements.

Environmental Cleanup

Hawaii Regulators Reject Navy Plan to Drain Leaking Fuel Storage Site

Officials aim to defuel Red Hill Facility on Oahu by 2024

Jim Parsons

July 21, 2022

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Plan to defuel the massive Red Hill facility on Oahu, which last year contaminated the local water supply, lacks key information to be approved.

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

House Panel Hearing on Infrastructure Act Rollout Shows Partisan Divide

Tom Ichniowski

July 19, 2022

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More than eight months after the IIIJA took effect, the House panel tackled issues related to its implementation, including inflation pressures, growth of electric vehicles and reconnecting neighborhoods.

Not One, But Two Air-Rights Projects Rise Over Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston

Air-rights deck for $1B Fenway Center is being built while one for $700M Parcel 12 project was recently finished

Scott Van Voorhis

July 19, 2022

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After a nearly four-decade drought, two separate air-rights projects with a combined cost of $1.7 billion are taking shape, including one set to be a major life sciences hub in the city.

Power

$2.9B Germany-UK Subsea Electric Link Project Closes Financing

Peter Reina

July 21, 2022

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Contracts worth $1.8 billion have already been awarded for cabling work and two converter stations.

Mergers and Acquisitions

MasTec Makes $1.1B Bid to Buy Renewables Builder

James Leggate

July 25, 2022

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Pipeline giant expands its clean energy niche with proposed deal to buy wind and solar contractor Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, which reported $2 billion in 2021 revenue.

Biden Administration

Biden Picks Shailen Bhatt for Top FHWA Post

Tom Ichniowski

July 21, 2022

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President Joe Biden has announced he will nominate Shailen Bhatt, former head of the Colorado and Delaware DOTs and now a senior executive with AECOM, to lead the Federal Highway Administration.

Transit Infrastructure

US DOT Launches $1.75B Transit Accessibility Program

Tom Ichniowski

July 26, 2022

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Officials estimate that more than 900 stations at 17 "legacy" transit systems are not yet fully accessible to people with disabilities.

Top 200 Environmental Firms 2022

India Engineer-Contractor Giant Takes Steps Down Greener Path

Neelam Mathews

July 28, 2022

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Third on the Top 200 Environmental Firms list, Larsen & Toubro sees good business in aiding developing world's transition to greener and lower-carbon economies.

ENR Top Lists

Top 200 Environmental Firms Gird for Headwinds, but Get a Surprise

Debra K. Rubin

Corinne Grinapol

July 28, 2022

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Sector participants worry now if U.S. and global politics, and market forces, could slow or disrupt missions, but they're building on 2021 revenue gains and new momentum from an unexpected climate-change deal Senate Democrats passed on Aug. 7 with $369B in potential funding and expected House approval by Aug. 12.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of August 1, 2022

July 27, 2022

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Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics for August 1, 2022.

Construction Economics for August 1, 2022

July 27, 2022

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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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Carbon Capture Technology's Moment Has Arrived as Climate, Energy Crises Grow

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Tallest Timber High-Rise Team Untangled Scrambled Deliveries, Wood's Quirks

News

How the 'New Safety View' Could Work in Construction

New Cloud-Based PM Capabilities Introduced by Oracle, Procore

Mapping Giant Esri Moves Further Into Design-Construction Space

Efficient 'Tree' Pulls Carbon From Thin Air

Highway Market Looking Up Despite Fuel Costs: Economist

Extreme Green Building Guru Jason McLennan Joins Perkins&Will

State-Fed Fight Heats Up Over Building Private Nuclear Disposal Sites

US LNG Export Projects Ramp Up in Gap of Closed Freeport Site in Texas

Hawaii Gov. Approves Funds to Build a New Aloha Stadium

As Heat Waves Broil, Construction Employers Seek Limits on Planned Safety Standard

Biden Boosts Resilient Infrastructure, Offshore Wind as Climate Actions

Corpus Christi Bridge Span Work Halted Again Over 'Safety Issues'

Hawaii Regulators Reject Navy Plan to Drain Leaking Fuel Storage Site

House Panel Hearing on Infrastructure Act Rollout Shows Partisan Divide

Not One, But Two Air-Rights Projects Rise Over Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston

$2.9B Germany-UK Subsea Electric Link Project Closes Financing

MasTec Makes $1.1B Bid to Buy Renewables Builder

Biden Picks Shailen Bhatt for Top FHWA Post

US DOT Launches $1.75B Transit Accessibility Program

Top 200 Environmental Firms

India Engineer-Contractor Giant Takes Steps Down Greener Path

Top 200 Environmental Firms Gird for Headwinds, but Get a Surprise

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Pulse: Project News for the Week of August 1, 2022

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Construction Economics for August 1, 2022

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