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December 26, 2022

Check out the December 26, 2022 edition of ENR, featuring part five of a series Building A Lower Carbon Future, Fourth Quarterly Cost Report, news and more!

Part Five of a Series | Building a Lower Carbon Future

SE 2050 Is In Quixotic Pursuit of Eliminating Embodied Carbon in Building Structures

Structural engineers are only beginning their quest to halve carbon in new structural systems by 2030 and eradicate it by 2050

Nadine Post

December 21, 2022

Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program is supporting the ambitious SE 2050 Challenge, which states that “all structural engineers shall understand, reduce and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in their projects by 2050.”

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Environment

California Groundwater Mapping Homes in on Optimal Replenish Sites

Pam_McFarland

December 14, 2022

Airborne electromagnetic sensor technology helps state agencies identify best locations for building groundwater reservoirs.

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WRDA Bill Sails Through Congress

Tom Ichniowski

December 22, 2022

As the 117th Congress headed into its final days, infrastructure advocates scored another legislative victory with bipartisan congressional approval of a new Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, authorizing $37.8 in federal funds for 30 new or modified U.S. Army Corps of Engineers storm protection, harbor dredging and other civil-works projects.

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Planned $2B Northern Colorado Water Project Receives Final Permit

Construction could begin as early as 2024

Jennifer Seward

December 13, 2022

The Northern Integrated Supply Project would involve the construction of two reservoirs with a combined 215,600 acre-ft of water storage.

Clean Energy Development

US Researchers Cite Breakthrough in Laser Fusion Energy ‘Ignition’

Debra K. Rubin

December 13, 2022

Lawrence Livermore National Lab team successfully produced more nuclear fusion energy than it took to start the reaction using lasers, U.S. Energy Dept. officials said Dec. 13, with more private and academic competition underway to shorten timeframes to commercialize power generation.

Ports

Louisiana Names P3 Partners for $1.8B Container Terminal

December 14, 2022

The Louisiana International Terminal would be able to accommodate ultra-large container vessels in the Lower Mississippi River.

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Clean Energy Construction

EV Battery Recycler Redwood is Latest to Invest Big in S.C.

December 16, 2022

Nevada firm's $3.5B, 10-year plant commitment to Charleston area could gain it access to materials and customers from the state's EV production boom, but project contractors were not disclosed.

Manufacturing

Two Non-US Battery Makers Zero In on South Carolina to Build

December 9, 2022

State and federal tax credits drew Japan-based Envision AESC's $810-million EV battery plant and lured Pomega Energy Storage of Turkey to site a $279-million utility-scale lithium-ion and storage module facility.

Advanced Manufacturing

US Energy Dept. Closes $2.5B Loan for Three GM EV Battery Plants

December 12, 2022

Barton Malow has been building the projects for Ultium Cells, the joint venture of General Motors and LG Energy Solution.

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Southeast Construction News

Space Firms ULA, Beyond Gravity Start $140M Alabama Expansion

December 20, 2022

The companies are expanding to meet the demands of ongoing contracts, including delivering components for Amazon's planned $10-billion satellite constellation.

Safety and Health

US Labor Dept. Says Construction Fatalities Dipped Slightly

Tom Ichniowski

December 17, 2022

Fatal construction accidents were down about 2% overall in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, but some types of construction accidents saw worrying increases.

Clean Energy

Largest US Green Hydrogen Plant Planned for North Texas

December 8, 2022

Gas supplier Air Products & Chemicals and utility AES Corp. say $4B facility would have capacity to produce 220 tons of green hydrogen daily.

Transit

$16B Hudson River Tunnel Program Seeks Project Delivery Partner

Gateway Development Commission to issue RFQ in coming days

December 12, 2022

The Gateway Development Commission plans to issue an RFP for a project delivery partner to add capability in ts effort to build and rehabilitate heavily used rail tunnels linking New Jersey and New York.

Full Cleanup of Dec. 7 Keystone Oil Pipeline Spill Could Take Weeks

Energy firm said Dec. 17 site cleanup crew number has risen to 400

Scott Van Voorhis

Debra K. Rubin

December 15, 2022

Owner TC Energy announced partial reopening Dec. 14 of the Canada-to-U.S crude oil line but has not said what caused the pipe rupture or when cleanup of the spill into a Kansas creek would be completed.

Clean Energy Construction

Virginia, NY Offshore Wind Projects Boosted at Sea, On Land

Debra K. Rubin

December 15, 2022

Dominion's 2.6-GW project off Virginia Beach and Orsted's 1-GW Sunrise Wind project off Long Island gain initial federal environmental reviews—with a key state green light also granted to the former—as onshore port hubs struggle to keep pace to support developing construction needs.

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Clean Energy Construction

First West Coast Offshore Wind Site Auction Ramps to $757M Finale

Debra K. Rubin

December 7, 2022

Permitting guidelines for first California floating wind energy projects will be released by state on Dec. 19 and set for approval on Dec. 28—with five lease winners facing challenges of deep water installation, limited port infrastructure and supply chain pressures.

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FERC Faces Uncertainties as Chairman Richard Glick Departs

Debra K. Rubin

December 21, 2022

UPDATE: Interim chair of key federal regulator of energy, power infrastructure is named Jan. 3, but agency still has a 2-2 partisan split that could hamper project decisions until new Senate hearings confirm a permanent leader.

Equipment

EPA Finalizes Stricter Heavy-Duty Engine Emissions Standards

December 20, 2022

The rule is targets on-highway vehicles, but it includes provisions covering engine categories used in some construction equipment.

Bridges

Corpus Christi New Harbor Bridge Main Span Work Cleared to Resume

December 16, 2022

Texas DOT says crews from joint venture contractor Flatiron/Dragados LLC can lift delta frames into place and continue construction of the main span towers.

Failures

Investigators Seek Cause of Berlin Aquarium Disaster

December 21, 2022

Failure of the 52-ft-tall Radisson Blu hotel lobby tank released 26,000 gallons of seawater, which killed most of its 1,500 tropical fish, but with just minor injuries to two people.

Legal

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Agrees to Settle Flint Water Case

December 14, 2022

Engineering firm inked confidential settlements with four child plaintiffs ahead of a February retrial in the case over the 2014-2015 Flint, Mich., lead-in-water crisis.

Q4 Cost Report International

4Q Cost Report: Industry Expects Costs to Steady in 2023

After a year of historic construction cost increases worldwide, global cost consultant says signs point to more moderate hikes in the coming year

Rachel Personius, Currie & Brown

December 21, 2022

While each global region has its own set of challenges, a moderate escalation of construction costs is a certainty for many regions across the world.

Q4 Cost Report Materials

4Q Cost Report: Concrete Shortages Push Up Price

Experts have mixed outlooks on whether these trends will continue in 2023

December 21, 2022

For many contractors in 2022, concrete availability and pricing have been serious pressure points, and observers have varying opinions on whether this could continue into 2023.

Q4 Cost Report Equipment

4Q Cost Report: Equipment Prices Leveling Out in Resale Channels

Slight month-over-month declines in used machine prices signal possible relief from persistent supply chain constraints in the marketplace

Jeff Rubenstone

Jeff Rubenstone

December 21, 2022

It has been a rough few years for construction equipment sourcing, as pandemic-related supply chain constraints and inflation drove up prices during busy construction seasons, but there are some signs that prices for used equipment are beginning to even out.

Industry Confidence Index

4Q Cost Report: Executive Confidence Falls as Recession Nears

Construction sector foresees a difficult market in the first half of 2023

Jonathan Keller

Jonathan Keller

December 21, 2022

The recession that many economists are predicting has not yet come to pass, but construction industry executives foresee a shrinking market in 2023.

4Q Cost Report Economics

4Q Cost Report: Manufacturing, Infrastructure Work Leads as Year Ends

Government funds boost public works while high interest rates slow residential

Alisa Zevin

December 21, 2022

Construction activity has remained fairly strong in the fourth quarter of the year, despite continued challenges with inflation, labor and the supply chain.

ENR Letters

Getting the Story Straight on Top-Down Construction

December 21, 2022

This letter is a rebuttal to online comments posted by Michael McNally and Robert T. Williams in response to the cover story, “From the Top Down” (ENR 10/31-11/7/22, p. 18), and its associated sidebar about TGE Top Down LLC, where I am chairman.

Construction Technology

nPlan Promises Better Risk Management Through AI for $11B UK Rail Project

London startup believes its technology can eventually replace QSRA

Peter Reina

November 30, 2022

nPlan's AI project risk management is being used on an $11-billion UK rail program. The company is looking to eventually replace traditional construction risk-prediction methods.

There are no accidents

Just Don't Call It an Accident

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December 21, 2022

Jessie Singer, author of “There Are No Accidents” (Simon & Schuster, 336 pages), works for a nonprofit dedicated to making cities safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but her views of error and accidents go far beyond urban life and cars.

ENR Pulse

Pulse: Project News for the Week of December 26, 2022

December 21, 2022

Information derived from Dodge Data & Analytics, the premier project information source in the construction industry.

ENR Construction Economics

Construction Economics for December 26, 2022

December 21, 2022

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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