February 20, 2023

Energy in Transition

Living With LNG: Can More Gas Infrastructure and Climate Goals Coexist?

Debra K. Rubin

Mary B. Powers Michael Dumiak

February 16, 2023

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One year after Ukraine invasion upended energy supply and costs, more natural gas projects are in motion in the US and globally, but concern grows over greenhouse gas impacts as industry seeks design, construction and operations solutions.

Tech Focus

Construction Data Management Goes Beyond the Cloud

Lakes and warehouses store project data as vendors and contractors mine it for business insight

Jeff Yoders

February 15, 2023

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Construction technologists find new ways to save project data that incorporate cloud-based construction project management platforms from vendors such as Autodesk, Bentley, Oracle and Procore. Some are creating their own data lakes and warehouses, while vendors and contractors search all the data for business intelligence insight.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of February 20, 2023

February 15, 2023

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Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics.

A Massachusetts contractor leading the largest design-build project in the Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation’s history pleaded not guilty in Providence County Superior Court on Feb. 1 to illegally dumping toxic fill at the Providence jobsite.

Legal

Mass. Contractor and Its Former Employee Fight Alleged Illegal Dumping Charges in R.I.

Barletta and one of its former superintendents pleaded not guilty to separate charges in Providence court

Johanna Knapschaefer

February 7, 2023

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A Massachusetts contractor leading the largest design-build highway project in Rhode Island's history pleaded not guilty to illegally dumping toxic fill.

Construction Accidents

Firm, Exec Plead Guilty to Willful OSHA Violation in Fatal 2017 Collapse

James Leggate

February 8, 2023

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A temporary retaining wall built without an engineer's review collapsed, killing a worker and injuring another.

Advanced Manufacturing

Pharmaceuticals Maker Picks Turner for $725M Colorado Plant

James Leggate

February 10, 2023

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Agilent Technologies plans to open the new oligonucleotide manufacturing lines in 2026.

Buildings

Museum Exhibit Presents Bold Concepts for Resilient Cities

Exhibition is Culmination of International Four-Year Effort

Pam McFarland

February 9, 2023

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Japan House exhibit in Los Angeles showcases ways to incorporate nature—even natural disasters—into regenerative urban design.

Manufacturing

Nevada EV Battery Material Plant Expands With $2B US Loan

James Leggate

February 9, 2023

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Redwood Materials plans to draw pieces of federal financing as it achieves milestones in phased construction of its northern Nevada battery materials campus.

Contracts

Fermilab Selects Arup for Utility Infrastructure Upgrades Design

James Leggate

February 9, 2023

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The particle physics lab needs to expand and refurbish its utilities infrastructure to support future particle accelerator experiments.

Bridges

Unique Suspension Bridge Takes Shape in Linz, Austria

Peter Reina

February 7, 2023

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Supported by cables anchored into valley sides, the last two sections of the 1,000-ft-long deck are due to be placed this week and next.

Biden Administration

Industry Mostly Hails Biden Speech's Pro-Infrastructure Stance

White House offers updates on IIJA funding so far

Tom Ichniowski

February 8, 2023

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Unclear details on broadened Buy America rules on projects announced by President Biden during his State of the Union Address have industry officials concerned.

Materials

Sky-High Chicago Concrete Costs Outpace US Rise, Contractors Say

Two major suppliers deal with disruptions whose impact has been felt by their customers for years

James Leggate

February 6, 2023

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Why are the Windy City's concrete prices rising faster than those in other urban locations?

Natural Disasters

Uneven Code Enforcement Seen in Earthquake-Damaged Buildings in Turkey

Death toll is expected to rise and crews work to restore critical infrastructure

Jeff Rubenstone Neelam Matthews

February 10, 2023

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While some structures survived the first main shock and performed as designed, experts say having two major quakes in such close proximity would challenge even the most stringent seismic codes.

Higher Education

First Building at Virginia Tech’s DC-Area Campus Tops Out

Jim Parsons

February 10, 2023

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Virginia Tech reached a milestone in development of its new Northern Virginia Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Va.

Health Care

Detroit Hospital Plans $2.5B Expansion and Neighborhood Redevelopment

James Leggate

February 13, 2023

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Henry Ford Health is partnering with Michigan State University and the owner of the Detroit Pistons on the projects.

Toxic Cleanup

Ohio Derailment Response Shifts to Remediation, Monitoring

Full extent of chemical release in Feb. 3 freight train accident still under study

Jim Parsons

February 14, 2023

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Norfolk Southern Railroad has provided Ohio environmental officials with a proposed action plan to remediate environmental damage stemming from a Feb. 3 freight train derailment and ensuing fire.

Government

Biden Fires Architect of the Capitol Following Ethics Accusations

James Leggate

February 13, 2023

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An inspector general's report into J. Brett Blanton detailed how he misused government resources while overseeing federal buildings and construction projects.

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EPA Announces Second $1B Round of IIJA Funding for Superfund Cleanups, 22 New Sites

Corinne Grinapol

February 12, 2023

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Nearly $2 billion out of the total $3.5 billion allotted to Superfund cleanup in the IIJA has been announced to date.

House Subcommittee Blasts WOTUS Rule, Cites Industry Concerns

Pam McFarland

February 9, 2023

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Republican lawmakers on the House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee criticized the Biden administration's recent rule covering U.S. waters protected by the Clean Water Act, calling it "bureaucratic overreach."

Why Politics Must Never Obscure Learning From Earthquake Disasters

Richard Korman

February 15, 2023

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There’s a grim familiarity to what the world is witnessing in Turkey and Syria, where powerful double earthquakes spread death and misery over such a wide area.

GIS

Esri Launches ArcGIS Reality to Bring Reality Capture Data Into GIS

New suite of reaility capture tools looks to enable site 3D Mapping

Jeff Yoders

February 9, 2023

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Esri has expanded its reality capture data management platform to a suite of services that promise to move drone, satellite, site, mesh and point-cloud data into its ArcGIS platform.

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BIM

Autodesk Launches Tandem Facility Monitoring Beta Program

Long an amibition of digital twins, new Tandem capability brings construction model directly to facilities management

Jeff Yoders

January 25, 2023

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With its facility monitoring beta program, Autodesk says it's unlocked the power of BIM to facilities management without contractors having to perform labor-intensive recreation of BIM data.

Construction Economics for February 20, 2023

February 15, 2023

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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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Pulse: Project News for the Week of February 20, 2023

Mass. Contractor and Its Former Employee Fight Alleged Illegal Dumping Charges in R.I.

Firm, Exec Plead Guilty to Willful OSHA Violation in Fatal 2017 Collapse

Pharmaceuticals Maker Picks Turner for $725M Colorado Plant

Museum Exhibit Presents Bold Concepts for Resilient Cities

Nevada EV Battery Material Plant Expands With $2B US Loan

Fermilab Selects Arup for Utility Infrastructure Upgrades Design

Unique Suspension Bridge Takes Shape in Linz, Austria

Industry Mostly Hails Biden Speech's Pro-Infrastructure Stance

Sky-High Chicago Concrete Costs Outpace US Rise, Contractors Say

Uneven Code Enforcement Seen in Earthquake-Damaged Buildings in Turkey

First Building at Virginia Tech’s DC-Area Campus Tops Out

Detroit Hospital Plans $2.5B Expansion and Neighborhood Redevelopment

Ohio Derailment Response Shifts to Remediation, Monitoring

Biden Fires Architect of the Capitol Following Ethics Accusations

EPA Announces Second $1B Round of IIJA Funding for Superfund Cleanups, 22 New Sites

House Subcommittee Blasts WOTUS Rule, Cites Industry Concerns

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Why Politics Must Never Obscure Learning From Earthquake Disasters

Esri Launches ArcGIS Reality to Bring Reality Capture Data Into GIS

Autodesk Launches Tandem Facility Monitoring Beta Program

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Construction Economics for February 20, 2023

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