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October 30, 2023

Check out the October 30, 2023 edition of ENR, featuring "Unpunished Racist Taunts: A Workplace Harassment Case With No True 'Winner'", coastal resilience efforts on Manhattan, news and more!

Manhattan

Saving Manhattan: Agencies, Consultants, Contractors Join Fight to Keep New York City Above Water

Pam_McFarland

Corinne Grinapol

Corinne Grinapol

October 25, 2023

In densely populated cities surrounded on all sides by water—the borough of Manhattan in New York City as a prime example—the risks from sea level rise and climate change are not just hypotheticals; they are existential threats.

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Unpunished Racist Taunts: A Pennsylvania Harassment Case With No True 'Winner'

The employer's defense claimed there was no incident involving a scene from American History X.

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October 25, 2023

A 'gift' hangman's noose was only one of the insults, Andre Pryce testified.

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Obituary

Sherwin Asrow, Founding Member of Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings, Dies at 101

Annemarie Mannion

October 9, 2023

During his career as a structural engineer, Asrow was involved with numerous major projects in Chicago, as well as updating the city's high-rise building code.

Architecture Billings Index

Economics

Architecture Billings Fall Steeply in September, Reach New Post-Pandemic Low

Historic low demand in the housing market cited as biggest factor

Jeff Yoders

October 19, 2023

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index fell steeply to 44.8 in September.

Bentley’s iTwin data

Bentley Sees Potential of AI, Gets Deeper in Subsurface Mapping

Jeff Yoders

Jeff Rubenstone

Jeff Rubenstone

October 25, 2023

Engineering technology provider Bentley Systems promises that customers’ data will always be theirs, regardless of the ongoing industry-wide migration to the cloud and the rise of AI.

Workforce

Migrant Workers Sue Jacobs For Alleged Abuse in Qatar World Cup Projects

October 13, 2023

Thirty-eight Filipino workers allege they were trapped in Qatar and forced by contractors or subcontractors to work long hours on soccer event projects managed by the company.

Transportation

Rochester's $100M Highway Removal Project Aims to Reunite Neighborhoods

October 10, 2023

Removal of the Inner Loop North is expected to be done in 2027.

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Adaptive Reuse

Mall's Vacant Sears Store's Conversion to University of Rochester Medical Hub Saves Time

Adaptive reuse joins a 'malls-to-medicine trend'

Scott Lewis

October 23, 2023

Vacant Sears store conversion at Rochester, N.Y., mall sliced six months off the construction schedule compared with starting from scratch.

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Workplace

New EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Targets Asphalt Paving Firm

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October 11, 2023

The lawsuit against Asphalt Paving Systems was brought on behalf of multiple former employees working at the company's Florida-based operation.

Legal

SCOTUS to Weigh Landowners' Damage Claim Against Texas DOT

October 12, 2023

Suit that blames I-10 design for flood impacts needs justices to settle lower courts' disputed decisions on whether agency must compensate owners.

Environment

$450M Set to Clean Up Toxins in Milwaukee Estuary Near Lake Michigan

Area is considered one of the most polluted in the U.S.

October 13, 2023

Remediation will target PCBs, petroleum compounds and heavy metals inone of the most polluted areas of the U.S.

Safety & Health

OSHA Cites Contractor for Double Fatality on JFK Airport Project

October 17, 2023

Triumph Construction failed to properly support a trench before a slab collapsed on two workers, OSHA officials say.

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Investigations

No Grand Jury Indictment in 2019 Hard Rock Hotel Construction Collapse

Daniel Tyson

October 10, 2023

The panel returned a “no true bill” verdict regarding the Oct. 12, 2019 incident.

A photo of the demo of the former AOL headquarters

Data Centers

Vacant AOL HQ near Dulles Airport Demolished for Hyperscale Data Center

PowerHouse Data Centers' 1.2-million-sq-ft project part of construction trend in Virginia

Jim_Parsons

October 20, 2023

Hyperscale data center development is part of a trend in northern Virginia.

Environment

Critical Wastewater Treatment Situation at San Diego-Tijuana Border Drags on

U.S. senators, local reps ask for more federal funding and answers after years of neglected maintenance

Jeff Yoders

October 20, 2023

While improvements to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego have begun, local officials stress more money will be needed to stop the raw sewage overflow problem in the cross-border area.

Facade Design

Fatal Collisions at Chicago's McCormick Place May Make Bird-Saving Measures Fly

Nearly 1,000 migrating birds killed earlier this month at the complex's Lakeside Center

Annemarie Mannion

October 12, 2023

Measures to better protect birds may be part of plans to renovate Lakeside Center.

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Workforce

GAO: Agencies Must Better Monitor Contractor E-Verify Compliance

October 16, 2023

Federal contractors misusing the system or rejected from its use also should face suspension or debarment proceedings, government watchdog agency suggests.

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Clean Energy

Seven Hydrogen Hubs Picked for $7B in US Funding to Launch Landmark Network

Initiative could cut 25 million metric tons of carbon emissions

Debra K. Rubin

October 15, 2023

Clean hydrogen industry could propel $43B in private investment and 220,000 new construction jobs, says President Joe Biden.

Transportation Infrastructure

House Panel Spotlights Highway Trust Fund's Looming Woes

Tom Ichniowski

October 18, 2023

CBO estimates $241B trust fund shortfall for 2024-2033, assuming no revenue increase and spending hikes to reflect inflation.

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Transportation

Giant Rocket Motors Arrive at California Venue For Space Shuttle Exhibit

Greg Aragon

October 13, 2023

Components' arrival marks next phase in the California Science Center 100,000 sq-ft exhibit project to display the Endeavour by 2025.

Transportation

Long-Awaited Central Africa Toll Road Linking Multiple Nations Is Under Way

October 24, 2023

The 184-km toll road will link Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to existing road networks and ports in Tanzania.

Legal

AECOM to Pay $11.8M to Settle Hurricane Katrina False Claims Case

October 24, 2023

An AECOM employee allegedly filed inflated disaster recovery applications for educational institutions impacted by the 2005 hurricane.

Sports Venues

Penn State Picks Barton Malow-AECOM Hunt JV as CM for Stadium Renovation

University leaders say this is the first major renovation in more than two decades

October 16, 2023

The university also named Populous as architect for the project to improve Beaver Stadium.

Mental Health and Leadership

Book Review: Looking at the General's Other Battle

Tom Sawyer

October 16, 2023

Retired U.S. Army Major Gen. Gregg F. Martin, construction unit commander during the Iraq War, in Bipolar General: My Forever War with Mental Illness, reaches out to military, construction and business leaders and others to better understand the destructive nature of bipolar disorders, warning flags and how to get help.

BIMx

Roadmap Guides Graphisoft Updates, Deepens User Input

Scott Blair

October 25, 2023

Graphisoft continued its strategy of driving software development and product releases through its public roadmap with the launch of several new versions of its popular BIM software, including Archicad, earlier this month.

ENR Pulse

Pulse for the Week of October 30, 2023

October 25, 2023

Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics.

ENR Construction Economics

Construction Economics for October 30, 2023

October 25, 2023

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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