Construction Industry News

As risks rise higher on fixed-price construction for firms and owners, participants seek new project delivery approaches

House passes stopgap spending bill with provision to block highway fund rescission slated for next July.

After a 2018 structural evaluation of a large combined sewer interceptor concluded that sections of the infrastructure under Louisville’s historic Main Street had significant concrete loss, the city brought in Brown and Caldwell and Ulliman Schutte Construction to deliver an emergency solution.

New PennEast challenge would add to high court eminent domain decision if taken up

Danish giant Orsted to build near Permian Basin oil and gas facilities

Vistra Energy will provide $8.6 million for worker job training and clean energy transition

Maryland and Virginia will fund rebuild of Potomac River crossing in possible P3 deal

An overweight vehicle is thought to have caused the collapse early on Nov. 18 of a roughly 150-meter-long steelwork suspension bridge in Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, a French village 30 km northeast of Toulouse.

Experts foresee enough construction work to hold off recession fears in the coming year, particularly in transportation.

Repurposing an arena is not a common undertaking. Yet design firm Foutch Brothers and general contractor McCownGordon Construction did exactly that, transforming Kansas City's Kemper Arena into the reimagined Hy-Vee Arena.

When the under-construction Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans partially collapsed on Oct. 12, the initial response was one of search and rescue, as well as a dramatic effort to secure the site that led to the controlled demolition of two tower cranes.

A lawsuit seeks to overturn results of ballot initiative repealing controversial car fee

Traditional infrastructure solutions are changing due to disruptive technologies, and traditional engineering and construction firms must adapt accordingly.

The seminars covered hardening insurance policy terms and new ideas about mass timber and marijuana.

This $524-million, 730,000-sq-ft arena is the centerpiece of a 30-acre mixed-use district that is part of the largest development project undertaken in downtown Milwaukee’s history.

Recent efforts to provide properly fitting personal protective equipment to women on construction jobsites are highlighting the connection between safety and long term careers in skilled trades and management.

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office paints a dire picture of the potential impact of climate change on Superfund sites across the U.S. and concludes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not doing enough to manage these risks and their potential impact on the environment and public health.

Autodesk announced a new integration of several of its design and construction management software tools Nov. 18 at its Connect & Construct trade show in Las Vegas.

The Bagnell Dam created the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri after it was completed in 1931.