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Construction Starts Slip 1% in March, Dodge Construction Network Reports
The nonbuilding sector rose 7%, but nonresidential construction fell 9%.
OSHA Cites Two Subcontractors in Fatal Orlando Crane Accident
Ryan Haynes, 37, was killed last October when a mobile crane on a road project toppled and its boom struck him.
The Time-Saving, Stress-Defeating Benefits of Digital Inspection Workflows
We recently spoke with construction and utility leaders who are uniting digital inspection technology with GIS data to create more informed, accurate, and collaborative digital inspection workflows.
Leveraging e-Bidding Software for Design-Build Contracts
As e-Bidding software rose in popularity, so did another industry trend: design-build contracts over the traditional unit-price model.
AECOM Seeks $16M From Flatiron in Denver Express Lanes Lawsuit
Attorneys observing the case had noted the possible pitfalls of Flatiron's strategy of fighting on two legal fronts at the same time in the dispute.
The Top Four Benefits of Visualizing Construction Data
Time and time again, studies prove that the vast majority of humans are visual learners and need to see information in order to better retain it.
Honda Invests $11B to Expand EV Production Complex in Canada
Japan giant's EV battery plant will be the third in Ontario—in addition to a Volkswagen facility in St. Thomas to start construction in 2025 and a Stellantis-LG plant in Windsor under way since last year.
New Rules Will Limit Coal Power Plant Emissions, But Lawsuits Expected
The point of contention in EPA-issued mandates is the technical and economic viability of carbon capture and storage technology.
Micron Projects in New York and Idaho Set for $6.1B in Federal Funding
The funding agreement with the U.S. Commerce Dept. was contingent on Micron Technologies' recently announced pledge to invest $50 billion in the plants over the next five years.
Temporary Deep-Draft Channel Opens at Key Bridge Wreckage Site
State officials begin moving ahead with rebuild plans.
Dublin Airport Takes Off Into Construction Cloud Digital Twin
Dublin Airport is pursuing a $1.8-billion capital investment program digitally, with more than 140 projects being delivered using the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform.
Safety Week: Open Ears To All Worker Voices
Now 10 years old, Construction Safety Week has evolved. What at first was a national industry stand-down to emphasize safety compliance has grown into a coordinated day of training across the country and advocacy of a cause that reflects changing ideas about the role of workers to shape how construction tasks are done and to recognize jobsite hazards.
Industrial Leads for the Week of April 29, 2024
Hamakua Energy LLC is considering repowering its 60-MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant in Honoka’a, converting it to biomass-fired and constructing a battery energy storage system at the site.
Arthur Wellington, Influential Engineer, Editor Set Standards
Engineering News in its early years was more of a civil engineering journal than its later incarnations (including Engineering News-Record), with numerous articles contributed by engineers.
Pulse for the Week of April 29, 2024
Information from Pulse is derived from the Dodge Construction Network, the most powerful source of information, insights, and connections in the commercial construction industry.
Leading the Next Generation of Chips
At a 1,000-acre site in Ohio, Intel Corp. (No. 1) is building a pair of semiconductor fabrication plants, or fabs, that promise to be part of an influx of new domestic production of leading-edge chips.
$1.8B Texas Oil Export Terminal Okayed by Federal Regulator
Developer Enterprise Products Partners has not begun to seek contractors for the deepwater Sea Port Oil Terminal off Freeport and related pipelines.
Dominion Energy Boosts Record Offshore Wind Project Off Virginia
Utiiity firm, ranked No. 12 on ENR's Top 425 Owners list, begins building in May its 2.6-GW giant, set to be the largest offshore wind project in the U.S. when finished.
Seattle’s ‘East Side Story’ Progresses
Sound Transit, serving the Seattle metropolitan area, will debut the first 6.5-mile segment of its $3.67-billion East Link Extension April 27, launching light-rail service along an eight-station route between South Bellevue and the Redmond Technology Center, both east of the city.
Work Begins on Florida Urban Village
In March, Hines broke ground on its FAT Food Art Technology Village project, an 850,000-sq-ft mixed-use development in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.