Construction Industry News

Judges recognize the Surf City Bridge Placement project in Surf City, N.C., with this year's top 'Best Projects' award for safety.

In the 2020 appropriations measure for energy and water programs, which passed 31-0, the committee provided $7.75 billion for Corps civil works. That represents an increase of $752 million, or 11%, over the enacted 2019 level. Trump had proposed slashing Corps civil works in 2020 by $2.2 billion, or 31%, to $4.8 billion.

At a Sept. 10 hearing, Democrats and some Republicans on the House Oversight Committee asked witnesses what lawmakers could do to begin to address the problem of PFAS.

Industry, business and agricultural groups cheered the announcement, but Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen called the repeal of the 2015 rule “shameful and dangerous. No one is above the law, including the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers.

Designers and contractors are moving beyond a checklist of do’s and don’ts and are exploring new means of building green.

Laser scanning is tempting as a catch all technology to document existing conditions, but quality assurance/quality control and support are absolutely key to making it work for your firm.

After polling our judges, ENR New England is excited to announce the finalists for Best Overall Project of the Year.

A safety expert from the region has selected ENR New England's 2019 Best Projects safety award winners.

Gilbane Building Company and Landry French Construction are providing joint venture construction management at-risk services for Nordic Aquafarms’ 850,000-sq-ft fish farm and aquaculture production facility in Belfast, Maine.

Stantec is prime consultant for the City of Calgary, Alberta, to complete upgrades at the Bonnybrook wastewater treatment plant, which will be one of the largest cold-weather biological nutrient removal (BNR) sites in North America.

How can construction firms attract and retain Millennial and Gen Z employees?

KBR has started work on the detailed Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) phase of Methanex’s Geismar 3 methanol project in Geismar, La.

Deconstruction of buildings and structures outside the controlled area of the 670-MW Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts began immediately after Holtec International completed acquisition of the plant’s assets on Aug. 26.

The James B. Garrison Bridges crossing the Lake Tillery reservoir, east of Charlotte, N.C., are undergoing a $20.1-million design-build rehabilitation that will improve safety while preserving the bridges’ past.

Legislation would let states shift more dollars to drinking-water revolving funds from clean-water funds.

New post-tension special inspection regime revealed structural shortcomings.

Turner recently started construction of a $250-million, 510,000-sq-ft Major League Soccer stadium in Cincinnati, called West End Stadium.

As Bahamas death toll mounts, engineers and policymakers highlight growing risk from storms

The commentary, “Keep The Rule Exemption As Is,” claimed that construction should remain excluded from the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s proposed rule on apprenticeship expansion because union apprenticeship programs set the bar high on quality training and earning potential.

On behalf of the 1,300 apprentices who have entered our program in the 15 years that I have been the apprentice coordinator, I would like to thank you for your article in support of union apprenticeship programs.