Design: Page 5

  • The broken edge of a snow-covered road bridge in the foreground with other bridge pieces visible in the middle ground and vehicles on an elevated structure in the distance.
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    Contractors selected to rebuild collapsed Pennsylvania bridge

    PennDOT has fast-tracked work to replace the Fern Hollow bridge, which fell while President Joe Biden visited the area to promote infrastructure funding.

    By • March 17, 2022
  • MIT researchers produced and installed this structure on the MIT campus using waste tree forks as structural elements. In the future, they plan to use their process to design and build a complete outd
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    MIT research team uses 3D scans to repurpose wood scraps

    Irregular lumber is usually discarded. Utilizing it in structures is part of a growing wave of eco-friendly building.

    By • March 16, 2022
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

    Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

    By Construction Dive staff
  • The Reed, a Chicago highrise, is being developed with low-carbon concrete.
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    Lendlease Chicago high-rise employs low-carbon concrete

    The new mix uses 60% less Portland cement and could last 30 years longer than conventional concrete, according to its creators.

    By Katie Pyzyk • March 15, 2022
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    Feds give U of Kansas $500K toward tech-powered bridge research

    Using computational simulations and high-tech facilities, researchers will examine the potential of ultra-high toughness steel and more to prevent disastrous breaks.

    By • March 9, 2022
  • Orlando, Florida, USA aerial skyline towards Lake Eola.
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    Orlando emphasizes 'wow factor' in digital twin project

    Unlike many other cities' digital twins, the project will map the entire 40-square-mile metro region.

    By Jason Plautz • March 2, 2022
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    Ukraine war 'likely to have multiple effects' on materials prices

    Inflation is casting shadows over how much the $1.2 trillion in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act can ultimately accomplish.

    By • March 1, 2022
  • The moon rises over NASA's HQ in Washington, DC.
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    NASA grants $6M for technology geared toward building on the moon

    This wave of research funding focuses on robotics, mining and cold-resistant tech studies from three universities.

    By • Feb. 23, 2022
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    LaGuardia Airport tops off $4B terminal renovation with completed skybridge

    The NYC project is the largest public-private aviation partnership in U.S. history and marks a new chapter for the notoriously outdated airport.

    By George Kevin Jordan • Feb. 22, 2022
  • The TSX Broadway project reaches a milestone this past January.
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    Stars align to hoist historic Times Square theater for mixed-use project

    A developer is lifting the Palace Theatre three stories to make way for new shops underneath.

    By • Feb. 18, 2022
  • An outside shot of the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China.
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    Populous designs sole permanent venue for 2022 Olympics

    The "Ice Ribbon" speed skating arena seats 12,000 and will serve as a winter sports hub in Beijing after the Games end.

    By • Feb. 14, 2022
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    World Cup Construction: PCL Construction experts share what prospective host stadiums should know

    How to construct a stadium ready to host a global event.

    By Lewis Kelly • Feb. 7, 2022
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    5 ways COVID-19 has changed airport design and construction

    The pandemic has left its mark on air travel, including the physical infrastructure that enables it. Here's what contractors need to know.

    By • Feb. 1, 2022
  • A skyshot of the planned Intel factory expansion that was recently announced.
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    Intel to build 2 Ohio semiconductor factories worth $20B

    Following disrupted supply chains and competitor advancements in Arizona, the tech giant is looking to gain ground.

    By • Jan. 26, 2022
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    2022 outlook

    The 5 contech trends that will power jobsites in 2022

    From data usage to 3D printing and more, construction tech is poised to blast off this year.

    By • Jan. 12, 2022
  • An exhibit hall from a previous World of Concrete conference showing products and vendors.
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    2022's biggest construction conferences

    Many in-person industry events are back on this year. Here is the full rundown.

    By • Jan. 12, 2022
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    Los Angeles' iconic 6th Street Viaduct project reaches engineering milestone

    The bridge, commonly recognized for its appearance in the movie "Grease," is being rebuilt after it became vulnerable to earthquakes.

    By • Jan. 11, 2022
  • New York City, USA midtown Manhattan skyline at dusk.
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    6 JVs shortlisted for NYC jail projects worth at least $6B

    Firms in the running for the four correctional facilities include Lendlease, Tutor Perini and Gilbane.

    By • Jan. 4, 2022
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    Modular bridge reconnects Louisiana community hit by Hurricane Ida

    Bridge engineering company Acrow installed a modular steel span over Bayou Barataria that will serve the area until a permanent replacement is constructed.

    By • Dec. 21, 2021
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    ASCE releases world's first tornado safety building standard

    Designed for critical infrastructure such as fire departments and hospitals, the new standards offer ways to protect a building from a majority of twisters.

    By • Dec. 21, 2021
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    Major portion of $1.3B Chicago 'L' overhaul is complete

    Walsh Construction and Fluor broke up a century-old bottleneck with minimal disruption by using a custom gantry to construct the bypass in the air.

    By George Kevin Jordan • Dec. 14, 2021
  • The new JFK Terminal One will be the largest international terminal at the airport.
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    AECOM Tishman to build $9.5B international terminal at JFK

    The project is slated to break ground in 2022 and open to passengers by 2026.

    By • Dec. 14, 2021
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    UC Santa Barbara faces backlash on 'Dormzilla' project

    Despite a housing shortage, there has been fierce opposition to a proposed 11-story dormitory, which would house most students in windowless rooms.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Dec. 13, 2021
  • An aerial shot of the $387 million Kalahari Resort in Round Rock, Texas.
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    Hensel Phelps builds $387M resort using drone technology

    The project team on the 1.5 million-square-foot Kalahari Resort near Austin, Texas, took a bird's-eye view to measure distances and depths, more accurate than measurements done by hand.

    By • Dec. 1, 2021
  • Shawmut is using cross-laminated timber (CLT), pieces of wood fit together "like a jigsaw puzzle" with less environmental impact than other materials.
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    Shawmut builds 75-foot-tall LA office building using cross-laminated timber

    Employing CLT, the company dodged supply chain issues and high fabrication prices. One executive said the elements fit together "like a jigsaw puzzle."

    By • Nov. 17, 2021
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    $286M renovation brings new life to century-old General Electric plant in Indiana

    Weigand Construction faced material shortages and design constraints while reinvigorating the historic Fort Wayne GE campus.

    By Jeffrey Steele • Nov. 15, 2021