Green Building

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    Project Wins

    Turner to lead $4.4B Ohio EV factory build

    The company expects to begin construction on the Honda battery facility near Columbus in early 2023.

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Courtesy of Arup

    First mass timber commercial office building in DC opens

    A 108,000-square-foot addition at the Capitol Riverfront property incorporated 1,300 tons of the renewable material.

    By • Updated Nov. 11, 2022
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    Denver Airport wraps $2.3B gate expansion project

    The four-year effort built by two joint ventures has added 39 gates and other amenities.

    By • Nov. 9, 2022
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    Construction Dive’s 2023 conference guide

    It’s time to plan for next year and Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of the industry conferences, expos and meetings coming up in 2023.

    By • Nov. 7, 2022
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    Cemex selects 8 winners of its Construction Startup Competition

    The companies target different challenges in the building process, such as increasing productivity and reducing carbon emissions.

    By • Nov. 1, 2022
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    Clean energy companies warn building standard change threatens wind, solar projects

    “The stated goal of FEMA’s proposal is increased grid reliability, but when you needlessly make it harder to build resilient clean energy, the obvious effect is a reduction in reliability,” the Solar Energy Industries Association CEO said.

    By Ethan Howland • Oct. 20, 2022
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    Lendlease leverages mushrooms for recycling

    The contractor hopes the fungi will provide a revenue stream in the future and help cut down on landfill costs.

    By • Oct. 12, 2022
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    Mortenson partners with robotics maker on solar projects

    A Mortenson executive said a third of the company's revenue in recent years came from its renewable energy businesses.

    By • Oct. 4, 2022
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    Tetra Tech trumps WSP bid for environmental firm RPS Group

    The California-based contractor offered a 7.8% premium over the Canadian engineering giant’s price, but the fight may not be over.

    By • Sept. 26, 2022
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    WSP completes environmental services purchase for $1.8B

    The Montreal-based contractor is on a buying spree to meet strong demand for climate-related work.

    By • Sept. 22, 2022
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    West Virginia set to build $3B natural gas, carbon capture plant

    The project was enabled by expanded tax credits for alternative energy projects in the Inflation Reduction Act.

    By • Sept. 20, 2022
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    Infrastructure act

    White House announces $2.4B for state EV charging infrastructure, other projects

    The EV charging programs were created through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Also approved were $1.5 billion in grants for highway, multimodal freight and rail projects.

    By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 16, 2022
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    Biden’s Buy Clean task force releases plan to slash construction carbon emissions

    The federal government will throw its purchasing power behind green materials on civil builds, launch low-carbon demonstration projects and more.

    By • Sept. 15, 2022
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    3 award-winning water construction projects

    The Water Environment Federation selected these top projects for their innovative design and approach.

    By • Sept. 13, 2022
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    Sponsored by Tensar

    Cost efficient and sustainable wind farm development

    An increased demand for more sustainable energy sources has resulted in more development of renewable energy sites like wind farms.

    By Rodrigo Valencia, Director of Energy Market, Tensar • Sept. 12, 2022
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    Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act, boosting low-carbon materials in civil projects

    The bill contains approximately $5 billion for programs to accelerate the construction industry’s shift toward green building materials.

    By • Updated Aug. 17, 2022
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    $2.3B GreenCity to break ground in 2023 near Richmond, Virginia

    The "eco district" development includes cross-laminated timber and solar power to minimize environmental impacts.

    By • Aug. 9, 2022
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    Courtesy of PCL Construction

    PCL Construction’s solar division has its eye on the sky

    The company’s solar work is thriving, and an executive said it will be a large part of its strategy going forward.

    By • Aug. 5, 2022
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    Q&A

    Code updates, sustainability spur mass timber’s US adoption

    Nordic Structures’ David Croteau said demand for CLT is growing as companies like Google, Microsoft and Facebook seek to reduce their carbon footprints.

    By • Aug. 3, 2022
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    Lendlease breaks ground on $1.15B San Francisco tower

    The mixed-use 30 Van Ness project represents the firm’s largest investment ever in North America.

    By , • Aug. 1, 2022
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    Biden announces executive actions on resilient infrastructure, offshore wind

    The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is providing a funding boost for the president’s climate initiatives.

    By • July 21, 2022
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    DOE awards $39M for tech that would enable buildings to store carbon

    The funding for 18 projects is part of the Energy Department’s push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency.

    By • July 20, 2022
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    Bureau of Land Management OKs California solar project

    The sprawling Oberon Solar Project will create 750 union construction jobs and power nearly 150,000 homes, the federal agency said.

    By • July 18, 2022
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    Fluor wins contract for Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas project

    It’s the second offshore modular mid-scale LNG plant contract that Fluor has received from New Fortress Energy in 2022.

    By • July 13, 2022
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    Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus takes shape near Washington, DC

    A team led by Whiting-Turner has pumped nearly 42 million gallons of water from the school’s Alexandria, Virginia, project site since construction started.

    By • July 6, 2022