Sustainability & Resilience
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Opinion
Trump’s push for deregulation a double-edged sword for construction
The president-elect’s focus on slashing red tape could be problematic for contractors and developers, writes a construction risk management expert.
By Christopher Ward • Dec. 5, 2024 -
Project Milestones
Jacobs starts $740M water recycling plant in LA
The Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant will provide a drought-resistant drinking water supply for Southern California’s San Fernando Valley.
By Julie Strupp • Dec. 3, 2024 -
New York’s Clean Path transmission project on ice
The state of New York and developers agreed to terminate contracts underpinning the 175-mile power line, slated to come online in 2027.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 3, 2024 -
Column // The Dotted Line
Navigating sustainability provisions in construction contracts
Every decision made for a project — from what materials are used to how they’re transported — has a carbon footprint, and each of those choices has a contract associated with them, attorneys say.
By Julie Strupp • Nov. 26, 2024 -
California builder launches contech investment arm
Webcor Ventures, an offshoot of the San Francisco-based contractor, made its inaugural investment in modular construction firm R2 Building.
By Matthew Thibault • Nov. 26, 2024 -
Trump taps former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA
The new administration will likely roll back regulations affecting fossil-fuel power plants, including a carbon emissions rule, according to an industry expert.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 13, 2024 -
WSP leaders rosy on US work post election
The Canadian megacontractor reported higher revenue, profits and backlog in its third quarter, with plans for more acquisitions on the horizon.
By Julie Strupp • Nov. 12, 2024 -
Feds press Louisiana on $3B coastal restoration megaproject
Lawsuits have stalled the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion effort, so officials have threatened to pull funding.
By Julie Strupp • Nov. 5, 2024 -
$3.6B Brent Spence Bridge project sued over environmental concerns
The lawsuit alleges officials didn’t sufficiently study the impact of the new Cincinnati-area span and says the design doesn’t do enough to include biking and transit.
By Julie Strupp • Oct. 28, 2024 -
Contech startup contest taps 8 finalists
From an AI chatbot plumbing project specs to cosmic rays peering inside infrastructure, the Cemex Ventures-led annual contest surfaced an array of emerging construction tech.
By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 23, 2024 -
$13B overhaul of I-45 in Houston breaks ground after years of delays
The controversial highway widening project, one of Texas’ largest infrastructure efforts, is expected to take 18 years to complete.
By Julie Strupp • Oct. 22, 2024 -
Interior approves 2-GW Fervo Energy geothermal project in Utah
The Bureau of Land Management also proposed a categorical exclusion to NEPA that would streamline the permitting process for some geothermal projects.
By Diana DiGangi • Oct. 22, 2024 -
White House touts low-carbon concrete buy-in from suppliers, contractors
The Biden administration, in partnership with the likes of Turner Construction, Clark Pacific and Ozinga, wants to leverage public procurement as a decarbonization tool.
By Julie Strupp • Oct. 21, 2024 -
Election 2024
Where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on construction’s top issues
Here are Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s views on the industry’s most pressing topics, including immigration, permitting, infrastructure and more.
By Construction Dive Staff • Oct. 16, 2024 -
Project Wins
Kiewit beats out 2 firms for Texas desalination plant job
The city of Corpus Christi picked the firm to design and build its first seawater purification system, expected to cost at least $750 million, to drought-proof its water supply.
By Julie Strupp • Oct. 15, 2024 -
Opinion
Communities nationwide plan disaster preparedness work
As cities and states prepare for more extreme weather like this fall’s major hurricanes, there are hundreds of resiliency projects throughout the country already underway. Here are six of them.
By Mary Scott Nabers • Oct. 11, 2024 -
Rays’ stadium roof blown off by Hurricane Milton
The storm also toppled a crane at a St. Petersburg, Florida, construction site, tearing a hole in an office building.
By Zachary Phillips , Jennifer Goodman • Oct. 10, 2024 -
Project Milestones
Swinerton breaks ground on Texas mass timber office
The Austin building, which will be occupied by the contractor, features a different mechanical system on each floor.
By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 9, 2024 -
Helene deals billions in damage to infrastructure
Roads, bridges, electrical grids and water systems need to be rebuilt following the deadly storm, even as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida.
By Julie Strupp • Oct. 8, 2024 -
Executive Moves
AECOM names head of new Water & Environment Advisory business
Jill Hudkins, previously a strategic advisor with Tetra Tech, will serve as chief executive.
By Julie Strupp • Oct. 7, 2024 -
Q&A
Shawmut founder builds global healthcare projects in retirement
Jim Ansara helps run a nonprofit dedicated to providing sustainable medical facilities in countries like Haiti and Sierra Leone.
By Jennifer Goodman • Oct. 7, 2024 -
Balfour Beatty partners to develop 3D-printing materials
Together with materials firm Versarien, the London-based builder will develop a variety of mortars for use in civil construction.
By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 7, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Chevron decision may lead to environmental suits, permit delays
The Loper Bright and Corner Post rulings could open the National Environmental Policy Act, OSHA’s heat standard and other regulations to challenges, legal experts say.
By Julie Strupp • Oct. 3, 2024 -
Glass houses? MIT pilots translucent bricks
Researchers recycled crushed bottles to 3D-print multilayered blocks as strong as concrete, according to the university.
By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 2, 2024 -
Project Milestones
Consigli breaks ground on $500M Maine higher-ed campus
The superstructure of a 245,000-square-foot research building will be partially built with mass timber to reduce embodied carbon and emissions on the project.
By Matthew Thibault • Updated Oct. 2, 2024