Category: News

December 27, 2023

Updated specifications for civil engineer professional practice exams will eliminate a common breadth of knowledge section to allow more emphasis on discipline-specific expertise. The change is set to take effect next April in this key step to gain a state […]

December 26, 2023

New Biden administration agreements with a number of water agencies in California would conserve up to 643,000 acre-ft of water in Lake Mead through 2025. These include $295 million in compensation for longer term investments in Colorado River water conservation […]

December 26, 2023

The field trial of a mineral-based concrete binder as a replacement for portland cement shows promise, says structural engineer Don Davies, the developer of a living laboratory in Seattle to prove the efficacy of bleeding-edge reduced-carbon materials. The structural engineer-turned-developer […]

December 21, 2023

The American Institute of Architects/Deltek Architecture Billings Index remained below 50 for the fourth consecutive month. The score of 45.3 did increase one point from October, indicating slightly fewer firms reporting a decline in architecture billings. Any score below 50 […]

December 19, 2023

Infrastructure was a beacon of hope for the construction industry in 2023, with backlog growing as other sectors booked fewer jobs amid high inflation and borrowing costs. Funds from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds flowed and the […]

December 15, 2023

Over 1.2 million new apartment units opened across the country between 2018 and 2022 — a record-high period for new supply growth. Some areas have seen a greater share of this growth than others by drawing in new residents, who […]

December 13, 2023

Once construction is complete on the R&D center, the state will be able to grow its global semiconductor partnerships further, as well as attract chip-related businesses to the state, according to state officials. The project will leverage at least $9 […]

December 13, 2023

Infrastructure projects posted the only gain in backlog in November, adding about a month’s worth of work. For contractors outside of the infrastructure scope, though, backlogs have taken more of a hit. “A growing number of contractors are reporting declines […]

December 12, 2023

A partial collapse of a seven-story Bronx, N.Y., building on Dec. 11 resulted in no fatalities, according to the New York Fire Dept., but displaced about 30 families and six businesses two weeks before Christmas. “Four hours, FDNY members searching […]

December 11, 2023

The Minneapolis branch reported the survey results ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, when policymakers are largely expected to leave interest rates alone. For months, contractors have observed a bifurcated construction market, one in […]

December 8, 2023

Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt Ltd is planning to construct a synthetic graphite anode manufacturing plant in Brunswick County. The project scope includes construction of 1.5 million sq ft of building space and equipment foundations; purchase and erection of storage vessels […]

December 7, 2023

Work had already commenced, including the removal of billboards, demolition and site preparation work, said Chris Kaempfer, a Las Vegas-based land use and zoning attorney representing the All Net project, during a Nov. 21 commission meeting. Construction teams also already […]

December 7, 2023

Half of workers decided to give their two weeks’ notice at a previous position because they felt underappreciated, according to a survey on two weeks’ notice submission conducted by Monster in November. Other reasons given? Their salary was too low […]

December 6, 2023

A pair of grants are set to boost two major West Coast intercity passenger rail projects. The U.S. Dept. of Transportation awarded $3.1 billion for California High-Speed Rail construction and $3 billion toward building the planned Brightline West project to […]

December 5, 2023

United Airlines and the Houston Airport System are planning a $2.6-billion Terminal B Transformation Program at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The airline has selected Clark Construction Group and Manhattan Construction Co. to build separate pieces of the project. The […]

December 5, 2023

The heads of Dallas-based contractors AECOM and Jacobs, Montreal-headquartered WSP and other major construction firms have identified water projects as a growing market. Beyond pipe replacement, resilience, flooding, stormwater and other climate change-related water work is booming, buoyed by the […]

November 30, 2023

California agencies with tens of billions of dollars of construction in the works joined more than 40 other groups around the country on Nov. 20 in a movement to drive contracting opportunities for historically underutilized businesses, known as HUBs. Fourteen […]

November 29, 2023

Project awards are the lifeblood of every construction firm, as they indicate new work and future revenue. Here, Construction Dive tracks the top project wins recently announced by the country’s biggest contractors, ranging from a solar facility and a port […]

November 28, 2023

The holidays are upon us, and the season’s cheer is spreading everywhere from the home to the workplace. It’s once again time for Construction Dive’s annual Holiday Lights contest and we ask contractors to join in the festive competition. (See […]

November 27, 2023

All robots, as well as the paint shop and other equipment in automaker Rivian’s Normal, Ill., production facility were designed by its in-house team, which also did design of parts for its R1S and R1T electric vehicles. The Biden administration’s […]