Photos show precast manholes stacked for deployment (left), being lowered into place (middle) and ready for fill and grading (right). Construction today is all about one word: impact. Low-impact construction is all about designing and producing a sequence…
Aligning the Lines: Surveying and Scanning Combine to Build New Zealand’s First Underground Railway
The survey team was instrumental to building the initial 50-m-long tunnel portal for the TBM and then ensuring it stayed on the right path during boring.…
Future Proof: Geofoam Pre-Games Construction Challenges as Airports Expand
For Salt Lake City and Denver airports, general contractors Ralph L. Wadsworth and GH Phipps (left and right, respectively) worked with Atlas Molded Products…
Better Gardiner: Two Deteriorating Bridges Rapidly Replaced
(Image Credit - MaineImaging.com) Gardiner, Maine, is a small city (population less than 6,000) in Kennebec County. Founded in 1754 on the banks of the Kennebec River near the furthest point upriver that deep-draft vessels can reach, it’s a nationally…
Threading the Needle: Rebuilding 100-Year-Old Transit Infrastructure Above the Streets of Chicago
The city of Chicago features an undeniable legacy of design innovation. Based on a long history of pushing the limits of possibility through experimentation, Chicago has been something of a smart-city laboratory ever since the Great Chicago Fire left huge…
Redeveloping Underutilized Spaces: Growth of the Life Science and Consumer Goods Market Sectors Offers Real Estate Development and Repositioning Opportunities
Increased capacity plumbing and ventilation systems were specified by Montroy Andersen DeMarco in the laboratory section of the Secaucus, N.J., research and office facility of The Martin Bauer Group, a global manufacturer and provider of quality tea and botanicals.…
The Purple Pioneers: Irvine Ranch Water District Continues To Innovate
IRWD’s Michelson Water Recycling Plant repurposes water for multiple uses. The Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) has always set itself apart as a proactive and pioneering organization in mitigating environmental challenges. In the early 1980s, for example,…
‘Adaptive Reuse’ Leads to Innovative Partnering Opportunities
Where the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino once stood, Atlantic City will create a development corridor to connect a convention center to retail space, boardwalks and beaches. (Wikimedia Commons) As public assets become weathered through time, repair and maintenance…
High-Strength Steel Takes Salesforce Tower Chicago to New Heights
Salesforce Tower Chicago anchors Wolf Point, a mixed-use development at the confluence of the Chicago River’s three branches. (Steelblue) The Chicago River has been transformed into a vast recreational park, with opportunities for residents and visitors…
Help Wanted: Smart People; Transportation Industry Addresses Workforce Expansion and Diversification
Bentley Education partners with the National Society of Black Engineers to engage with talented engineering students. The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a generational investment, promising impactful progress in rebuilding and…
