I’m in Mexico City a week after the earthquake and this is our first day assisting a local engineering team. A seven-story concrete office building has collapsed. They call it Site 286. More than 40 people died here, probably the largest number of fatalities…
Collaborative BIM: Xishi Winter Olympics Square Project Transforms Historic Industrial Zone
The 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee contracted Beijing Shougang International Engineering (BSIE) to design and construct an office plaza in…
Senate Works Toward Tax Cuts But Makes No Provision to Boost Transportation Funding
The Senate took up tax-cutting legislation that makes no attempt to shore up long-term transportation funding, and which includes an "advance refunding"…
EPA Backs Colorado’s Plan to Improve Water Quality with $24.9 M in Water Infrastructure Funding
DENVER (Dec. 7, 2017) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded approximately $10.6 million in clean water infrastructure and $14.3 million in drinking water state revolving loan funding (SRF) to the state of Colorado to support key water infrastructure…
For a Better Climate: Norway to Build World’s Tallest Timber Building
“Mjøstårnet” will be more than 80 metres tall and stand 30 metres higher than what is today considered the world’s tallest timber building. “Mjøstårnet sets new standards for timber constructions. The building is the closest we come to a skyscraper…
New Data, Same Results – Saving Energy is Still Cheaper than Making Energy
Keeping the lights on for customers is every electric utility's top priority. To do so, utilities have choices. They can build power plants to convert fossil fuels to energy. They can capture renewable resources like solar and wind. And they can work with…
Fire Safety for High-Rise Mass-Timber Buildings
By David Barber, Principal, Arup Buildings constantly change and develop as architects, engineers and scientists innovate and develop new products and construction methods. Interest has been growing worldwide in the design and construction of high-rise timber…
Modest Growth for 2018 Transportation Construction Market, ARTBA Forecast Finds
(WASHINGTON) - The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is anticipated to rebound slightly next year, following a 2.8 percent drop in 2017, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s economic forecast released Nov.…
Engineered Solutions: IKEA Project Sets New Stormwater Management Standard
Developers of a new IKEA store in Jacksonville, Fla., wanted to make this project a model of sustainable, forward-thinking design. A big part of this plan was an underground stormwater management system that would be the largest ever installed in the southeastern…
Fluor Announces the Arrival of Hundreds of Vehicles and Equipment in Puerto Rico to Help Support Power Restoration
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today the arrival of more than 400 pieces of essential construction and specialty equipment at a shipping terminal in Puerto Rico in support of its ongoing work restoring power there. The equipment,…
