Concern Over the Economic Cost of Tariffs Continues to Rise
The economic impact of Trump administration tariffs imposed on a number of goods, but especially steel and aluminum, continues to generate growing concern – especially regarding the cost of infrastructure projects. The American Institute for International Steel, for example, noted that U.S. steel-using manufacturers are encountering product price increases of 50 percent or more and are experiencing difficulty in obtaining the steel they need, regardless of whether they buy domestic-sourced or...
Video: Kaneohe-Kailua Sewer Tunnel and TIPS Project Overview
Connecting the Kaneohe Wastewater Pre-Treatment Facility to the Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant via a three-mile long gravity sewer tunnel, the $375 million Kaneohe-Kailua Wastewater Conveyance and Treatment Facilities Project increases Windward Oahu's wastewater conveyance and storage capacity while reducing overflows.
A Tunnel That Improves Automated Vehicles
Willow Run, a manufacturing complex located near Ypsilanti, Mich., was built by the Ford Motor Company in 1940 as one of the first facilities dedicated to the mass production of military aircraft, primarily the famous B-24 Liberator heavy bomber, the most produced American military aircraft of all time—at its peak, Willow Run produced 650 B-24s per month. The airport built to support this production is considered by some historians to be the first modern airport. Though no longer used to m...
USDOT Would See Significant Change via OMB Proposal
As part of the 132-page reorganization plan proposed by the Office of Management and Budget to reorganize the federal government's structure, the Department of Transportation would undergo a series of changes that would see duties added as well as deleted from its portfolio. First, Army Corps of Engineer commercial navigation functions would move to USDOT, while all of the other activities of the Corps – including flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration,...
Trump Administration Reveals Plan to Reorganize Federal Agencies
A 132-page reorganization plan for key federal agencies released by the Office of Management and Budget on June 21 calls for, among other things, shifting the civil works program Army Corps of Engineers out of the Department of Defense and splitting it between the U.S. Department of Transportation and Department of the Interior, while "spinning off" federal responsibility for operating the nation's air traffic control system from the Federal Aviation Administration and USDOT altog...
World Energy Rankings Suggest Countries Need Energy Efficiency to Meet Paris Goals
Washington, DC (June 26, 2018): Some countries do strikingly better than others in saving energy, but all can better use efficiency to meet their Paris Agreement climate goals, according to The 2018 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard published today by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). No country came close to a perfect score, and the average remained the same as in 2016 — 51 out of a possible 100 points. Overall, Germany and Italy tie for first place...
May – June 2018 TRENDS
In this section, Informed Infrastructure compiles infographics from trusted sources that reveal insight on infrastructure spending. We also compile some of the top infrastructure stories that shouldn’t be missed. For ongoing news coverage, turn to Informed Infrastructure online (www.informedinfrastructure.com), our Twitter feed (@IInfrastructure) and our weekly e-newsletter. BUILD Replaces TIGER Program, Offers $1.5 Billion Funding Opportunity The U.S. Department of Tra...
Resolution at U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Conference Will Result in Steady Building Efficiency Gains for Future Energy Code Updates
The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) has long recognized the many benefits of improving the efficiency of residential, multifamily, and commercial buildings through the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)–also called “America’s Model Energy Code” because of its role in reducing energy waste from our nation’s largest consuming sector: buildings. In addition, as the only I-Code that more than pays for itself in “real dollar” energy bill savings, the IECC’s “whole-house” efficiency mea...
Baker Institute Experts: Asia, Not US, Will Shape Energy Demand for the Foreseeable Future
HOUSTON – In the wake of the shale revolution, the United States is well on its way to becoming the world’s top oil and gas producer and a major exporter of both products. However, the U.S. will play "second fiddle" to the developing world, especially Asia, which will shape energy demand for the foreseeable future, according to experts in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Anna Mikulska, a nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker...
Sponsored Content: Mott MacDonald Optimized Complex Designs with Digital Workflows
Sponsored by: Project The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a GBP 4 billion design-build project initiated to address the overflow from London’s Victorian-era sewers as well as meet environmental standards. It is the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry. The design must include 10 kilometers of tunnel works running 70 meters below central London and six shafts in public view. Mott MacDonald needed to implement an effective communication, colla...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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