Emergent Solar Energy starts the engines on Abel Construction’s 210-kilowatt, roof-mounted solar project
Emergent Solar Energy, based in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, has constructed a 210-kilowatt, roof-mounted solar installation at the Indianapolis headquarters of Abel Construction Co., located near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is expected to generate 287,195 kilowatt-hours of clean, renewable electricity each year, which is enough to power more than 39 homes annually. (Photo provided by Emergent Solar Energy) The project will generate more than 287,000 kilowatt-...
HDR to Provide Program and Construction Management Services for Landside Components of LAX’s Airfield & Terminal Modernization Project
OMAHA, Neb. — Los Angeles World Airports has selected an HDR-led team to provide program management and construction management services for the landside portion of its transformative Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project (ATMP). The far-reaching modernization will add a new terminal, concourse and airfield upgrades as well as a new elevated roadway system and numerous roadway improvements. The landside portion will be delivered through a progressive design-build approach, and HDR will...
Western Specialty Contractors Restores/Waterproofs Nile Kinnick Stadium at University of Iowa
(St. Louis, MO) Western Specialty Contractors – Des Moines, IA Branch used its expertise in concrete/masonry restoration and waterproofing to repair and protect portions of historic Nile Kinnick Stadium – home to the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Located in Iowa City, IA, Nile Kinnick Stadium was named after University of Iowa football star Nile Kinnick who won the Heisman Trophy in 1939 and died in 1943 while serving in World War II. Originally named Iowa Stadium, the facility w...
Siemens and Springfield, Mass. Work Together to Transform Educational Infrastructure, Improve IAQ for Learning Environments
On Earth Day, the City of Springfield, Massachusetts, celebrated several significant environmental achievements. One of the most recent was through its continued multi-year collaboration with Siemens to improve energy efficiency, sustainability, and resilience of the community’s municipal and educational infrastructure – with an exclusive focus on the city’s K-12 schools. The $27.8 million improvement project will be supported by a combination of energy savings, grants, and util...
Port of Long Beach Releases Pier Wind Project Concept
Photo caption: The Port of Long Beach has released a concept report for Pier Wind, a facility intended to help California and the nation meet renewable energy targets while enhancing air quality by reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Nation’s largest wind turbine facility key to California’s clean energy future The Port of Long Beach has released plans for an ambitious facility conceived to help California and the nation reach renewable energy targets in the coming decades. The float...
ABB collaborates with Lhyfe and Skyborn on one of Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen projects
Together with Lhyfe and Skyborn, ABB will drive large-scale integration of production of offshore wind renewable hydrogen into the energy system in the SoutH2Port project. Powered by Skyborn’s planned Storgrundet offshore wind farm, the plant in Söderhamn, Sweden, will produce around 240 tons of hydrogen per day, equivalent of around 1.8 million barrels of oil per annum. ABB will apply critical expertise to optimize the integration of the hydrogen and electricity production across enti...
HDR Selected to Complete Design of Omaha’s Modern Streetcar System
Global Firm Will Provide Design, Procurement and Other Support to Major Transit Project in its Hometown OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha Streetcar Authority has selected HDR to deliver the final design for the city’s 3.2-mile streetcar project, connecting downtown Omaha to the University of Nebraska Medical Center. HDR’s services include track, transit systems, traffic, architectural and other civil design; procurement support; public engagement and operations. The project will use the constru...
ACWA Power’s 200MW Kom Ombo solar project obtains US$123 million financing package
EBRD, OPEC Fund, AfDB, GCF, SEFA, Arab Bank and APICORP provide loans for Egyptian clean energy facility Project expected to reach commercial operations in January 2024 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/ Cairo, Egypt ‒ ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants worldwide, today announced that it has signed a US$123 million financing package to develop the 200MW Kom Ombo project, a utility-scale solar power plan...
Department of State Begins Construction on New U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam
As a demonstration of the enduring commitment to the United States – Vietnam relationship during the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, Vietnam Foreign Mister Bùi Thanh Sơn, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People Committee Dương Đức Tuấn, alongside representatives from the U.S. Mission in Vietnam, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), and other U.S. and Vietnames...
DIGroup Architecture to Spearhead Public-School Upgrades in Springfield, N.J.
Jonathan Dayton High School, Springfield, NJ Spec Gym Improvements Recent Referendum Approval Green-Lights $32.9M in School Upgrades Springfield, N.J. – DIGroup Architecture, an MBE/DBE/SBE-certified architecture, interiors and graphic design firm based in New Brunswick, N.J., is the architect of record tasked with spearheading public-school upgrades on behalf of the municipality of Springfield Township. The assignment comes on the heels of a special election where residents voted in...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
Promenade at The Point
June Issue 2026
.jpg?width=225)