The ENR Top 500 Review +: Firms Lean into Design Flexibility as Tariff Uncertainty Takes Hold
[ad_1] The launch of the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda had a rocky start as its sweeping tariff announcements tanked stock markets worldwide. Although the full scope of tariffs has since been paused, ripples of economic uncertainty have remained and roiled the design market, say ENR Top
Massive Mobilization Forged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
[ad_1] Moving hot oil across Arctic terrain was an unprecedented challenge following the discovery of America’s largest oil field in 1969 in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The first hurdle the Trans-Alaska Pipeline had to clear was environmental approval. The National Environmental Policy Act was passed in 1969, the
ENR 2025 Top 500 Sourcebook: Arup Picked for RI Coastal Resilience Study
[ad_1] The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank and Dept. of Environmental Management have selected consultant Arup to conduct a statewide study of its 400-mile-plus coastline to examine climate change impacts and risks. The study, the first statewide effort of its kind, will inform needed coastal mitigation and resilience measures,
ENR 2025 Top 500 Sourcebook: Expanding Pharmaceutical Production
[ad_1] The first phase of Fujifilm Biotechnologies’ $3.2-billion large-scale cell culture biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in North Carolina is scheduled to begin operating this year. Fujifilm Biotechnologies, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Fujifilm Corp., first announced the $2-billion plant project in 2021, and last year said it would add a
ENR 2025 Top 500 Sourcebook: Convention Center Revamp Begins in Austin
[ad_1] A joint venture of Page and LMN is designing the $1.6-billion redevelopment of the Austin Convention Center in Texas, with a joint venture of JE Dunn and Turner Construction as construction manager. Demolition for the 1.4-million-sq-ft project is underway. The convention center is slated to reopen