Five-Month Shutdown Ends for $2.1B Portland Water Filtration Plant Project
[ad_1] Construction crews will return to work June 30 to meet a federally mandated September 2027 deadline for Portland, Ore., to complete a new plant that will filter its drinking water. After substantial site work had begun, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals in February forced
Denver Takes New Steps to Reduce Project Permit Wait Times
[ad_1] With industry pressure to expedite what critics said has been Denver's too slow-moving project permit process, city officials now are working out details of an overhaul launched by Mayor Mayor Mike Johnston's April executive order—so far with mixed reviews.Johnston's order established the centralized Denver Permitting Office
Committee Launches Structural Engineering Code Review to Reduce Embodied Carbon
[ad_1] A team of 10 practicing civil and structural engineers and academics has launched an effort to identify and prioritize provisions in the current building codes and standards that if appropriately modified will result in a substantial reduction in embodied carbon.An independently created Embodied Carbon Reduction Committee
Granite-Led JV Tapped for Two Major Southern Nevada Water Projects
[ad_1] The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) selected a joint venture of Granite Construction and Contri Construction to build two pumping stations and pipelines projected at between $450 to $520 million—parts of a multibillion-dollar effort aimed at bolstering water security and expanding service in the Las Vegas
New$95.2M Milwaukee Airport International Terminal Readies for Take-Off
[ad_1] Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is poised to begin construction of a new $95.2-million international terminal with the team of Gilbane and Oxeland Group LLC serving as construction manager at-risk. Site work is expected to begin in early August for the 55,700-sq-ft two-gate terminal that will be located