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Construction’s manufacturing boom: Mapping the biggest facilities underway in the US
New additions to the tracker include a $525 million Polar Semiconductor plant in Bloomington, Minnesota, and a $294 million Boviet Solar manufacturing facility in Greenville, North Carolina.
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3 key benefits of leveraging AI at the preconstruction phase
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just for content creation or image manipulation; it’s a powerful tool that should be a part of your team’s everyday processes.
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Top construction events for the second half of 2024
It’s time to plan ahead. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of industry conferences, expos and meetings on tap for the rest of the year.
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Project Wins
BE&K to build $4.1B Novo Nordisk facility in North Carolina
The project will encompass 1.4 million square feet across 10 buildings and boost the drugmaker’s production of the diabetes medication Ozempic.
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Office real estate is now a tale of three markets, Cushman & Wakefield says
The office vacancy rate will peak at 21.6% in late 2025, but performance between the best and worst buildings varies greatly, according to the firm’s mid-year macro outlook for commercial real estate.
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New initiative seeks innovations to streamline NYC’s building process
The Buildings Tech Lab is designed to evaluate technology solutions that can help the city’s Department of Buildings manage construction.
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Bechtel wins $490M contract for California rail extension
The new line will be the largest single public infrastructure project ever constructed in Santa Clara County, according to a news release.
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Q&A
Changes coming to NYC construction safety, permitting
The code update will affect the definition of a major building and how many permits a superintendent can be involved with at one time, according to former DOB Assistant Commissioner Peter Amato.
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Q&A
Flatiron water lead sees growth ahead
Urbanization, climate change and tighter safety standards are driving demand for wastewater and other water infrastructure projects, said Ian Dickinson.
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Data center demand continues despite supply bottlenecks
Momentum for these projects has escalated again, fueled by institutional investment and strong underlying fundamentals, according to a recent CBRE report.
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DOT awards $1.8B in transportation infrastructure grants
Nearly 150 road, rail, transit and port projects will receive discretionary grant funds from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, program.
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New Virginia-North Carolina intercity passenger rail line starts construction
Trains could run at up to 110 mph along portions of the route connecting two of the busiest train stations in the Southeast.
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Project Wins
Hensel Phelps snares Oak Ridge lab job worth up to $3B
The facility, where the Department of Energy will conduct research across the physical and biological sciences, has an eight-year build schedule.
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Project Wins
O&G/Tutor Perini lands $1.3B Connecticut River Bridge job
The railway span will replace a 117-year-old structure and allow a 55% increase in maximum speeds for Amtrak trains.
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OSHA proposes rule to protect workers from extreme heat
Released Tuesday, the standard would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when high heat creates a hazardous work environment.
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Economic Reports
Job openings remain flat
Construction counted 339,000 open jobs in May, a less than 1% decrease from the month prior.
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Supreme Court’s Chevron, Corner Post decisions could delay energy investments, spur litigation: analysts
FERC Chairman Willie Phillips defended the commission’s transmission planning rule after the court eliminated the Chevron deference for federal agencies.
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Contech backer launches second, $100M fund
Document Crunch investor Ironspring Ventures pumped $61 million into 14 companies with its first fund, and is looking to scale up with this new pool of money.
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Q&A // ConTech Conversations
What generative AI can do for construction right now
Aaron Anderson, the director of innovation for Swinerton, dishes on the tech and the tools the firm uses to stay competitive.
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Chevron ruling adds new wrinkle to US cybersecurity efforts
The Supreme Court decision could have major ramifications for federal agencies that rely on old laws to tackle digital-era policy challenges, legal analysts said.
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Opinion
Billion-dollar investments propel bridge repair, replacement projects
Spans in states like Florida, Iowa and Vermont are getting a new lease on life thanks to federal, state and local funding.
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Economic Reports
Public construction spending roars, private markets whimper
Outlays for commercial builds faltered in May as those for civil projects rose again, propelling the overall nonresidential sector to a 6.2% gain for the year.
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Topsoe, ABB, Fluor to build joint electrolyzer facility in Virginia
The collaboration aims to develop a facility with reduced costs and improved safety for making e-fuels.
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LG pauses construction on part of $5.5B Arizona battery plant
The firm said it's adjusting the pace of its investments but remains confident the facility will play an important role in its operations.
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Supreme Court deals big blow to federal agencies
In a landmark ruling, the justices overturned a 40-year-old precedent and significantly reduced the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer.
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Q&A
NYC lab project exemplifies the importance of collaboration
For the space at the Hudson Research Center, Talisen Construction relied on technology, such as BIM, to optimize work in the early stages.