Tag: construction

January 18, 2024

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Demolition Association have extended their alliance to enhance the safety and well-being of workers in the demolition industry. This renewed five-year collaboration aims to address industry […]

November 17, 2023

Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would encourage research and deployment of innovative construction materials in transportation and water infrastructure projects. The Innovative Materials for America’s Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded (IMAGINE) Act would create a task force […]

September 27, 2023

Partnering with U.S.-based Ascend Elements and e-waste recycling subsidiary TES, South Korea’s SK ecoplant is preparing to launch a lithium-ion battery hub in Hopkinsville, Ky. SK ecoplant is opening a $65 million lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Hopkinsville which will […]

May 23, 2023

A new study published last week by researchers from the University of Kitakyushu in Japan claims that diapers can partially replace sand in the mortar and concrete composites used to construct buildings. It was found this method can be used […]

November 16, 2022

Construction for the final remedy has begun for part of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site in Harris County, Texas, just east of Houston. The work involves excavation and off-site disposal of dioxin-containing wastes from the portion of […]

October 31, 2022

A settlement has been reached on protections tied to an offshore wind project in Virginia, stakeholders wrote in a filing to state regulators. Dominion Energy Virginia, the utility developing the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, said the settlement […]

October 7, 2022

Lendlease, Rubicon Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RBT), Mycocycle, and Rockwood Sustainable Solutions, today announced the completion of a successfully partnered pilot involving used asphalt shingles, mushrooms, and mycoremediation technology to reduce construction and demolition waste in order to produce a sustainable […]

September 1, 2022

Airport terminals may not be top of mind when it comes to energy innovation. Those involved with upgrades to a terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) would beg to differ. Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at SFO, named for one […]

August 9, 2022

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in late July issued a construction permit for a new 1,090 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle plant. The Lincoln Land Energy Center would be located near Pawnee in Sangamon County, Illinois, approximately 20 miles south of […]

July 6, 2022

Georgia Power will harvest 9 million tons of coal ash landfilled at its 3.4-GW Plant Bowen station in Bartow County, Georgia, and beneficially use it in concrete for major regional construction projects. The project, announced on June 29, will be […]

May 9, 2022

Entering in the waste and recycling industry happened by chance for Carlos Puebla Hermida. His goal after receiving a degree in Engineering was to join a projects department of a large company where he could grow and be mentored professionally. […]

January 11, 2022

The first curved steel tubular flange girder bridge in the United States is under construction along Interstate 95 in southeastern Pennsylvania. Steel plate flanges have long been the standard for most curved girder bridges as well as most straight bridges. […]

June 2, 2016

Governor Cuomo on Wednesday said the financing for a new LaGuardia Airport has been nailed down — and the Port Authority and the private consortium known as LaGuardia Gateway Partners have entered into a 35-year lease. “We’re not rebuilding what […]