News Bechtel destroys US’ last chemical weapon Bechtel has destroyed the final munition in the US stockpile of chemical weapons at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Kentucky. That completes the US’ commitment to destroy…
News Massive wind farm off New Jersey coast approved The US government yesterday approved Danish energy company Ørsted’s plans to build the first-ever wind farm off the coast of New Jersey. Ocean Wind I will be built off the…
News Balfour Beatty completes work on $300m Californian water facility extension Balfour Beatty has finished a $300m extension of the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, which treats water prior to its discharge in the Sacramento River, where it will be reused…
News Skanska wins two US projects worth $176m Skanska has signed two contracts with existing clients in the US, one in Florida worth $109m and another in Arizona at $67m. In Lakeland, west Florida, Skanska will build a…
News ‘Electric’ BMW breaks ground on $700m battery plant in South Carolina BMW has broken ground on a $700m electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Woodruff, South Carolina to supply the company’s main US car factory in nearby Spartanburg. It is also…
News Stealthy night moves raise the roof at Portland airport The high-profile expansion of Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon has won fame for its vast, wavy roof made largely from Douglas fir from local forests. The project will nearly…
News What a $6bn makeover will do for New York’s Penn Station Architects HOK and Practice for Architecture Urbanism (PAU) have unveiled their design for a $6bn transformation of New York’s Penn Station, the United States’ busiest rail hub. The plan calls…
News Skanska completes $72m waterfront park in Clearwater, Florida Skanska USA has completed the $72m Coachman Park waterfront redevelopment in Clearwater, Florida. Skanska provided construction management at risk services for the 24-acre park and entertainment venue. Stantec was the…
News Granite wins Highway 101 reconstruction contract in Los Angeles The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded Californian contractor Granite a $48m contract for reconstruction work on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County. Improvements include a lane for cars…
News Ferrovial subsidiary wins $200m water contract in fast-growing Pflugerville Ferrovial subsidiary PLW Waterworks has won a $200m contract to build a new wastewater treatment plant in Pflugerville, Texas, a fast-growing suburb of Austin. The plant will treat up to…
Companies Skanska USA sets up “data solutions team” to manage projects better Skanska USA has set up a “data solutions team” to improve project efficiency, cost certainty, client value, and employee satisfaction. Led by company veterans Will Senner and Amy Jones, it…
News Skanska joint venture to build JFK transportation centre A joint venture between Skanska and New York-based civil engineer Halmar International has signed an $868m contract to build a transport hub at JFK International Airport in New York. The…
News US government lends Ford-SK duo $9.2bn for battery plants The US Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally committed to a $9.2bn loan to a joint venture of Ford and Korean conglomerate, SK On, to build three battery factories, one…
News New York “sinking under weight of its buildings” according to researchers A paper by oceanologists at the University of Rhode Island claims New York will sink by 1-2mm a year under the weight of its buildings. The Weight of New York…
News Hyundai and LG Energy to build $4.3bn battery plant in Georgia South Korean companies Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution say they will build a $4.3bn plant to make batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) in Savannah, Georgia. It’ll be sited…
News New York gets first geothermal apartment building New York City is getting its first apartment building to be heated and cooled by its own geothermal plant. Set to be New York’s largest, the system is expected to…
News 19-storey plywood tower nears completion in Oakland After just seven months on site, work is nearly finished on a high-rise apartment building in Oakland, California that the developer calls the “tallest beamless mass plywood panel structure in…
News Honolulu metro to open next month The first phase of Honolulu’s metro system, a 17.7km line connecting Kualaka`i Station in east Kapolei and the Hālawa Station near Aloha Stadium is due to open to the public…