A report from New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) has found that across the state, the construction fatality rate increased from 10.2% to 11.1% per 100,000 workers…

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul presided over the groundbreaking for the $4.2bn project to develop a new Terminal 6 at JFK International Airport on 23 February. The 1.2 million-sq-ft…

The Texas Department of Transport (TxDOT) last week announced a 10-year, $100bn road building plan. The investment, a state record, is $15bn more than the 2023 Unified Transportation Programme and…

Saint Sarkis Armenian Church in Texas, designed by New York architect David Hotson, has been selected as America’s building of last year in an online poll. The survey was carried…

Aecom has won a contract to programme-manage capital works in the effort to transform Fair Park, the historic 277-acre exposition district in Dallas, Texas with new buildings and landscaping. A…

The UK’s Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the US’ National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) have signed a mutual recognition agreement to allow architects to register to work in…

An investigation into bid-rigging in the insulation contracting industry in the US state of Connecticut saw its seventh and final defendant jailed for 15 months on Friday. Michael S. Flynn…

Six finalists for the 2023 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) have been announced at an event in Medellín, Colombia. The award, organised by the College of Architecture at the…

Work is almost complete on a residential tower in Detroit built using a novel system in which entire storeys are prefabricated and jacked into position – beginning with the top…

US President Joe Biden this week pledged to toughen “Buy American” rules to require all federally-funded projects to use materials and products made in the US. “I mean it. Lumber,…

Swedish contractor Skanska has won a construction management deal to build an offshore wind hub, which will be connected to two wind farms. Two offshore wind farms, Empire Wind and…

UK contractor Balfour Beatty has been awarded a $242m design-and-build contract to upgrade the Interstate 70. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has tasked it with improving mobility for…

UK-headquartered global construction firm Mace has appointed Priya Jain to the new role of President for the Americas following recent wins in the US, Canada and Peru. She will lead…

Turner Construction has begun work on Connecticut Great Wolf Lodge, a $300m 13-acre resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The site is adjacent to the Foxwoods Resort Casino and will contain 549…

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for Regal Mile Studios in Chicago’s South Side, a 380,000 sq ft project spread across a seven-acre media campus and sound stage, with a…

Swedish contractor Skanska has signed an $80m contract to build a 38,000 sq m science centre at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The facility will accommodate…

The Sacramento County Department of Airports has announced a $1.3bn expansion for Sacramento International Airport (SMF). The SMForward programme involves work on six projects, including a $140m pedestrian walkway linking…

A new law came into effect this month in New York State that raises the maximum fine levied on contractors who cause death or serious injury by negligence from $10,000…