Category: Sustainability
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Skanska completes Portsmouth Marine Terminal offshore wind upgrade
Skanska has completed the redevelopment project for the Virginia Port Authority, upgrading 72 acres of Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT) and 1,500 feet of wharf that now serves as an offshore wind staging port. Dominion Energy uses the Portsmouth Marine Terminal staging port for its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, one of the largest offshore…
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Volvo Trucks North America Unveils Volvo D13 Variable Geometry Turbo Engine
Volvo Trucks North America has revealed its new Variable Geometry Turbo engine. This launch is meant to pair with and improve the new Volvo VNR truck. The new Volvo D13 VGT engine will be standard in the all-new Volvo VNR and customers will also be able to select in the all-new Volvo VNL day cab.…
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Skanska completes George Mason University’s Life Sciences and Engineering Building
Leading global development and construction firm Skanska has completed George Mason University’s (GMU) new Life Sciences and Engineering Building on the school’s Prince William County Science and Technology (SciTech) Campus. The state-of-the-art, $85.4 million facility spans 132,000 square feet of purpose-built space, featuring advanced research laboratories, specialized teaching facilities and flexible innovation zones designed for…
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Why construction needs a consistent approach to whole-life carbon
One example of where we are seeing good practice happening is in the US, where the RLB team has been working with our American colleagues to provide cost management and sustainability services to deliver whole-life embodied carbon analysis and consultancy for the redevelopment of a convention centre. Once complete, it will be the first zero-carbon-certified…
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Siemens opens Fort Worth manufacturing hub to support AI infrastructure boom
Siemens has officially marked the opening of its $190 million electrical equipment manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas with a celebratory ribbon cutting ceremony. A part of the company’s Smart Infrastructure business, the site is responsible for creating reliable and efficient electrical equipment such as low voltage switchboards necessary to meet the demand from the booming…
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Road Builders Upgrade Hurricane Evacuation Route
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It’s become increasingly apparent over the last handful of years that certain parts of the country are getting hit with increasingly severe weather events which takes added toll on critical infrastructure. For parts of the southeastern United States like Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, the hurricanes that struck in 2023 and 2024 accumulated billions in…
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What’s in the Drum for Concrete in 2025
The 2024 presidential campaign is behind us, and the election of President Donald Trump, plus Republican control of both chambers of Congress, means the nation is positioned for a near-total reset of federal energy and environmental policy. Among other outcomes, that could free up additional volumes of coal ash for use in concrete production. First,…
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Q1 2025 Construction Hires and Promotions
Even though it hasn’t been a full first quarter yet, 2025 has seen multiple changes in construction industry leadership. Here is a roundup of the main promotions and recruitment. Matt Humes, national account manager for demolition at Genesis Attachments.Genesis Attachments Genesis Rehires Matt Hughes as Demolition National Account Manager Genesis Attachments announced Matt Hughes has…
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VMAC and Stealth Power Launch New Electric Powered Air Compressor at WTW
VMAC, a compressed air manufacturer, teamed up with Stealth Power and has launched the VMAC e30, a compact and lightweight battery electric powered 30 CFM rotary screw air compressor. Attendees of NTEA’s Work Truck Week can see it unveiled on Wednesday, March 5th, at 1:45 p.m. (Booth #743). Designed specifically for next-generation electric and hybrid…
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5 Gripping Ways Our Partnership Boosts Academy Support
84 Lumber and The Home Builders Institute (HBI) are joining forces on a new national partnership that will enhance HBI’s BuildStrong Academies, a network of community-based trade schools designed to prepare individuals for successful careers in the residential construction industry. With a shared commitment to workforce development, HBI and 84 Lumber aim to provide critical…