Tag: infrastructure
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Tutor Perini posts $21.6B backlog, buoyed by infrastructure spending
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Tutor Perini racked up $2 billion in new awards and contract adjustments in the third quarter and its existing jobs remain on track despite President Donald Trump’s threats to pull funding from major infrastructure builds,…
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Tutor Perini posts $21.6B backlog, buoyed by infrastructure spending
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Tutor Perini racked up $2 billion in new awards and contract adjustments in the third quarter and its existing jobs remain on track despite President Donald Trump’s threats to pull funding from major infrastructure builds,…
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NISTA: ‘infrastructure needs to get better at digital’
Malcolm Taylor, expert advisor to Crossrail, called on the audience to help nima to help themselves deliver the country’s needs. In his closing address, he said: “Nima exists to champion information and has been asked to develop the [Information Management Initiative] to make it real, to push it forward. Nima creates platforms and channels that…
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Is it time for the UK to leave the Aarhus Convention?
The political challenge for the government, committed to the rule of law, to grow the economy, and in the face of global warming, is clear: either act in breach of the Convention or leave it. However, the Convention enshrines environmental rights, and the government is simultaneously committed to its 2050 Net Zero Strategy. The rise…
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Infrastructure construction projects are ‘becoming smarter,’ says Ferrovial Construction CEO
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. From the construction sites of the I-66 corridor in Virginia to the New Terminal One at JFK Airport in New York City, Ferrovial sees risk management and digital innovation as the bedrock for getting the jobs done…
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Regenerative Design Is Redefining Climate Infrastructure
The impacts of extreme weather are no longer a future concern; they are a present reality overwhelming infrastructure and endangering communities. Record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and storms are pushing our built environment to its breaking point. In response, designers must lead with two complementary mindsets: resilience—the ability to withstand shocks and “bounce back”—and regeneration—the ability…
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Bechtel, Kiewit snare piece of $550B US-Japan AI infrastructure deal
Dive Brief: Bechtel, the second largest contractor in the U.S. by revenue, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Commerce to support Japan’s $550 billion investment in U.S. power, data center and manufacturing infrastructure, the firm announced Tuesday. In addition to Reston, Virginia-based Bechtel, the White House listed Omaha, Nebraska-based Kiewit as…
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Industry rallies behind new infrastructure skills plan
Lorraine Gregory, director of CECA Midlands, added: “The Infrastructure Sector Skills Plan represents a vital step forward in tackling the skills challenges our industry faces, and will help to ensure the right people are in the right places to deliver the substantial pipeline of work that exists in the years ahead. View the original article…
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Public infrastructure fuels surge in construction pipeline values
The total value of published UK construction projects has more than doubled from £11bn in Q2 to £25bn in Q3 this year, according to a new report by procurement services firm Constructionline. The 127% value increase has been driven by significant new public infrastructure investments, with education, energy and health projects accounting for the largest…
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Costain rolls out carbon design tool to all infrastructure projects
The Carbon Design Tool works in conjunction with Costain’s Environmental Construction Data Tracker, which simplifies carbon emissions reporting during the construction phase. Combined, the two technologies provide a holistic, end-to-end carbon management system for customers and supply chain partners, creating a continuous cycle of improvement and insight-based decision-making around decarbonisation, Costain said. View the original article…