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Austin, Texas Mandates Construction Recycling
Projects larger than 5,000 sf must recycle or salvage at least half of their trash. Photo: C Foulger/Creative Commons. Construction projects in Austin, Texas that are larger than 5,000 sf are now...
View ArticleShell-BG merger remains unsettled amid fears of further oil slump
Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell is on the brink of pulling off its biggest acquisition. Yet the widening discount of target BG Group to the offer price shows that a further steep drop in oil prices could...
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Meet the world’s next great construction superpower
There’s a new world construction hotbed coming down the pike (more specifically, the Mumbai Nashik Expressway), and it could mean a major boon for AEC firms. Photo: Wili Hybrid via Wikimedia Commons...
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UK Oil, Gas Output Rises for First Time in 15 Years
LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Britain’s oil and gas output rose in 2015 for the first time since the turn of the millennium, industry body Oil & Gas UK said on Monday, reversing a declining trend but...
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The next boomtown? Construction and redevelopment sizzle in San Diego
Emission-reduction plan could drive influx into downtown San Diego’s skyline is being transformed by new office, hotel, and residential building projects. Bosa Development is all in on San Diego. The...
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Spain’s ACS Beats Global Bidders For $500M Israel Rail Power Job
A unit of Spain’s ACS conglomerate beat global competitors, including China Railways Construction Corp., to win the $500-million build operate and maintain contract for electrification of rail...
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Census Bureau revises 10 years’ worth of construction spending figures
The largest revisions came in the last two years and were largely upward. Photo: SounderBruce/Creative Commons. On Monday, January 4, 2016, the Census Bureau revised 10 years’ worth of construction...
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Federal appropriations bill will boost construction activity in 2016
$1.1 trillion spending package includes tripling of GSA’s construction budget. Photo: Jeremy Segrott/Creative Commons. The construction industry will get a boost from Uncle Sam in 2016 after Congress...
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4 Reasons the C-Suite should care about design-led construction
The planning and execution of major construction projects can be challenging and stressful endeavors for organizations. Whether it’s the expansion of an existing hospital, the renovation of a student...
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Multi-billion-dollar Stadium Planned as the NFL returns to Los Angeles
The Rams, formerly of St. Louis, will move into a new stadium possibly by 2019—and they might have a co-tenant. After years of rumors and speculation, and with plenty of moving parts that still need to...
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More oilfield service mergers in prospect, survey finds
Offshore staff ABERDEEN, UK – Law firm Pinsent Masons expects a surge in merger and acquisition (M&A) this year activity in theoilfield services sector. The company interviewed 200 senior...
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Billion-dollar dome in Las Vegas could be the Oakland Raiders next home
The franchise, which is considering relocation if it can’t work out a stadium deal in the Bay Area, is listening to a new stadium pitch from investors in Las Vegas, led by the Sands Corp. Photo: Mike...
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Airport Terminal Giants: Top AEC Firms
BD+C’s rankings of the nation’s largest airport sector design and construction firms, as reported in the 2015 Giants 300 Report Terminal 2 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, designed by...
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BHP Billiton advances plans to build massive Houston tower
Australia-based BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) and its contractor have filed a swath of building permits for its 600,000-square-foot Class A office tower, which will change the skyline within the Uptown...
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Deep Gulf Energy taps Technip for more ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico projects
PARIS – Deep Gulf Energy III LLC has awarded Technip a lump-sum contract for the development of the South Santa Cruz and Barataria fields in the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico. These fields are located...
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Wind, Solar on the Way to Mainstream
Propelled by powerful and complementary forces, the U.S. renewables market is in the early stages of a multiyear period of sustained development and construction activity that may come to be viewed as...
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Transwestern’s Ridge Development to develop 56 acres near Port of Houston
The Port of Houston Authority selected Ridge Development as the master developer for 55.89 acres near the Bayport Container Terminal. The land, at 12619 Port Road in Pasadena, includes the recently...
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Using Freedom-of-Information Statutes as a Legal Resource on Renovation Delays
In today’s public sector, construction contracts are often for renovation work, which can create interface delays not found in new construction projects. Federal and state freedom-of-information laws...
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Shell selects Williams for Appomattox contract
Operators adapting to market, revising their strategies Amidst the stark realities of today’s market, operators are revising their exploration plans and field development strategies. And while layoffs...
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Operators adapting to market, revising their strategies Amidst the stark realities of today’s market, operators are revising their exploration plans and field development strategies. And while layoffs...
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