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Robert A. Bisson is the President of EarthWaterGlobal, LLC, New York City. Join his discussion on megawatersheds and their potential to deliver potable drinking water to all regions...
Paul G. Carr, assistant adjunct engineering professor at Cornell University, reviewed the recently published paper on higher-education design fees. That paper specifically criticized...
Snowed in at his home near Albany, N.Y., and unable to fly to Las Vegas in time to participate in ENR's "Equipment of the 21st Century" summit and panel discussion on March 10, Scott...
Tom Warne, former Utah Dept. of Transportation chief and now president of Tom Warne & Associates, discusses the controversial National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission...
Tudor Van Hampton and reporter Tony Illia recap the 2008 World of Concrete Trade Show from the Las Vegas Convention Center floor.
Jon Khachaturian, president and founder of Houston-based Versabar, discusses what led him to develop the Bottom Feeder, a piece of equipment capable of lifting oil and gas platform
Lars Herbst, regional director of the Gulf of Mexico region for the Minerals Management Service talks about how much work has been done to clean up the 118 oil and gas platforms in
Robert G. Isaman, president of Terex Construction, a unit of Westport, Conn,-based Terex Corp., and Heinz Dickens, president of Terex Construction's China business, talk about construction...
Babs Abubakari, State Consultant Design & Program Delivery Engineer for the Georgia Dept. of Transportation, talks about the award-winning QBS program.
John Murphy, a principal with Corgan Associates, Inc., talks about trends in airport design.
John Gonsalves, a 2005 ENR Newsmaker, gives an update on progress at Homes For Our Troops, a non-profit organization that provides disabled veterans with specially equipped homes.
Joseph Toole talks about transportation workforce shortages, the Federal Highway Administration’s training programs and global partnerships.
Jack L. Schenendorf presents some ideas for improving the nation's transportation system, including performance-based projects and designated high-density corridors.
Linda Figg describes the impetus for the design of the recently unveiled I-35W replacement bridge in Minnesota, which will undergo a design charette process this month in which the
Jack Finn talks about the Vehicle Infrastructure Integration initiative and the commencement of design and testing of technologies for "smart" cars.
Steve Cornell talks about the use of alternative project delivery methods for San Diego airport's $700-million master plan through 2015, with work on a 10-gate second terminal to begin...
D emolition project's managers speak publicly for the first time at community hearing on future of troubled job. ENR's Debra K. Rubin attended the Aug. 29 hearing and filed this re
Aileen Cho met Ronaldo "Nick" Nicholson two years ago while touring the Virginia side of the $2.5-billion Wilson Bridge project. Despite tough life situations, his discipline and talent...
Rob Jones is a former Marine, so slogging through swampy soil and confined spaces comes naturally. ENR's Chicago bureau chief Tudor Van Hampton spent the day with Jones on the jobsite...
Ginger Evans speaks about the $5-billion light rail project that will connect Tyson's Corner with Dulles International Airport.
Jack Lemley discusses the July 10, 2007, National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the fatal I-90 tunnel plenum collapse in Boston. Lemley feels the NTSB did a thorough job, but...
Stephanie Kopelousos is the new Secretary of Transportation for the state of Florida. Recently appointed by new Gov. Charlie Crist, Kopelousos is both the first female secretary of
Nearly 50 years since he first started his company, Jim Croson still serves as chairman of the board of J.A. Croson Co., a Sorrento, Fla.-based plumbing firm that's one of the largest...
On his way back from a tour of work in Iraq on July 10, Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, the new chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, stopped by Engineering News-Record's New York...
On a windy day at Milwaukee’s Miller Park, Sanya M. Johnson, engineer with Burgess & Niple, talks about how she found her dream job with the firm’s climbing inspection team.
Michael Seal talks on a recent windy day about Burgess & Niple recent contract to inspect the moveable roof of Miller Park Stadium, and his duties as team leader.
ENR Editor-in-Chief Jan Tuchman took advantage of attending a McGraw-Hill Construction event in Beijing to add some international flair to the theme issue A Day in the World of Construction....
Joseph R. Byrne, 41, grew up in the Bronx dreaming of someday playing at Yankee Stadium. Today he's living that dream as project executive for Turner Construction co., the lead contractor...
Thomas C. Leppert, 53, retired as chairman and CEO of Turner Corp. just six months ago. But Leppert's plans did not include sitting on the porch in a rocking chair.
CEO John M. Dionisio and Chairman Richard G. Newman helped pilot AECOM Technology Corp. through a successful IPO completed on May 10. They recently visited ENR's midtown Manhattan office...
George Vittas, senior vice president of aviation development for AECOM, says fly ash and other industrial byproducts can be used in runways to cut costs and carbon footprints.
En route to Panama City to address a transportation conference and talk with Panamanian officials about opportunities for U.S. Firms in the $5.25-billion expansion of the Panama Canal,...
Architect Philip G. Freelon dropped by the New York City offices of ENR.com and talked about his practice (which includes interior and furniture design), his early interests in design...
Ed Link directed the massive, fast-track effort to translate the destruction in New Orleans into lessons learned for the engineers and contractors struggling to rebuild the flood defenses...
The president of the Building Trades Employers' Association of New York City says professional development, safety, and PLAs are the keys to handling an expected construction boom in...
Samuel McCurdy is the regional director for Halcrow's Dublin-based office. He works closely with Halcrow's joint venture partner, J.B. Barry, on numerous projects throughout Irelan
The chairman and CEO of Turner Corp. says the industry is facing both big opportunities and big questions.
In Engineering News-Record's March 5, 2007, Progressive Project Delivery issue, George T. Heery's Technical Viewpoint explains a new hybrid delivery system he calls Bridging/CM. The...
Burr Stewart made attendees of the Transportation Research Board laugh and wince as he talked about the need to "be agitated" about the impending effects of carbon emissions and rising...
Tom Kasmer is the Binghamton, N.Y.-based inventor of the "hydristor," a new type of hybrid powertrain for just about anything that moves—cars, trucks, heavy equipment elevators—and
Flights to Munich are booking up for the Bauma equipment show in April, with more than 500,000 equipment buyers expected to attend the triennial extravaganza. International market analyst...
ENR's Editor-in-Chief Janice Tuchman recently interviewed one of the industry's visionaries, Chris Luebkeman, director of the foresight and innovation group at Arup Group Ltd., a leading...
Caltrans has had a reputation among contractors as a difficult agency to work for, with lack of communication and efficiency. Kempton talks with ENR Transportation Editor Aileen Cho...
Gail Vittori, of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, was the sustainability consultant to the architects of the new Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas project...
The executive director of the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center says it's time to finish planning and kick the construction effort into high gear. There is around $10 billion...
Dr. C. Michael Walton, recently elected chair of ARTBA and the first resident Texas to be in this role, talks with Texas Construction editor Eileen Schwartz about the future of funding...
With so much talk of a slump in housing, the rest of the construction picture was getting obscured. ENR.com’s Senior Business Editor, Richard Korman, and McGraw-Hill Construction Chief...
Move over Rubber City…Soap Box Derby…World Series of Golf. Akron, Ohio, is working on a trendier image by using an international starchitect for its art museum expansion. The project...
Parks Helms, current and five-time chairman of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, provides his insights on one of Charlotte's biggest building booms.
ENR and Aviation Week co-sponsored Planes, Pains and Payments, an aviation roundtable, on Oct. 6. Almost 30 aviation officials representing federal agencies, airports, vendors, consultants...
The Oct. 6 aviation roundtable sponsored by ENR and Aviation Week highlighted some of the key issues facing airport builders and planners today. Security continues to be a top concern;...
The Oct. 6 aviation roundtable sponsored by ENR and Aviation Week highlighted some of the key issues facing airport builders and planners today. Security continues to be a top concern;...
The Oct. 6 aviation roundtable sponsored by ENR and Aviation Week highlighted some of the key issues facing airport builders and planners today. Security continues to be a top concern;...
The Oct. 6 aviation roundtable sponsored by ENR and Aviation Week highlighted some of the key issues facing airport builders and planners today. Security continues to be a top concern;...
The Oct. 6 aviation roundtable sponsored by ENR and Aviation Week highlighted some of the key issues facing airport builders and planners today. Security continues to be a top concern;...
On the last day of October, Bechtel Corp.¹s three-year, $3.2-billion contract to reconstruct critical infrastructure in Iraq expires. With that deadline looming, and as the company
On the last day of October, Bechtel Corp.¹s three-year, $3.2-billion contract to reconstruct critical infrastructure in Iraq expires. With that deadline looming, and as the company
On the last day of October, Bechtel Corp.¹s three-year, $3.2-billion contract to reconstruct critical infrastructure in Iraq expires. With that deadline looming, and as the company
On the last day of October, Bechtel Corp.¹s three-year, $3.2-billion contract to reconstruct critical infrastructure in Iraq expires. With that deadline looming, and as the company
On the last day of October, Bechtel Corp.¹s three-year, $3.2-billion contract to reconstruct critical infrastructure in Iraq expires. With that deadline looming, and as the company
To execute all the work in its burgeoning backlog, Edmonton, Canada-based PCL Construction Group, has had to go on a hiring spree. The multi-market prime contractor had $3.33 billion...