A new offshore wind substation in Wallingford, Conn., aims to help bring down the energy sector’s carbon emissions, by contributing to the U.S. federal government’s goal to achieve a clean power target of 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind generation capacity by 2030.
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A project at 80 M Street SE (80 M) in Washington, D.C., is the first in the city to employ the sustainable mass timber material in a three-floor expansion atop the existing building, helping keep the building operational during construction and minimizing structural strengthening interventions due to the light...
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Whistleblowers have come forward with claims of grave labor and employment violations for the construction workers employed in building Tesla, Inc.’s automotive manufacturing facility Gigafactory Texas, in Austin, TX, between 2020 and 2022.
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The Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, located in the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is undergoing its largest revitalization so far, with an expansion in the exhibition space to make it receptive to dramatic increases in attendance and upgrade its sustainability.
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Williamsburg Bridge is set to undergo a revitalization aimed at improving traffic flow across the major East River crossing between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Global construction and development firm, Skanska USA, will lead the $167 million overhaul.
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Angels Landing is a mixed-use project in Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA)’s Bunker Hill area, connecting the various neighborhoods converging at this location, including the Financial District, the Historic Core, the Cultural District and Civic Center, through distinct architectural expression.
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The Hurley Building, part of the Boston Government Services Center (BGSC), is to receive a transformation into a mixed-use development, to revive the unfinished and neglected brutalist structure and improve neighborhood connections in the 2.2-ha (5.5-acre) Downtown Boston site.
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The structure of the Children’s Museum of Eau Claire (CMEC), being built in Wisconsin, utilizes responsibly sourced mass timber, with round-timber columns, joist and girder trusses replacing conventional steel and concrete, resulting in carbon sequestration worth more than 158,757 kg (350,000 lb).
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has awarded two California projects its San Francisco section 2022 project awards: outstanding geotechnical award for YouTube’s HQ in San Bruno, and outstanding seismic retrofit award for Riverside Elementary in San Pablo.
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A global report by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found that despite an increase in investment and worldwide success in lowering the energy intensity of buildings, the sector’s total energy consumption and CO2 emissions increased in 2021 above pre-pandemic levels.
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