infrastructure

East Coast, United States Of America - Offshore wind projects have come a long way since the first installation in Denmark in 1991. With the years have come an ever evolving process and engineering of new infrastructure. Prone to outside forces such as competing interests the ride has not been easy on those pioneers. Welcome to New England. The…

United States Of America - On June 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $192 million in funding for recycling batteries from consumer products, creating an advanced battery research and development consortium (R&D), and the continuation of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize. The increased demand for electric vehicles…

United States of America - In the United States, buildings are constructed to withstand the usual occurrence of rain, wind, snow, and earthquakes. The abnormal events of gas explosions, vehicle impacts, and uncontrolled building fires are not usually considered by architectures and engineers. Now, a new building standard may aid engineers in…

First round of grant awards, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports projects to improve worker safety, make transit more reliable, and support local business districts

September 11, 2022 Invitations For On Demand Contracts Invitations For ODC™’s, “On Demand Contracts”, Packages A-J, will be received by the PgM™ (Program Manager), AGGRECOST™ LLC, prior to the solicitation submittal deadline of Friday, September 23, 2022 at 5:00 PM. Project contract specifications REQUIRE that ODC™ Packages are to be…

ALERTS & LEVELS: West Coast United States Mudslide, Sinkhole Flooding & Trench Collapse Risks Increase. Long standing high heats and drought conditions have occurred for most of this year. Service workers, riggers, city planners and other homeowners and contractors should be more on alert for forthcoming events of extended rain and soil…

Boston, Massachusetts - Governor Charlie Baker approved all of the bond authorizations in the nearly $11.4 billion bill he signed on Wednesday, including $400 million for immediate safety improvements at the T and $275 million as a down payment toward a passenger rail expansion in western Massachusetts, as well as a number of the supplemental…

Washington, D.C. - Supply Chain problems that have plagued the United States the past two years have been gaining strong support and action toward new investment in not only Port & Infrastructure but that of the new Trucking Action Plan and "FLOW", Freight Logistics Optimization Works. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg currently serves…

Washington D.C. - The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that its Build America Bureau has provided Purple Line Transit Partners with a low-interest loan of up to $1.76 billion for the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland. www.purplelinemd.com The loan will finance up to 33% of the eligible project…

United States Of America - Robotics and Automation are nothing new. It has been evolving consistently since Henry Ford's assembly line and well before. What has changed is the segments and industries they never reached or reach. The country's lack luster adoption and lack of innovation seems to have began with push and pull lobbying and regulation…

United States Of America - Lumber prices could escalate easily to $2400 per MBF this spring and late summer similarly mirroring last year. Builders, Developers, Program Managers and Project Managers should weigh risks now and prepare for the possibility. Currently risks seem to be leaning more towards increased demand, labor shortages, natural and…

United States Of America - Supply chain issues have been a challenge for many industry sectors since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, the Port of Los Angeles had the highest traffic on record in 2021: 10.7 million 20-foot containers, which is 13% higher than the previous record set in 2018. However, this has taken the port’s…

LICKING COUNTY, OHIO - News came today from Intel confirming formally that the company has indeed ruled out Texas' bid and will lay foundations in Ohio. An initial investment of more than $20 billion has been announced by Intel for the development of two new cutting-edge chip facilities.In order to address the growing demand for advanced…

Washington, D.C. - As of November 15, 2021, the modernized Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has been signed into American law. Significant investment will be centralized around U.S. transportation networks, broadband transmission, and public works projects. President Biden’s act is set forth to combat the country’s aging infrastructure…