Amtrak Taps Developer for $1 Billion-Plus Redevelopment of Union Station
Amtrak has chosen a Chicago development firm to lead a more than 3 million-square-foot real estate redevelopment of Union Station and surrounding land, a project expected to take about six years to complete and cost more than $1 billion. Riverside Investment & Development, led by John O'Donnell, will lead the redevelopment team, according to a news release on the project. More details are expected to be announced Thursday by the developer, Amtrak and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The total development...
SI-Modular: Sustainable Building System with Timber I-Beams
Architect Hans-Ludwig Stell from Münster, Germany, has developed a sophisticated modular system for one and two-storey house construction. This quick, easy, and self-explanatory timber construction, SI-Modular, is based on Metsä Wood´s I-beam Finnjoist®. Hans-Ludwig Stell, the managing partner of the Stellinnovation GmbH, was asked to develop a house type for use in development-aid that could be assembled as simply as possible. The SI-Modular system enables the houses to be constructed from t...
Architectural Digest names Howard Hughes’ Ward Village "Best Master Planned Community in the Nation”
Howard Hughes’ Ward Village was recently named the "Best Master Planned Community in the Nation” by Architectural Digest, which applauded the Kakaako community for its design, materials and location. “The entire community has been a part of this redevelopment and that effort being recognized at a national level is, simply put, extraordinary,” Todd Apo, vice president of community development at Ward Village, said in a statement. “Ward Village is creating a new way of living in Hawaii, and this...
Report: Mortenson Will Build Football Stadium for Raiders in Las Vegas
M.A. Mortenson Co. will build a $1.9 billion football stadium in Las Vegas for the Raiders, who are moving from Oakland. Raiders President Marc Badain told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he's close to finalizing a contract for the Golden Valley-based construction company to become the stadium’s general contractor. Badain told the newspaper he was impressed by the job Mortenson did in building U.S. Bank Stadium on time. Mortenson, in a span of about 31 months, tore down the Metrodome and replaced...
Woolpert to Renovate Elizabeth City State University Buildings
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) has contracted with Woolpert to provide comprehensive design services for the G.R. Little Library and Moore Hall on the rural campus in northeast North Carolina. The project is valued at $13 million. Woolpert—a national architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm—will renovate and modernize the library and the hall, the latter of which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Woolpert Architect Robert Griff...
Latest Migratory Inhibitor Technology- Powerful Corrosion Protection of Post-Tensioned Structures!
MCI®-309 is a powerful Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitor powder for corrosion protection of ferrous metals and aluminum in recessed areas, interior cavities and voids. It provides an extremely efficient dry method protecting metals within an enclosed space. The MCI® vaporizes and adsorbs on the metal surfaces, reaching all exposed areas, including recessed sections and interior cavities. This mixed inhibitor provides protection to both the cathodic and anodic sites of metal. MCI®-309 does not affe...
Tokyo Olympic Stadium Scandal Update: Over 140,000 Signatures Delivered to Japanese Embassies Around the World Demanding No Rainforest Destruction or Human Rights Abuses
(TOKYO, BERN, BERLIN & MIRI) This week, activists from around the world are staging protests demanding an immediate halt to the use of tropical wood for construction of the new Olympic facilities in Tokyo. On Wednesday, over 140,000 signatures were delivered to Japanese Embassies in Switzerland and Germany calling for urgent action by the Japanese government. The demonstrations are a response to evidence that the Japanese Government is using tropical wood sourced from Shin Yang, a logging compan...
Oldcastle Precast Revamps Edgewood, Maryland Facility to Produce Underground Precast Products
EDGEWOOD, Md. – Oldcastle Precast, one of the country's largest precast concrete product manufacturers, has re-equipped their production facility, located at 1401 Trimble Road, in Edgewood, Maryland. The new equipment results in a state-of-the-art National Precast Concrete Association accredited production facility that now manufactures underground precast concrete products available to customers in the Maryland area. "Oldcastle Precast is very excited to service the precast product market l...
136.8-foot Super-Girders Used to Replace Washington’s Miles Creston Bridge
LINCOLN COUNTY, Wash. - As part of the Lincoln County Bridge Replacement Program, Oldcastle Precast of Spokane, Washington fabricated 136.8-foot-long prestressed concrete super-girders for the new Miles Creston Bridge in Lincoln County, Washington. The term “super-girder” resulted from the efficient shape of this new bridge girder family, which utilizes high strength concrete and .6” diameter prestress strand to maximize span length and minimize the number of girders. Precast, prestressed...
Video: PERI ACS Core 400 Climbing Formwork
The new ACS Core 400 Climbing Formwork has been designed specifically for High-Rise cores. The system features a high capacity single stroke cylinder that climbs to the next level in only 20 minutes, while less brackets, anchors and overall parts and pieces result in faster cycling times with less labor.
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
