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The article features several people within the U.S. construction industry who are said to have made significant contributions to the sector. It notes that Textura chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Patrick Allin was able to establish the company into the bill-pay Web site of the sector. It mentions that Kenneth E. Atkins was able to get seven road construction projects rolling following his appointment as public works administrator at Osceola County Public Works Department in Florida. Another notable person is Mike Betz of Caterpillar Inc.

The article focuses on a project to construct the first-ever water filtration plant in New York City, New York. Expected to start operations by 2012, the deadline for the plant was mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The project was originally estimated at $992 million but because of more than 10 years of planning before contractors broke ground in early 2007, the Croton Water Filtration Plant's cost increased to $2.8 billion.

The article looks at the allocation and distribution of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 by several U.S. states. Transportation work received $49.3 billion which was praised by politicians and officials in cash-strapped state highway departments. For work on highways, roads and bridges, Caltrans will receive $1.72 billion of $2.6 billion. On the other hand, the state of Texas will receive $2.2 billion.

The article reports on the investigation being conducted on a crane accident in New York City when workers apparently lost control of a six-ton bracing collar at the 18th floor during installation. Seven people died and 24 were injured in the ensuing accident. Photographic evidence appears to point to a failure of nylon webbing temporarily supporting the collar with come-alongs during installation. Experts say nylon webbing is prone to abrupt failure when it has been damaged.

The article reports that New York City officials are still investigating the cause of the July 18, 2007 steam-pipe explosion in midtown Manhattan, but a specialist in the analysis of steam-pipe corrosion says there may be no reason to believe that the incident means the city's 105 miles of aging steam mains pose an imminent danger. The explosion spewed rubble and debris into the air a block east of Grand Central Terminal, with a plume of steam billowing from the pipe at Lexington Avenue and 41st Street.

The article focuses on the engineering firm EN Engineering. The firm's significant growth in revenue and in the number of its employees since 2007-2012 are noted. The growth is discussed in relationship to the firm's specialty of design, corrosion control and integrity management of safety measures for natural gas and petroleum pipelines.

The article offers details on the construction of a large-scale interstate natural gas pipeline.

The article discusses the April 10, 2012 release of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report in which New Jersey governor Chris Christie is accused of exaggerating the state's share of costs related to the Trans-Hudson Express passenger-rail tunnel project. Christie halted the tunnel's construction following the results of a 30-day project review, announcing that the state would no longer participate in the project due to cost overruns.

The article discusses the controversy between New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and the Department of Buildings (DOB) regarding an accident involving a crane collapse at a construction site in March 2012 that killed one worker and injured three others. MTA and DOB officials have blamed each other for lack of oversight that led to the accident with the MTA arguing that the crane's inspection history is an important factor in determining who is to blame.

The article reports on a capacity expansion project on the U.S. crude oil Seaway Pipeline by energy industry firms Enbridge Inc. and Enterprise Products Partners. This project, along with another planned Enbridge pipeline initiative, will help transport shale crude oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast of the U.S. The partners hope to alleviate an oil bottleneck caused by increases in crude production, and exceed capacity of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline project from Canada to the U.S.

The article reports that Shell Oil Company has agreed to a land option deal with zinc producer Horsehead Corp. that would allow Shell to build a Marcellus Shell ethane cracker plant in western Pennsylvania.

The article looks at plans by the U.S. Green Building Council (USBGC) to create energy-efficiency standards for data-center construction projects. Topics include Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System project certification, the distinction between building and information technology (IT) infrastructure energy costs, and the use of monitoring and testing to implement the standards.

The article discusses the construction of a solar farm by Apple Computer near its data center in Maiden, North Carolina that was built in 2011. Apple plans to use power from the solar farm and fuel cells to provide energy for the center's cloud computing servers instead of power from the electrical grid. Topics include the data center's Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System certification and plans for erosion control and stormwater management.

The article reports that the firm Suburban Maintenance Construction will sue Cleveland, Ohio for turning down its $5.6 million bid to upgrade the Cleveland Browns Stadium. It notes that the project has been given to the company Platform Cement which Suburban has claimed to have not satisfied the goal of the city to hire companies owned by minorities or women. It mentions that Platform Cement has offered a $5.8 million bid.

The article reports that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been concerned that hydraulic fracturing in New York will contaminate aqueducts which carry drinking water. It notes that the recovery of shale gas deposits in the Marcellus shale formation has prompted Governor Andrew Cuomo to consider lifting a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. It mentions that the fracturing process has chemical-infused liquids which can reach aqueducts.

The article discusses a court case wherein a state Supreme Court judge in Albany, New York has disallowed a contract for an express highway interchange project for requiring compliance with a project labor agreement (PLA). It notes that such transaction from the State Department of Transportation has violated laws for letting of contracts. It mentions that PLAs must not be recognized in the letting process.

The article discusses the results of a survey conducted by "ENR: Engineering News-Record" in February 2012, in which readers were asked to share their thoughts on the best existing technology tools they use and the technology tools they would like to see in the future. Topics include cloud computing technologies, security concerns regarding cloud computing, and building information modeling (BIM) technology.

The article discusses a court case in which U.S. federal prosecutors have charged owner of Perdel Contracting Co. and Accurate Steel Installers Inc., Elizabeth Perino, with fraud. Perino is accused of using her company as a pass-through firm on four major public work projects in Chicago, Illinois. Also accused of fraud is owner of concrete cutting and sawing contractor Diamond Coring, Anthony Cappello, who worked with Perino on various state and city projects between 1999-2006.

The article reports that the U.S. Army is seeking proposals for the largest-ever renewable resources program. According to the author, the Army has increased its efforts to power its domestic bases with renewable energy resources and its program could potentially generate nationwide, large-scale renewable energy projects in the construction market.

The article focuses on the future of the proposed Access to the Region's Core (ARC), the 8.7-billion U.S. dollar trans-Hudson River rail tunnel project in New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Christopher Christie has decided to end the project but later agreed to a two-week study of unspecified project. The governor fears that the project's cost overruns could cost New Jersey between 2 billion and 5 billion dollars.

The article reports on a suit filed by New York State heavy-construction contractors against the New York Department of Transportation (DOT). The difficulty stems from New York State Governor David Paterson's announcement ordering the DOT to stop payments on all state projects not funded by the federal stimulus program. The decision reportedly placed the contractors in a situation wherein stopping work will be in violation of a contract.

The article reports on the agreement made by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with developer Larry Silverstein on March 24, 2010 to rebuild the World Trade Center Towers in New York City. The Port Authority, New York City and New York State will fund the construction loans for two of Silverstein's towers at Ground Zero. The deal requires Silverstein to raise 300 million U.S. dollars and pre-lease 400,000 square feet in Tower 3. The details of the agreement are cited.

The article reports on the indictment of Testwell Laboratories guilty of racketeering in New York City on February 25, 2010 on claims that it distorted concrete test results of 82 buildings. Chief executive officer (CEO) V. Reddy Kancharla and vice president Vincent Barone could face up to 25 years of imprisonment after they were found guilty of enterprise corruption. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said that the firm ignored public safety in exchange of profit. Among the buildings involved are the Yankee Stadium and Avenue Subway.

The article offers information on the February 7, 2010 explosion at a powerplant under construction in central Connecticut which is scheduled to open this summer. The accident which occurred during blowdown operations is suspected to have been caused by a welder's torch which created the spark causing the blast. Project owner, Kleen Energy Systems says criminal investigation is under way. Moreover, there are speculations that "gas purging" may have caused the explosion which killed five workers and injuring several others.

This article reports on the questions facing construction firm Bovis Lend Lease following the death of a concrete subcontractor's laborer on January 14, 2008. The laborer fell from another lower Manhattan project it manages. Work was halted at the Trump SoHo site being developed by Donald Trump following the fatal accident that also injured two others. The New York City Department of Buildings issued the stop-work order and slapped Bovis Lend Lease with at least four violations.