Enhancing community safety: Effective wildfire mitigation and building practices

By Tony Crimi, P.Eng., MASc. and Antoine Habellion, P.Eng., M.Eng. Photos courtesy ROCKWOOL North America Part one of this article in The Construction Specifier’s December issue documented the growing exposure of Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) communities to high-intensity wildfire hazards and reviewed the mechanistic pathways by which structures ignite, notably ember and firebrand attack, direct […]

Mortenson scores $225M Denver women’s soccer stadium

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Mortenson has won a contract to build a $225 million professional women’s soccer stadium in Denver, according to a Jan. 6 news release.  The Minneapolis-based contractor will serve as construction manager on a stadium for the Denver […]

Plans unveiled for 1,775-unit megadevelopment in DC area

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Quadrangle Development Corp. has released plans for Potomac Overlook, a massive mixed-use, transit-oriented residential project to be built on a valuable site near the Key Bridge connecting Rosslyn, Virginia, to the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., according […]