Graves' Portland Building Overhaul a Huge Success

The daring rebuild of the dysfunctional landmark Portland Building, designed by the late Michael Graves and considered to be the building that triggered the postmodern movement in architecture, was so successful that the building team is writing a playbook for the delivery model it used, which it calls collaborative design-build, with progressive contracting.

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Construction Economics for August 17, 2020

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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Construction Economics for August 10, 2020

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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Louisiana Court Is Tough on Pipeline Construction Violations

Construction of the Bayou Bridge crude oil pipeline in Louisiana violated landowner due process when 90% of the $750-million project, finished last year, was built before it had approvals to enter property, a state appeals court ruled July 15.

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