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STV Celebrates Completion of Delta Sky Way at LAX

Civil + Structural Engineer

LOS ANGELES, CA STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, joined Delta Air Lines in celebrating the final major phase of the Delta Sky Way Program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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IBHS releases updated resilient construction standards

CCR Magazine

Since its inception in 2010, the FORTIFIED program has set the benchmark for beyond-code construction and re-roofing, designed to reduce storm damage by strengthening areas of homes, commercial buildings and multifamily properties typically vulnerable to high winds and heavy rain.

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Design Draw Build won the Honor Award in AIA California’s 2024 Architecture at Zero competition.

CCR Magazine

Managed by AIA CA and funded by Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric, and SoCal Gas, the competitions challenge called for conceptual designs of a new building on Griffith STEAM Magnet Middle Schools campus in East Los Angeles, California.

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NCDOT Awards $337M Contract to Modernize I‑85 Corridor

ENR Construction

A 2023 study by GPS‑fleet management firm Teletrac Navman ranked the corridor among the nation’s 25 most dangerous interstates, placing it 15th based on fatalities per mile. He managed a community newsroom in Santa Monica, covering L.A.’s He helped shape industry reporting as managing editor at Roofing Contractor before joining ENR.

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Five tier ones sign up to best practice drive

The Construction Index

CCBP connects industry and academia to address these issues head on, not through a talking shop, but by driving practical change through research and collaboration. We want to be part of something that challenges the status quo, shares learning openly, and accelerates change and innovation across our industry.

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AI fuels data center demand: Can precast concrete keep up?

Construction Specifier

Since precast concrete components are manufactured offsite, they can be procured and fabricated prior to the site being disturbed, and the precast can be scheduled to be erected at a specific time once the foundations are in place, says Corey Greika, vice president/general manager of Coreslab Structures in Indianapolis.

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NYC’s $700M Subway Resilience Plan Hinges on $30B Sewer Upgrade and Local Action

ENR Construction

of Environmental Protection is working at street level to manage stormwater. Aggarwala described the model in a statement as a “major milestone,” adding, “The data gathered will guide our future stormwater management decision-making.” He managed a community newsroom in Santa Monica, covering L.A.’s Commissioner Rohit T.

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