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CA: Lucas strikes back with $1B museum plan
It’s a MAD, MAD world. Another Star Wars sequel is due in theaters
soon, but the off-screen soap opera behind the nomadic Lucas Museum of
Narrative Art may finally be nearing a happy ending. Read on to see where
George Lucas believes it will be built.
Game change? Tesla unveils solar roof tiles
Professional roofers are reserving judgment, but they must be enjoying all
the attention their profession is getting this week after Elon Musk’s
latest surprise announcement. ICYMI, Tesla has created a sleek new solar
roof tile that already is causing quite a stir.
VOTE! Stadia, schools, solar on U.S. ballots
Hold your nose and head to the polls, America! Like it or not, the AEC
industry has much riding on votes that will be cast all across the U.S. on
Nov. 8. In a year dominated by a U.S. presidential race like no other, we
take a closer look at some of the bigger projects in play.
Renovated Wrigley returns to World Series
Play ball! Tonight, the formerly ‘cursed’ Chicago Cubs host their first
World Series game in 71 years. And the team will do so in the same historic
home it has occupied for 102 years, Wrigley Field. Peak inside the iconic
venue’s ongoing $575M renovation.
Virtual groundbreaking breaks new ground?
Will VR headsets replace shovels? Boston Mayor Marty Walsh this month
participated in what may be the AEC’s first ‘virtual groundbreaking’
ceremony. Read on for details and to see what he saw at Suffolk
Construction’s innovative roll of the marketing dice.
Dodge forecasts 2017 construction rebound
Expansion recaptured. After four years of double-digit annual growth, the
U.S. economy’s long recovery from the Great Recession has slowed this year.
But Dodge Data’s 78th annual construction forecast predicts housing starts
will lead a new surge in 2017.
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