Southeast’s Top Projects

Was 2007 the ultimate boom before the coming bust? The beginning of the end? Full Story >>

Building a New Way to Estimate

By definition, estimating isn’t an exact science, but many enterprising build teams are eying opportunities to crunch quantities and costs automatically by using computer models. Full Story >>

Going Nuclear?

While plans for a new nuclear reactor in Idaho have been scrapped, and other utilities have expressed caution over the rising costs of new nuclear plants, utilities in the Southeast – particularly in Florida – are moving forward with plans for new reactors, which, according to one company’s estimate, could cost as much as $12 billion each. Full Story >>

Fueling Up

Envisioning a future in which America relies on renewable energy, First United Ethanol LLC, or FUEL, is constructing a $185-million, 100-million-gallon dry mill ethanol facility near Camilla, in Mitchell County, Ga. Full Story >>

Cash and Commitment Rescue Everglades Replumbing

Hope is the most fragile natural resource in Florida’s Everglades. Its pioneer farmers’ hopes for bountiful yields from the rich peat soil were overwhelmed by Florida’s violent weather, which swamped them with floods from vast Lake Okeechobee. Full Story >>