Detroit developer breaks ground on Ford’s sustainable $5.6B EV hub

Detroit developer breaks ground on Ford’s sustainable $5.6B EV hub

Detroit-based construction company Walbridge has broken ground on Ford Motor Company’s $5.6 billion 1457-ha (3600-acre), environmentally friendly mega campus called BlueOval City, which will feature a new electric vehicle (EV) factory and a lithium-ion battery gigafactory in Stanton, Tennessee.
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NYC’s capital construction dept. creates new role to hasten project delivery

New York City’s capital construction project manager NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) has instated licensed architect Alison Landry, expert in the design-build approach of project delivery, in the newly created role of Associate Commissioner of Alternative Delivery to facilitate faster progress on the city’s construction projects.
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Massachusetts seniors’ residence to feature an absolute mass timber structure

BKSK Architects have proposed a multifamily housing for 55-plus-aged occupants in the well-connected heart of downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, which will be based on a structure built completely from mass timber.
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BWAF celebrates four more women leaders in AEC