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September 29, 2008


ENR, September 29/October 6, 2008
COVER STORY
COST REPORT
Steel Price Spike Meets Credit Crunch
Record-high oil and steel prices during the first half of the year were just showing up in construction industry cost indexes when the historic financial crisis swept the economy, shaking up the cost picture. Full Story

  • Crisis Changes Demand Side of Costs
  • Prices Slip After Last Spring’s Spike
  • AIG Meltdown Triggers Workers’ Comp Fear
  • Bottlenecks, Labor Shortages and Volatile Prices Produce Sticker Shock
  • New Index Spotlights Spike in Powerplant Construction Costs
  • Tight Labor Markets Push Wages Up
  • Complete Report
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    Cover photo by AP/Wideworld
    NEWS
    1. FINANCE
      Gasping bank system puts future in doubt
    2. SAFETY
      Feds circulate draft crane rules
    3. INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
      Engineers see big global role but with hurdles to climb first
    4. BUILDING CODES
      Extra stairwell for high-rises required in 2009 model code
    5. RESEARCH
      Changes likely to 2002 fire report
    6. GREEN BUILDING
      China pushes sustainability as urbanization intensifies
    7. RECOVERY
      Full rebound from hurricane could take years, say officials
    8. WASTEWATER
      Outfall pipe floated and sunk for Washington state plant
    9. BRIDGES
      Piece by piece, barrel arches fit together in New Jersey
    DEPARTMENTS
    1. Letters
    2. Construction Week
      1. Tugs Tow $900-million LNG Plant From Spain to Italy’s Adriatic
      2. Utility Applies for License For Two New Texas Nuke Plants
      3. Washington State Supreme Court Upholds $5-Million Worker Award
      4. Cat Unveils Electric Haul Trucks
      5. $488-million California Academy of Sciences Opens
    3. Washington Observer
      1. Proposed Corps Principles Draw Criticism
      2. FHWA: Daily Repayments to State DOTs Resume
      3. Water: Senate Panel Clears $36.5-billion SRF Reauthorization
      4. Aviation: House Approves Six-Month FAA Extension
    4. People
    5. Construction Economics
    6. Products
    7. Pulse
    8. Editorials

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