During the time I worked in Saudi Arabia as a young man, the line crew I worked with was sent to Hafar al Batin, where we worked for several months. Shown below is a group photo of the crew members with myself in the middle.

A photo of my dad working in Saudi Arabia. I was the third member of my family to work in Saudi Arabia in the Eastern Province.

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Years ago, I worked at Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia for an electrical construction company as shown in the attached photo.

New images offer closer look at demolition for the White House ballroom The project reflects Trump’s expansive view of presidential authority — even over the White House itself.

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Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast

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Deck Built, Towers Stalled: $1B Fenway Center Air-Rights Project Hits Turbulence A nearly completed deck over Boston’s busiest highway sits with no towers rising above it, as a lawsuit, lease deadlines and shifting lab market threaten the project's future.

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Keeping cool: heat a key challenge for data centers and AI The global boom in data centers as companies increasingly outsource information storage and ramp up use of energy-intensive artificial intelligence is creating a key challenge for the industry - how t...

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Governments follow lead of corporate climate procurement In a new declaration, 35 countries are committing to embed sustainability in procurement policies.

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Builders Find Hardship in Trump’s Tariffs and Deportations

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Federal Judge Allows Trump Administration to Reconsider Massachusetts Offshore Wind Permit D.C.-based judge said construction approval may not have fully complied with regulations for projects in federal waters over the outer continental shelf, but developers contend it was vetted in a fo...

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Mass timber usage rises in U.S., European building construction The year 2025 is “pivotal” for mass timber construction, which is growing at around 20 percent a year.

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Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau

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An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump

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Are Rooftop Solar Panels the Solution to America’s Growing Energy Crisis? Electric grids are increasingly under strain, and demand for energy is soaring. But not everyone sees the virtue in dotting homes across the country with solar panels.

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Grab Your Home Energy Tax Credits While You Still Can

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‘Can You Print a House?’: God, Robots and the U.S. Housing Crisis

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Trump is trying to kill renewable energy. Here’s how to fight back The real fight isn’t in Washington anymore. It’s in statehouses, utility commissions, local permitting battles and public opinion.

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Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built

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Can’t put solar panels on your roof? Plug-in ‘balcony solar’ may be for you.

Norway’s Hedged Bet on Europe’s Energy Future: A Garbage Disposal for Emissions

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MassDOT's $327M Grant Among Rescinded Awards After 'Big Beautiful Bill' An analysis found $2.4 billion may be rescinded from grants awarded under the Neighborhood Access and Equity program.

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Cement: Building a green path in a hard industry The cement industry is one of the world's largest greenhouse gas polluters, responsible for 7%-8% of global emissions, around 2.6 gigatonnes a year. That makes cutting emissions imperative. However, it has always been seen as one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise.

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There’s a Race to Power the Future. China Is Pulling Away. Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.

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Yale pauses 10 projects as funding worries grow Several universities are reassessing their capital plans due to rising costs and uncertain federal support.

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World’s tallest mass timber building breaks ground in Wisconsin Neutral Edison, a 31-story mixed-use tower in Milwaukee, will break the record set by another apartment complex in the state once complete.

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MassDOT OKs $1.1B for Cape Cod Bridge Replacement Program The $18.5-billion capital investment plan also includes funds for MBTA power system upgrades, a multimodal transportation project, interchange improvements and bridge projects.

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Column | As an oncologist, here’s what I wish people knew about endocrine disruptors The health concerns surrounding endocrine disruptors, such as phthalates, BPA and PFAS, can sound scary. But what we do know suggests the risks are low.

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Florida Researchers Advancing Potential of Sprayable Ultra-High Performance Concrete in the US Florida International University will build a mobile unit to train contractors.

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Is This 19th-Century Factory the World’s First Skyscraper?

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E.P.A. Plans to Reconsider a Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos

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