Real Estate/Construction

WeWork Taps Directors With Bankruptcy Chops After Board Resignations

WeWork has brought in a slate of new board members experienced in restructuring troubled companies through bankruptcy to succeed three…

2 years ago

Saudi Arabia's Sovereign-Wealth Fund Bets Big at Home

After pumping tens of billions of dollars into global investments, the $700 billion Public Investment Fund is accelerating spending at…

2 years ago

WeWork Raises Doubt About Its Survival

WeWork on Tuesday raised doubt about its ability to stay in business as the co-working space provider faces losses and…

2 years ago

Triple-Digit Heat, but No Electric Bill? For Passive Homeowners, 'It's Hard to Go Back'

Three side-by-side houses in Boston are designed to offer clean inside air, reduced emissions and little to no energy costs. Source…

2 years ago

Striking L.A. Workers Want Hotels to Help Build Affordable Housing

Hotel owners said that fixing the region’s longstanding housing crisis isn’t their job. Source link

2 years ago

U.S. Steelmakers Are Still Expanding as Demand Slows

Nucor, U.S. Steel and others are counting on infrastructure projects and auto production to raise demand. Source link

2 years ago

Local Malls, Stuck in 'Death Spiral,' Plunge in Value

Crystal Mall’s cut-rate sales price shows how rapidly the value of America’s regional malls has deteriorated in recent years. Source…

2 years ago

Pouring Ice Into Concrete: Builders Adapt to Extreme Heat

Engineers and architects seek solutions as roads, bridges and train tracks are buckling from extreme heat gripping the globe. Source…

2 years ago

From Moby Dick to Wind Farms: East Coast Tries to Pivot Centuries-Old Ports

Listen to article(2 minutes)NEW LONDON, Conn.—The boats tied up at Gary Yerman’s dock in this seaside city have long trawled…

2 years ago

White House Says Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft Agree to AI Safeguards

Big tech companies are adopting voluntary guidelines, such as watermarking artificial content. Source link

2 years ago