From St. Louis Business Journal: Ameren Missouri said Monday it has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission to build a planned 800 megawatt natural-gas-powered backup electric plant, with a bigger investment and later construction start than previously announced. The company, a unit of St. Louis-based Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE), had revealed in […]
From Offsite Builder: When it comes to engineered building systems, the LEGO analogy has certainly been overused. However, the interlocking CMU replacements made by Miami, Fla.-based RENCO USA actually fit the bill. According to CEO Kenneth Smuts, buildings made from the blocks can stand up to hurricane-strength winds, and the company has already used them […]
From The New York Times: As an architect, Ivan Rupnik thinks the solution to America’s affordable housing shortage is obvious: Build more houses. Start today. But the way homes are built in the United States makes speed impossible. Years ago, Rupnik’s Croatian grandmother, an architect herself, pointed him to an intriguing answer to this conundrum: […]
From Riverbender: Residents of Fairmont City can expect improved electric service reliability following the installation of new, larger power poles by JF Electric, a contractor for Ameren Illinois. The infrastructure enhancements, aimed at bolstering the resiliency of the power grid, come at a time when increasingly volatile weather patterns are putting more strain on aging […]
From Leader Publications: Jefferson County Parks and Recreation’s Northwest Sports Complex in House Springs will have new restroom facilities this fall. The facilities will replace the old ones, which were demolished after juveniles set off explosives in the building last July. Integra Inc. in St. Charles will construct the new restrooms for $344,700, Director Tim […]
From Offsite Builder: A promising small-home modular pilot, ZeMod Delaware, has encountered some financial challenges with meeting its energy savings and home price goals, but the staff believe they can eventually reach those goals. In fact, they hope to expand the program and continue it with new funding. The program is a collaborative project and […]
From NPR: To date, only 4% of the money sought for projects to help the city of Cahokia Heights address its flooding and sewage crisis has been spent, according to comprehensive project and funding information released by the Environmental Protection Agency this week. EPA Metro East coordinator Beth Murphy has spent the last several months […]
From NPR: A new report on the Gateway Mall in downtown St. Louis calls for the reframing of the green space that runs from the Gateway Arch to the CityPark soccer stadium to help bolster new economic drivers in the region’s central core. The study by the Urban Land Institute’s Advisory Services Program and commissioned […]
From The Intelligencer: Nexamp is doubling down on solar power in Edwardsville. The company erected one solar array in Edwardsville earlier this decade that generates 2.8 megawatts DC, covers about 10 acres and came online in July 2021. It’s located on the northern fringe of the city, north of New Poag Road and near the […]
From Bloomberg: Twenty-two past presidents of the American Institute of Architects signed a letter raising claims of misconduct against the organization’s current leadership, including concerns about misspending, nepotism and retaliation in the workplace. The letter is one of a series of communications from professional architect groups, including state and local AIA chapters, charging that the […]
With his execution drawing near, Missouri inmate David Hosier is “accepting his fate.” That's according to his spiritual adviser, the Rev. Jeff Hood. Hosier is scheduled to be put to death at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
Retailers have increased their reliance on cameras over the years to cut down on retail theft. In more recent years, they’ve been adding more tech to their surveillance arsenal, including automatic plate readers in their parking lots and facial recognition capabilities to their existing CCTV networks. And yet, the nation is inundated with (mostly anomalous […]
Missouri experienced 259 floods in 2023, ranking it as the 4th highest state in the country to experience flooding, according to a LendingTree Insurance study, with Illinois ranking 17th with 128 flood events in 2023.
Roger Daltrey kicked off his solo acoustic tour Monday in Glenside, Pennsylvania, treating the audience to a mix of The Who classics, covers and more.According to setlist.fm, Daltrey opened the show with…
The University City Council voted 6-1 to renovate the Annex and Trinity buildings, two dilapidated structures that once served as a police station and public library, for new use.
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