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Johanna Knapschaefer

Johanna Knapschaefer

Johanna Knapschaefer, ENR’s New England Special Correspondent, has been writing about trends in design and construction of buildings, bridges, tunnels and other infrastructure for more than a decade. She also profiles award-winning industry leaders and delves into broader construction issues such as workforce training, worker safety and health, climate change remediation and emerging offshore wind and tidal energy developments. Over the past two decades, her articles have appeared in Architectural Record, BusinessWeek, the Boston Globe, American Banker, Modern Metals, BusinessNH Magazine, Pittsburgh Magazine and many other publications. Johanna is fluent in Japanese, and taught English and academic writing in the Science and Engineering Department of Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, while living in Japan for eight years.

When not writing, Johanna enjoys mountain climbing, singing and playing her Spanish guitar.

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Clean Energy Construction

Feds Award $3.5B to Expand and Bolster U.S. Electric Grid

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Johanna Knapschaefer
Debra K. Rubin
Debra K. Rubin
October 24, 2024
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Funds are earmarked for 42 projects in as many states and D.C., with an added $28 million set for award to 15 states to expand and train the US green buiilding workforce.





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Long Duration Battery Storage Developer Hits Milestones on Projects, Fund-Raising

Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
Debra K. Rubin
Debra K. Rubin
October 20, 2024
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Form Energy will expand its just completed scaled-up iron-air system factory in West Virginia, also announcing $1.2 billion in firm investments and plans to deploy batteries at commercial scale, with Mortenson as contractor for the first project in Minnesota. 


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Transportation

Boston’s Sumner Tunnel Reaches Substantial Completion Early

Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
October 14, 2024
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The 90-year-old tunnel carries drivers from Logan International Airport to Interstate 93/Boston and points north.


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Equipment

Ten Minutes With Volvo CE's Scott Young on the Future of Equipment Electrification

Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
October 11, 2024
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Volvo Construction Equipment's North America region president talks about recent gains for electric equipment in construction and what it will take to clear hurdles to further adoption, such as mobile fast-charging stations and rethinking fleet management practices.


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Clean Energy

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Construction OK'ed Off NJ Coast

Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
October 9, 2024
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The federal approval, which would allow work to start as early as next year on the 2.6-GW project, is the tenth by the Biden Administration.


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Equipment

Group Aims to Boost Adoption of Electric Construction Equipment in the US

New coalition touts broader benefits of going electric
Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
October 8, 2024
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Growth in use of electric equipment in construction has been relatively slow in the U.S. despite successful pilot efforts, but a new coalition of cities, municipal agencies and industry groups is looking to promote wider adoption.


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Massachusetts, Rhode Island Make Record Joint Offshore Wind Buy

Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
Debra K. Rubin
Debra K. Rubin
September 9, 2024
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Massachusetts will take all but 200 MW of the 2.87-GW procurement, with the rest to Rhode Island, but bidders were wary, submitting for well under the 6.8-GW offered by the two states—and Connecticut failed to seek any capacity.


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Digging Deeper | Higher Education/Research

Tech Center Will Provide Mission-Ready Training to West Point Cadets

Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
September 9, 2024
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Rock blasting and installing a complex facade challenged the team building the U.S. Military Academy’s engineering education center.


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Clean Energy Construction

Massachusetts $300M Offshore Wind Terminal Starts as Key Sector Boost

Crowley Maritime is port facility CM with D.W. White and J.F. White named contractors and AECOM as designer
Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
Debra K. Rubin
Debra K. Rubin
August 19, 2024
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Second state marshaling port would propel growth of the market as it recovers from financial woes and the July accident that suspended work at the $3-billion Vineyard Wind site.


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Workforce

Philadelphia Camp Hones Skills for Future Women Craft Workers

Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
August 8, 2024
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Six-week program sponsored by NAWIC is exposing potential female craft professionals to the skills needed and benefits gained of working in construction. 


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