Viewpoint: Making the Case for Firms to Buy Terrorism Insurance Kent W. Collier August 16, 2017 No Comments It’s only a matter of time before a terrorist again targets American infrastructure for a deadly act of violence.Read More
Construction Risk Management Chicago Bridge & Iron's Latest Setback: A $558M Charge Scott Van Voorhis August 11, 2017 2 Comments The company's recent financial and legal developments have been a roller-coaster.Read More
Construction Accidents After Restoring Power in North Carolina, Contractor Faces Many Claims At least two class-action lawsuits confront PCL Construction Jim Parsons August 9, 2017 2 Comments PCL Civil Constructors helped to restore power to two North Carolina barrier islands, but now it faces fallout from the accidental power cut.Read More
Litigation Engineer TRC Fends Off Lawsuits After Merger Scott Van Voorhis August 9, 2017 No Comments Law firms target the Massachusetts-based company, so far without success.Read More
Power Generation Fiasco South Carolina Utilities Abandon Nuclear Reactor Project Project opponents applaud after seeing billions spent on the work Scott Judy July 31, 2017 No Comments To date, Santee Cooper has spent about $4.7 billion in construction and interest costs.Read More
Risk Management Severed Cable May Darken North Carolina Islands For Two Weeks Tens of thousands affected by evacuation orders following mishap at Bonner Bridge project Jim Parsons July 31, 2017 No Comments A steel casing driven into buried line kills power at height of tourist season.Read More
Fire Safety Tests After Grenfell Tower Fire Show Flaws in 82 UK Towers Peter Reina July 30, 2017 No Comments Probes of regulations and responsibility also start, after June London blaze that killed 80.Read More
Construction Risk Managment Bridge Pile Driving Suspected in North Carolina Vacation Island Power Cut The Bonner Bridge project's prime contractor, PCL, says it is investigating July 28, 2017 No Comments Thousands are ordered to leave an island during blackout.Read More
UK High Speed Rail Moves Ahead As Nuke Plant Falls Behind Peter Reina July 26, 2017 One Comment First Hinkley nuke site unit may be 15 months late; the second nine months behind.Read More
Construction Accidents The Surprises in AGC's New Study of Construction Fatalities The safety report also contains several best-practice suggestions Jim Parsons July 26, 2017 2 Comments It’s a contractor’s worst nightmare—a jobsite fatality that might well have been prevented, simply by being a little more alert to an impending risk.Read More