Articles Tagged with ''construction risk management''

Undocumented Debris at Mississippi Port Sparks Battle

July 26, 2017

Contractor seeks $50 million from port authority and eight engineering and construction consultants for unknown construction obstacles.

Finance

How Costly Projects Are Forcing CH2M to Weigh a Buyout

Much damage was done by a couple of fixed-price contracts

Richard Korman

Debra K. Rubin

July 26, 2017

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The firm is reported to be in advanced talks with Jacobs for $1.5B takeover

Risks Revisited

What is the Chance a Solar Storm Could Knock Out The Power Grid?

Researchers fine-tune estimates of a strong punch that could put out our lights

Richard Korman

June 22, 2017

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Is there really a nearly one in eight chance that a severe solar wind will hit the earth in any given decade?

Parties Settle in Flawed Maryland Transit Hub Suit

Jim Parsons

June 6, 2017

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A May 30 settlement in a convoluted legal dispute over an array of project issues on a much-delayed and overbudget bus-rail hub in a Washington, D.C. suburb, has brought parties less than they hoped for.

Applying a Lean Construction Mind-Set to Beef Up Jobsite Safety

Jim Parsons

June 6, 2017

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Contractors that embrace lean construction principles in the name of reducing waste and enhancing value often discover other facets of their operations that are ripe for improvement.

Viewpoint

From First Grade to Fluor—Challenging the Corporate Status Quo

Ashly Coggins

May 18, 2017

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It all started with a missing 'e'—how a young project manager pushed her safety innovation past the early misses into the culture of this giant contractor.