Indiana's recent repeal of its prevailing wage law—31 states still have them—is no cause for celebration from the public's or the industry's point of view.
Since California has always been a magnet for immigrants, it shouldn't have surprised me that, over the years, so many of my closest relations—my sister, parents, ex-wife and son—migrated there from New York City, our home turf.
Sometimes the well-known drawbacks to engineering and construction careers—countless hours in front of a computer screen or moving from town to town for new projects—seem to overshadow the inspiring aspects of working in the industry.
Welcome to the launch of the ENR Energy newsletter. I have to confess: As a reader, I have no use for editors’ notes at the beginning of a new publication.
While it was being built, credible reports claimed, Chinese hackers had gained access to the digital files of a "prime contractor" and stole floor plans and other vital information related to data and communications systems.
Pursuing alleged crimes in which other prosecutors have shown little interest, Loretta E. Lynch, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, has arrested Darius X. Johnson in Atlanta for alleged wire fraud and money laundering in selling fraudulent surety bonds.
Related Links: Website of Tsoi/Kobus & Associates Imagine it's 8:30 a.m. on a Monday morning. You're in a dim, windowless room that's always too hot in summer or too cold in winter, and it's packed full of colleagues gasping for every last particle of fresh oxygen. It's a balmy 75% relative humidity, and the elevated CO levels from endless banter suffocate the life right out of you. Groggy andyawning, your eyelids gradually sputter like clumsy, old garage doors until your lifeless head falls, and you are jolted back to life. Coffee, anyone?Unfortunately, we've all been there. Although it could be
Related Links: Kiewit-Turner Sets Deal to Finish Work on VA Hospital More Troubles, Less Support for Energy Dept.'s MOX Project For the first time, the editors of ENR have compiled an informal list of the year's worst projects. By their nature, bad projects disappoint owners, incite hostility among team members, slip months and years past scheduled completions and drain finances. They also injure and kill workers.Sadly, there are more candidates than a single page can accommodate, but the 2014 projects listed here definitely stand out.In drawing attention to these projects, we hope others can learn some lessons and that all
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