News - Articles - Page 517 | Engineering News-Record

Virtualization

In Need of Computing Muscle for BIM Detailing, a Specialty Contractor Goes to the Cloud

July 16, 2019

Facing a bottleneck in its design and detailing work, specialty contractor Southland Industries found a virtualization system that met its needs.

Commentary

Bridges to Prosperity and Rwandan Government Launch Nationwide Program to Fight Isolation and Poverty

Janice L. Tuchman

July 16, 2019

No Comments

The Gasyogogo bridge opening came the same week that Bridges to Prosperity launched its national partnership to connect 1.1 million Rwandans by building 355 bridges.

Federal Construction

Trump Seeks Further Buy-American Boost for Steel

Tom Ichniowski

July 16, 2019

No Comments

Executive order calls for lower minimum content percentage for determining whether a product is foreign.

Disasters

After Quakes, California Military Sites Resume Ops

Damage Assessment Teams Evaluating Remaining Structures

Erica Berardi

July 15, 2019

2 Comments

Damage was limited in Ridgecrest, but earthquake research institute reports two red-tagged buildings.

Tropical Storm To Test New Orleans Hurricane, Pump Systems

Pam Radtke Russell

July 12, 2019

No Comments

New Orleans is facing the biggest test of its post-Katrina hurricane protection system as the region is bracing for up to 20 inches of rain from Barry.

Dodge Study Points to Further Hurdles of Digitizing Project Data

Jeff Rubenstone

July 10, 2019

No Comments

Despite advances in recent years in bringing digital data to projects management and oversight, a new report from Dodge Data & Analytics with Viewpoint Construction Software shows there is still a great deal of work to be done.

Federal Builders Miss in Contract Change Oversight

Debra K. Rubin

July 10, 2019

No Comments

U.S. watchdog says Army Corps of Engineers and GSA HQ may overlook cost red flags for project contracting staff and firms.

Houston Imagines a Resilient City

Two separate efforts explore options

Pam Radtke Russell

July 9, 2019

No Comments

With Hurricane Harvey almost two years in the rearview mirror, Houstonians have started to imagine a future city that is resilient to storms and stressors that can be a model for the nation.