Items Tagged with 'Pandemic'

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Jose Carlos Esteban, president and CEO of Webber

Five-State Region Posts Solid 2019, But Pandemic Weighs

David M. Brown

July 30, 2020

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Region’s contractors are seeing commercial slowdowns, a decrease in backlogs and labor and material shortages.

An old truss bridge had a key role in Ottawa's small pox outbreak.

Bridges in the Pandemic

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Brian Brenner

July 9, 2020

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Most bridges are built to connect.

Tech

Deloitte: Contractors Can Combat COVID-19 Crisis with Resilience

Contractors are responding by accelerating digital implementation, automation, prefabrication and modularization

Michelle Meisels, Principal

July 1, 2020

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Contractors are relying even more heavily on prefabrication and modularization and communication technologies using A/R, V/R and cloud sharing.

Special Report

Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage Archive

ENR's past coverage of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

ENR Editors

June 26, 2020

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ENR's past coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the industry, dating back to the beginning of 2020.

Coronavirus and Construction

AGC-Procore Data Shows Construction Increasing as State COVID-19 Orders Loosen

Construction returning to pre-COVID-19 levels in much of U.S., according to new survey

Jeff Yoders

June 18, 2020

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Construction jobs also increase as stay-at-home orders loosen and states re-open construction.

Coronavirus and Construction

Most Brazil Projects Progress Despite the Pandemic

Augusto Diniz

June 8, 2020

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But the country's building volume will shrink by almost 4% in 2020, compared to a pre-virus estimate of a 3% increase.

ENR COVID-19 and Construction Regional Updates

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State-by-State Coronavirus Construction Status Updates

ENR Editors

June 8, 2020

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Interactive map of the U.S. with up-to-date status of states' shelter-in-place orders and construction status.

4 Ways to Minimize the Pandemic’s Impact on Construction

Maggie Clark

June 1, 2020

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While the construction sector has faced a number of challenges due to COVID-19, there are ways to overcome those issues and stay productive.

Viewpoint: Use the Pandemic to Protect Your Employees and Preserve Your Culture

Mark DeVerges, DHG Search

May 28, 2020

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With so much focus on the COVID-19 crisis, it may be tough to see anything but cause for concern. But there's big opportunity in this challenging time-take advantage.

Pa. Gov Issues COVID-19 Safety Guidelines as Crews Prepare to Resume Work

Construction can restart on May 1, one week earlier than previously announced

Justin Rice

April 24, 2020

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) released safety guidelines on April 23 for construction crews to follow when they are allowed to return to work on May 1.

Sept 21, 2020

A panel of industry judges reviewed a record number of entries to select 30 winning projects located in 21 countries on six continents. Colón, Panama’s urban renewal, providing modernized, safe and livable infrastructure for the country’s second-largest city, was chosen as ENR’s Global Project of the Year.

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