The COVID-19 pandemic not only is disrupting the economy, but also may forever change the way architects and engineers work and the markets they work in.
With COVID-19 economic slowdowns, and the resulting drop in demand for oil, gas and electricity, the outlook for traditional energy sector growth and capital investment is dim, if not outright grim.
About 20 months after the 1.1-km-long Polcevera viaduct in Genoa, Italy, collapsed and caused 43 deaths, the last span of its replacement went up the week of April 27.
Small businesses,including many in construction and engineering, have quickly lined up to apply for a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans after Congress approved $310 billion to restart the popular program.
Turner Construction Co. and the architect for the first KidZania children’s amusement center in the U.S., which opened in Frisco, Texas, in November, claim in liens filed early this year that the company owes them more than $8 million.
The American Institute of Steel Construction’s virtual steel conference—which replaced AISC’s annual gathering canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic—offered dozens of no-cost online professional development hours to its 9,146 registrants.
Trying to keep projects moving during a viral pandemic and partial construction freeze is no small task, and project teams are finding new ways to keep things on schedule when site visits and office meetings are no longer viable.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delivered 50 COVID-19 alternate care facilities in hotels, dormitories, convention centers and arenas with 12 more soon to be completed.
With COVID-19 likely to influence the business environment for the foreseeable future, contractors can look to lessons from the great recession for guidance
Dam owners, state and local authorities must do a better job of understanding the history of the dams in their inventory as well as preparing for ice runs that could destroy dams like Nebraska's Spencer Dam, which collapsed under the weight of heavy rain combined with cold temperatures and frozen ground last spring.
The battery-powered Class I, II and III / Division 1 Groups A-G headlamp for hazardous locations has five brightness modes with spotlight and flood- lamp settings.