The COVID-19 crisis has hit all firms in the construction industry, but specialty contractors have a particular concern. They usually have more workers on site at risk than any other type of firm on most projects.
On the virtual stage of the Engineering and Construction Contracting Association’s annual conference Oct. 1, ENR interviewed Neil Duffin, president of ExxonMobil Global Projects Co.
Impacts downshifted past rosy projections as firms navigate unknowns of client health, altered workloads, virtual productivity and selling technology, say execs and new data.
With interest in Florida, the Trump Administration hiked spending to $250 million for fiscal 2021 that Congress approved, up from $67 million two years earlier.
Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is well into its second phase of testing technologies for automated virtual track inspection on revenue trains on a daily basis—a first for U.S. transit agencies, say officials.
A new coordination workflow between Autodesk BIM 360 Model Coordination and Navisworks allows users to assign and track clashes and other issuers from anywhere to anywhere without meetings and other face-to-face activities.
After days of negotiations, marked by rapidly shifting proposals, the fate of a new coronavirus relief and economic stimulus bill was unresolved at ENR press time.
Carvana Co. is planning to build an auto distribution and fulfillment center in Bessemer, where cars will be reconditioned and photographed in 360° to offer potential buyers high-definition virtual tours of the vehicles.