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Construction Techniques

Remote Collaboration in Architecture and Engineering

April 14, 2023

Via: ArchDaily

Do you remember seeing images of designers leaning over large sheets of paper, usually in spaces that resemble warehouses, concentrating on their own technical drawings? While some may view these images with nostalgia for a simpler time as a sign […]


Construction Techniques

Case Study: Saulsbury Creates Tool and Equipment Accountability, Operational Efficiency

March 17, 2023

Via: ENR

Saulsbury Industries is a full-service provider of engineering, procurement, and construction solutions for clients in the energy and heavy industrial sectors. Since its inception in 1994, the company has earned a reputation for delivering high-quality and safe projects across eight […]


Construction Processes, Design

Will Claims By Contractors on Big Design-Build Projects Ever End?

February 8, 2023

Via: ENR

After a Flatiron Construction-Zachry Group joint venture struck out on all but one of its arbitrated claims against engineering firm partners on the I-85/385 design-build interchange project in Greenville, S.C., the contractors had one more source from which to try […]


Construction Processes, Financial

The Hidden Cost in Construction

January 30, 2023

Via: ENR

Many construction and engineering companies are so focused on winning projects that they overlook the importance of managing plant and equipment cost-effectively. With sector margins tight, it’s a dangerous oversight. Chris Knight, Global Industry Director for Construction and Engineering at […]


Construction Processes, Design, Financial

Case Study in Pioneering Engineering Design and Infrastructure Financing

May 19, 2022

Via: ENR

If necessity is the mother of invention, the LBJ Express megaproject in Dallas, Texas, is a case study in pioneering engineering design and forward-thinking financing. This award-winning project stands as the largest and most complex mixed highway ever designed in […]


News

OSHA Cites Contractors for Deadly Georgia Bridge Demolition Collapse

May 9, 2022

Via: ENR

Two Georgia contractors have received federal citations with proposed penalties of nearly $57,000 for their roles in an October 2021 bridge demolition collapse that killed one worker and injured another. An investigation by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration […]


Construction Processes, Design

Architecture and Engineering Side by Side: the Case of Urban Bridges

November 15, 2021

Via: ArchDaily

The technical needs of the construction of bridges many times guide the development of the design itself. However, architecture is never put aside, rather the opposite. The aesthetics of bridges that we collect in this article are the result of […]


Sustainability

Construction’s career crisis: Can the industry attract millennials and Gen Z?

October 27, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

Construction employment carries with it a perception that the work does not pay well or is more likely to be affected by an economic downturn than other fields. These fears are not entirely unfounded, said Priya Kapila, compensation practice leader […]


News

Clayco opens Phoenix office

September 1, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

The move marks the second time in less than three months that the construction company has opened a new office in the western U.S. In May, the firm launched a market expansion with the unveiling of its Los Angeles-area office […]


Construction Processes, Design

8 Initiatives that Empower Women in the Architectural and Urban Fields

March 11, 2021

Via: ArchDaily

While in a lot of countries around the world, the construction, architecture, engineering, and urban planning sectors, are still reserved for men, initiatives that empower women in these fields are surfacing everywhere around the globe. Playing a huge role in […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Contractor Giants are all in on offsite construction

October 7, 2019

Via: BDCNetwork

The complete findings from our inaugural Giants 300 Technology and Innovation Study are now published and available for download at BDCnetwork.com/2019TechSurvey. This 12-question survey was emailed to all 486 firms that participated in BD+C’s 2019 Giants 300 Report; 130 firms […]


Construction Techniques

How are the AEC Giants faring in the tech arms race?

June 26, 2019

Via: BDCNetwork

When it comes to adopting advanced AEC tech tools and processes, the nation’s largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms are feeling good, but not great, about their progress when compared with their direct competitors. About half (42%) say their firm […]


Construction Processes, Financial

Illinois Tollway awards $229M in construction, engineering contracts

April 26, 2019

Via: Construction Dive

So far this year, the Illinois Tollway has awarded almost $376 million of construction and engineering contracts to advance its $14 billion, 15-year Move Illinois capital program. The authority has invested $6.7 billion in the initiative since it began in […]


Construction Processes, Design

Teaching on the cutting edge of design

April 24, 2019

Via: BDCNetwork

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones and local academic and civic leaders recently broke ground on a new Campus Instructional Facility that is meant to celebrate the cooperation between architecture and engineering. The structure celebrates how architecture and […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum announce plans to build $10B LNG export facility

February 8, 2019

Via: Construction Dive

McDermott International on Tuesday said that it had been awarded — along with joint venture partners Chiyoda International Corp. and Zachry Group — a “mega contract” to build the Golden Pass project. McDermott did not release the exact contract amount […]


Construction Processes, Financial, Legal

FMI: Despite market growth, contractors should still ‘recession proof’

January 28, 2019

Via: Construction Dive

Sometimes, the longer a good thing lasts, the louder rumblings get that a reality check could be around the corner, and construction industry economics is no exception. However, it’s smart to prepare for a wide variety of economic conditions, and […]


Construction Processes, Legal

Pittsburgh creates construction fraud task force

January 3, 2019

Via: Construction Dive

According to the resolution, construction is the fastest-growing industry in Pittsburgh. It states that fraud-related violations of city ordinances not only threaten the health and safety of residents and workers but “threaten the viability” of businesses that operate legitimately. The […]


Construction Processes, Financial, Interaction of Expertise

Canada Government Audit Cites P3 Settlement Cost

December 27, 2018

Via: ENR

A private consortium of engineering and construction firms won more than $177 million in extra payments to keep its nearly $4-billion Toronto light-rail project on track, despite having agreed to shoulder cost overruns, according to an Ontario auditor’s report released […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Tellurian on track to start construction on $27B Louisiana LNG terminal

November 14, 2018

Via: Construction Dive

Tellurian already has a construction expert at its side. Not only did Tellurian award Bechtel with $15.2 billion of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the Driftwood terminal in November 2017, but a Bechtel affiliate invested $50 million into […]


Construction Processes, Regulations, Sustainability

Troy Construction’s current natural gas and pipeline contracts worth more than $1B

July 16, 2018

Via: Construction Dive

Of course, other contractors are benefiting from the rising demand for natural gas as well. In June, Bechtel announced that Sempra Energy of San Diego had selected it to help develop an up to $9 billion LNG facility in Port […]