Category: Interaction of Expertise

July 11, 2023

Structural engineers are familiar with seventeenth-century scientist Robert Hooke’s theory that a hanging chain will mirror the shape of an upstanding rigid arch. However, new research now shows that this common-held belief is incorrect because, regardless of the similarities, the […]

July 11, 2023

A risk register is a tool that construction project managers use to predict, document, track and manage issues that could negatively impact their ability to achieve project goals. In the last year or so, a number of factors relating to […]

July 5, 2023

The results of the study, led by Illinois civil and environmental engineering professor Nishant Garg, are reported in the journal npj Materials Degradation. “Concrete is one of the most consumed materials on our planet, second only to water,” Garg said. […]

June 28, 2023

When President Joe Biden spoke at the groundbreaking last September for Intel Corp.’s $20-billion semiconductor chip plant facility in New Albany, Ohio, he touted the project as one of many that would help transform the Rust Belt into a “Silicon […]

June 27, 2023

When asked to express an opinion regarding the current state of the used crane equipment market – the answer is a single word: “depleted.” Right now, there is extremely high demand and a corresponding low supply with respect to many […]

June 20, 2023

“It happens instantaneously,” said Emil Szotko, construction safety specialist for OSHA’s Region 5 in Chicago. When a construction trench caves in, the force is powerful and dangerous for those working inside; their fate is often sealed immediately. “Working in trenches […]

February 3, 2023

We have compiled a list of tips to help you smooth out your construction project: 1. Make sure you have quality information In construction, information is power. Having timely, accurate, and well-shared information will take you far away. Coordinate and […]

November 30, 2022

Around the world, researchers and materials scientists are seeking answers to a key question: how do you improve the environmental performance of major industries like construction, while maintaining competitiveness? It is clear that, to support international sustainability goals, new approaches […]

November 8, 2022

Demand for data center construction bolstered the commercial component of the momentum index over the past several months, according to Dodge. This time around, the commercial component increased 13% in October largely due to a jump in office and hotel […]

November 7, 2022

Any drywall finisher in highly humid climates like the one you’ll find in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl., knows you have one beastly enemy you need to conquer: moisture. For properties like this upscale custom home from Coastal Oaks Construction — […]

October 19, 2022

EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) companies are responsible for designing and constructing some of the most complex bridges, buildings, energy grids, power plants, etc – in the world. Whether it is offshore, at high altitude or on uncertain terrains like […]

September 13, 2022

Unlike other sectors such as manufacturing, the construction industry hasn’t realized significant productivity gains through the implementation of technology. Indeed, construction has averaged just 1% productivity growth in the past 20 years, according to the NIBS release. The BIM process […]

August 26, 2022

As a construction contractor, you likely contend with multiple risks each day. Every project on which you perform work is unique and likely involves both risks and potential benefits. To be more successful, you must understand how to identify and […]

August 22, 2022

California doesn’t mess around. The state takes sustainability seriously and ranked 10th among the 2019 Top 10 States for LEED, according to the USGBC. CALGreen is California’s first green building code and the first in the nation state-mandated green building […]

June 14, 2022

In the current scenario of a climate crisis, thinking about an architectural project without defining ecological guidelines has become practically unacceptable. One of the main emitters of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, the construction sector is increasingly looking for new […]

April 4, 2022

Latest global predictions suggest that spending on new infrastructure projects has now overtaken spending on property construction and will continue to lead for the next decade. Kenny Ingram, Vice President, Construction & Engineering at IFS, looks at what this means […]

January 13, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has played a large part in this confidence boost. Respondents were most optimistic about highway and bridge construction, with 63% expecting a large dollar value of projects to compete for. They were also […]

December 13, 2021

In a time where everyone and everything is connected to the Internet of Things, visibility sounds like a given. With the world constantly connected, it would make sense then too that every industry was similarly plugged in. But for the […]

December 2, 2021

After several decades of under-investment in U.S. infrastructure, the construction industry finds itself on the precipice of a significant capital injection – a new U.S. government infrastructure plan. Not only does the plan propose to deliver upgrades to the nation’s […]

October 8, 2021

The construction industry has long been considered a relatively analog sector. Though there is certainly a great deal of machinery involved, it is still most often associated with hands-on activities. Experts in engineering, building, and architecture applying their talents to […]