Tag: COVID-19

August 19, 2020

The two pullbacks on works in progress are notable. Since the breakout of the pandemic in March, work at most construction projects that had already broken ground has continued. These two high-profile jobs show that even if projects have already […]

August 17, 2020

During the company’s presentation, the global COVID-19 pandemic was presented as a challenge, but group CEO Stephen McCann said that the company has taken defensive measures such as reducing costs, has the wherewithal to survive though a potential extended industry […]

August 13, 2020

Total coronavirus case counts continued to grow this week, with 5.2 million recorded in the U.S. since March, leading to nearly 166,000 deaths. Since the beginning of the pandemic, construction workers who were deemed essential and continued to report to […]

August 11, 2020

The study looked at productivity data for more than 113,000 labor hours performed by mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors from January through May 2020 at commercial construction jobsites ranging from high rise apartments to K-12 school projects, government facilities, food […]

August 6, 2020

Since the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the U.S., contractors have been increasingly nervous about maintaining and building their backlog of work as jobs in some areas and sectors are put on hold or canceled. To build their books, many firms […]

August 4, 2020

The report underlines an important area in which the lagging impacts of COVID-19 are just now starting to emerge in construction’s numbers, while contractors increasingly worry about the potential of a sagging economy to shelve new projects. The 16 states […]

August 3, 2020

This was supposed to be modular’s moment. After all, modular construction offers a fast, efficient way to build structures in a controlled factory setting using fewer workers, who can more easily comply with social distancing and personal protective equipment (PPE) […]

July 30, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its fifth month, disruptions at businesses across the country have lasted longer than many anticipated. Instead of the hope that the crisis would be over within a few months or the end of summer […]

July 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic might have altered the way OSHA conducts inspections and even limited enforcement in some areas of the country with high levels of community transmission, but the agency is still targeting contractors that put their employees’ lives at […]

July 23, 2020

While the construction industry has weathered the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic better than others like retail and hospitality, it hasn’t been all kittens and rainbows either. From February through April, the construction industry lost over a million jobs. To put that […]

July 21, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge across some parts of the country, jurisdictions are cracking down on construction firms that don’t follow jobsite guidelines for social distancing, handwashing and other coronavirus-related precautions. Many areas have given 30-day grace periods […]

July 20, 2020

Associated Builders and Contractors’ Chief Economist Anirban Basu echoed Rivetti’s sentiments about competition, saying that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, “the average construction firm leader is more concerned about demand for their services than any other consideration, including […]

July 16, 2020

DOB, construction workers and New Yorkers are all working to make sure COVID-19 safety protocols are observed at the city’s construction sites, and actual compliance has been relatively high, said Andrew Rudansky, press secretary for DOB. “A large chunk of […]

July 8, 2020

When paper-based health screenings were too cumbersome to manage remotely, Wisconsin-based contractor The Boldt Co. turned to a digital solution. Managers now are using facial recognition and temperature scanning from a mounted camera to ensure employees aren’t showing signs of […]

July 7, 2020

Just weeks after New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority announced it was beginning its largest capital program ever, COVID-19 hit the region, and the area quickly became the epicenter of the coronavirus infection in the U.S. As the state grappled with […]

July 7, 2020

The only bright spot in a national real estate market in terrible shape, thanks to COVID-19, is an uptick in demand for industrial warehouse space due to increased online shopping deliveries during lockdowns, according to a recent survey. Cold storage […]

July 2, 2020

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order directing federal government agencies to waive environmental regulations and to take other actions necessary to streamline and expedite infrastructure projects was designed to help hasten the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The order […]

June 30, 2020

In the best of economic times, minority-owned construction firms struggle to access the capital they need to operate and grow their businesses. Many minority-owned businesses, for example, pay higher loan interest rates than their nonminority-owned counterparts, according to a report […]

June 29, 2020

When workers arrive at a Skanska jobsite at the University of Delaware, they are asked a series of questions such as, “Are you experiencing flu-like symptoms?” and ” Have you, or has anyone in your family, been in contact with […]

June 24, 2020

The spread of COVID-19 was all about uncertainty and distress. With people being strongly advised to follow social distancing protocols, the government had its focus on controlling the spread of illness by restricting travel and work. And just like any […]