Tag: pandemic

September 1, 2020

Many industries have benefited from mobile solutions to help streamline projects, increase efficiency and improve collaboration among teams, from the field to the office. But construction companies have been notoriously slow to adopt new approaches, in part because of the […]

August 24, 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) brings new and unprecedented risks to the workplace, one of the most notable being the exposure and transmission of the disease among people who are in close proximity to one another. However, the transmission of the virus […]

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 […]

June 16, 2020

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed construction across the country, firms continue to struggle to fill jobsites with skilled labor, and one of the largest pools of attractive candidates is former military staff. David Porter is the newly appointed […]

June 4, 2020

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order—claiming an economic emergency spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic—that directs federal agencies to bypass environmental laws to expedite infrastructure projects, including those on federal lands. Legal challenges are expected to follow. “Antiquated regulations […]

June 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic means we must adapt to different workspaces and lifestyles, beyond simply moving desks around and providing hand sanitizer. We must also reevaluate existing spaces and recalibrate standards. The six new degrees of separation include: First, do a […]

May 21, 2020

The survey also showed that many contractors have become conditioned to accepting slow payments and their negative impact on productivity as the industry norm. More than 75% of those who responded to the survey said that they were generally happy […]

May 20, 2020

A digital twin is a virtual replica of a structure that incorporates not only the building’s physical elements but also external data such as changes in climate or tenant and visitor traffic in order to better understand how the building […]

May 6, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has shocked U.S. construction into needing to adopt new technologies to maintain social distancing and monitor jobsites remotely. Those adaptations, some construction leaders say, should have been adopted in the first place, before the pandemic forced contractors […]

May 5, 2020

Although Lodging Econometrics reported that some hotel owners are taking the opportunity to renovate and reposition their properties while occupancy is low (1,385 projects/232,288 rooms), it noted that it is still too early to determine what the total impact of […]

April 27, 2020

Stay-at-home orders across the Midwest are being changed, extended or are ending in coming days as governors and their staffs try to balance safety and economic activity. Most Midwest states had already exempted construction as essential infrastructure during the COVID-19 […]

April 16, 2020

A new analysis has quantified how construction activity during the coronavirus pandemic elevates health hazards for workers as well as members of the general public in Austin, Texas. The study, commissioned by Austin Mayor Steve Adler, found that keeping the […]

April 13, 2020

Once it was obvious that the coronavirus outbreak had become a major threat in the United States, local and state governments began shutting down businesses they deemed nonessential. But even then, most construction work was considered essential in many areas […]

April 8, 2020

One would be hard-pressed to find any construction industry player that hasn’t been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While a few U.S. jurisdictions have banned construction work altogether, many more have limited which projects can move forward. However, according to […]