Tag: pandemic
Onboarding During COVID-19 Pandemic
By Austin Duehr, PE, ENV SP
After working through the COVID-19 pandemic for more than two years, every company should be an expert by now,...
We Didn’t Start this Fire Either
By Tom Godin
Everything I know about the second half of the 20th century I learned from Billy Joel and his 1989 hit “We Didn’t...
Assessing the Risks and Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Employees
By Donald A. Velez
Employers continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic changes due to vaccines, variants, and the prospect of vaccine boosters. Even with many...
How have principals been managing their time differently since the pandemic?
By Tyler Thompson
Zweig Group surveyed 142 principals since January 1st of 2020 for its recently released 2021 Principals, Partners & Owners Report of AEC...
Total Construction Falls in May as Housing Stumbles
Single family construction feeling brunt of higher material prices
HAMILTON, New Jersey — Total construction starts dropped 1% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate...
Nonresidential Construction Spending Decreases 0.5% in April, Says ABC
WASHINGTON—National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.5% in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On...
Professional Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Wayne Swafford
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped many aspects of our industry, including professional development. Once the pandemic struck, firms around the country began...
Sustaining Our Bridges: Taking Advantage of Captured Time
By Paul K. Nolan, PE
The Burlington-Bristol Bridge is a steel-member, truss bridge with a vertical lift span. It crosses the Delaware River via Route...
Rapid Surveying comes to the fore in a Global Crisis
By David Fowkes
The COVID-19 pandemic drove an urgent requirement for extra hospital capacity around the world. As global health services respond to the crisis,...