Experts
How Construction Firms Can Prepare For a Potential Second Wave of COVID-19
Although many coronavirus-related shutdown and stay-at-home orders are in still in place, the U.S. is on the road to loosening restrictions to keep the outbreak at bay. Since several areas of construction were considered essential, the industry has a leg up on others...
How Construction Can Emerge Stronger After Coronavirus
Engineering, construction, and building materials have a vital role to play in a post-pandemic recovery of our communities and economies. Seven actions can help companies prepare for the next normal. This article was written collaboratively by the global leaders of...
PODCAST: Safe and Sound
Welcome to “Safe and Sound: Elevating the conversation around construction safety,” a podcast series focused on looking globally to help contractors create better safety standards locally. In this four-part series, Construction Dive’s Brand Studio will explore how the...
PODCAST: The Road Forward – Infrastructure and Recovery
In this episode, host Nathan Hunt interviews Beth Ann Bovino, S&P Global Ratings' Chief U.S. Economist, the current state of the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic and the role that infrastructure spending may play in an eventual recovery. The Essential...
Use This Reopening Checklist to Protect Construction People from Coronavirus
Before construction sites reopen, one of the top responsibilities of leaders is to ensure the safety of all the people coming and going from your job sites and offices.Unfortunately, leaders need to make safety and protection decisions based on ever-changing data...
The New Normal: 8 Ways the Coronavirus Crisis is Changing Construction
In the span of two months, the coronavirus crisis has demanded sweeping changes from the U.S. construction industry, and experts say many of them will remain in place even after the outbreak recedes. As contractors prepare to return to work on sites that have been...
Gain Total Control Over Your Construction Projects and Be Informed in Real-Time
The COVID-19 outbreak is disrupting supply chains and affecting production and sales across a range of industries.The extent of the impact on an organization’s operational and financial performance will depend on certain developments, including the duration and spread...
Prefabrication Holds Many Keys for Emergency Buildings in Times of Crisis
At the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, two hospitals—with 2,600 total patient beds—were assembled using simple steel frames in just 10 days. It’s a test case for how factory-built, rapidly deployable emergency buildings can empower communities to...
4 Ways Contractors Can Collect and Borrow
A healthy flow of cash is important to contractors, even when there’s not a global pandemic. But now that the spread of the coronavirus has resulted in mandatory project shutdowns in many states, a trade workforce that is scared to show up and skittish owners that...