Washington, DC - More U.S. engineering firm leaders now believe a “return to normal” for their businesses will take between 12-18 months, a significant increase compared to nearly a month ago, the latest ACEC Research Institute Business Impact Survey 6…
U.S. Green Building Council Launches Global Economic Recovery Strategy
USGBC outlines path for how healthy places and LEED will support recovery efforts as businesses, governments and communities prepare for a post-pandemic…
Proposed Phase 4 COVID-19 Relief Bill Contains $15B for State DOTs
A $3 trillion, 1,815-page COVID-19 relief measure proposed by the House of Representatives on May 12 contains $15 billion in stopgap funds for state departments…
Transportation Fallout from COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
State departments of transportation, along with toll authorities and even public-private partnerships or P3s, continue to be affected by the massive decline in travel spurred by COVID-19 stay-at-home orders across the country. [Above photo by the Minnesota…
Engineering Association Urges Congress to Act on an Infrastructure Recovery Agenda
ACEC Launches “Rescue, Recover, Rebuild” Advocacy Campaign Washington, DC – The American Council of Engineering Companies – the voice of America’s engineering industry – has launched a virtual grassroots advocacy campaign urging Congress…
“Re-open, Renew and Revitalize” Campaign Tells Lawmakers: Economic Recovery Begins with Multi-Year Transportation Investment Package
(WASHINGTON) - A coalition of 31 national construction associations and labor unions today launches an advertising and grassroots campaign designed to encourage Congress to make new infrastructure investments as the major catalyst for economic recovery…
Bechtel Group Foundation pledges $100,000 to Tri-Cities for COVID-19 response
The donation comes as part of the Foundation’s new $3 million COVID-19 Relief Fund set up to support urgent human needs in communities across the world where Bechtel employees live and work. The Bechtel Group Foundation announced today it will…
AECOM supports U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ project to deliver an alternate care facility in Colorado to aid the region’s coronavirus pandemic response
LOS ANGELES – AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure firm, announced today that it has delivered a temporary healthcare facility with nearly 200 operational patient beds at The Ranch Events Complex in Larimer County, Colorado. An additional…
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Respiratory Protection During N95 Shortage Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators (N95 FFRs). The action marks…
Survey Suggests Civil Engineers Take Moderate Hit from COVID-19
COMPARED WITH EMPLOYEES in other professions, ASCE members have fewer concerns regarding the short- and long-term viability of their companies in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a recent survey commissioned by the Society and…
