LOS ANGELES - AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure firm, announced today it has completed the New York City Department of Design and Construction’s (DDC) project to construct two temporary hospitals in response to the COVID-19 emergency.…
States Projecting Big Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19
State governments continue to ratchet back current spending and projected budget outlays due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; reductions…
Black & Veatch’s Connected Data Real-Time Mapping Technology Keeps Projects Moving and Workers Safe
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Black & Veatch, a global provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, has developed a geospatial tracking…
ARTBA Chairman Steve McGough Makes Case for Infrastructure Package with Trump Administration
WASHINGTON — American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Steve McGough April 29 called on the Trump administration and Congress to take immediate steps to stabilize state transportation programs and enact a multi-year plan…
Engineers Learn from Home, Strengthen Skills for Current and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Workplace
ASME brings flexible, affordable and applicable virtual training solutions to engineers everywhere NEW YORK – Lifelong learning for engineers doesn’t stop, even under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent survey of approximately…
College of DuPage Architecture Alumna Helps Transform McCormick Place Into Alternative Care Facility for COVID-19 Patients
Glen Ellyn, Ill. - In just two weeks, hundreds of workers converted McCormick Place from a convention center to a medical facility with 2,250 rooms to treat COVID-19 patients. College of DuPage Architecture alumna Michelle Binet had the unique experience of…
Capital Logistics Uses Descartes Solutions to Help National Grocery Retailers Facing COVID-19–Driven Volatility
WATERLOO, Ontario, April 28, 2020 - Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that White Plains, NY-based Capital Logistics, a full service logistics provider with extensive…
Pandemic Preparedness: How Hospitals Can Adapt Buildings to Address Worst-Case Scenarios
A Canadian healthcare architect looks at how hospital staff can act now to modify facilities and contain a pandemic By Tim Eastwood, Healthcare Principal I spend much of my life thinking about hospital design. And these days, with the outbreak…
State DOTs Feeling the Budgetary Impact of COVID-19
Steep reductions in motor vehicle travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic are adversely affecting state department of transportation budgets – to the point where some agencies are laying off workers and shelving planned transportation projects. [Above photo…
AECOM Completes the Phase One Transformation of McCormick Place Convention Center Chicago Into an Alternate Care Facility For COVID-19 Positive Patients
LOS ANGELES - AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure firm, today announced that it has completed the first phase of the transformation of Chicago’s McCormick Place into an alternate care facility for patients considered COVID-19 positive.…
