COVID-19 Impact on Construction
Research from the University of Maryland shows the effects of COVID19 related construction procurement and worker absenteeism. The author also raises interesting questions about the supply chain and preparation effects of future decisions related to resilience. For instance, will construction and engineering firms react more quickly to future indications of disruptions by pre-ordering and strategically planning for possible […]
Are Helmets the New Hard Hats?
Hard hats have been pretty much the same style for around 50 years. It’s interesting to see companies looking at innovative new ways to protect our heads on construction sites. And some of them look pretty cool too. – Jason Savage, DTC Civil Construction Instructor Dr. Tom’s Classroom – Achieve the Extraordinary
Old Machines with New Brains
As the shortage in skilled workers continues to compound, it will be interesting to see the innovative ways the construction industry finds to move forward with automation and other similar technologies to help fill the gap. Here’s an interesting article on how Built Robotics is automating existing construction machinery. – Jason Savage, DTC Civil Construction […]
Exploratory Tunnel Saves Time and Money on Brenner Base Tunnel
It’s a railway tunnel connecting Austria to Italy, said to be the longest in the world. I found the exploratory tunnel to be very interesting. Having been party to a handful of tunnel projects, we are often focused on keeping the tunnel as small as possible and as short as possible, due to cost of construction […]
