On April 21st, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a road map for reopening the state’s economy that could soon permit the return of some elective surgeries, outdoor recreation, and certain construction projects. In a televised public address, Inslee laid out...

Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey has imposed new rules for construction businesses. These measures come in light of the coronavirus epidemic impacting each state across the country. If your establishment is conducting construction deemed essential, these projects include the...

Due to the New York State Department of Transportation having received numerous requests from the construction industry asking if consultants, contractors, material and service suppliers are deemed exempt from the reduction in workforce requirements from COVID-19, Governor Cuomo launched Executive...

It’s extremely difficult for construction projects to come in under budget. Poor project management may be one reason for the error while unforeseeable circumstances may be another. But one of the most common causes of construction cost overrun is simply underestimating the...

Remember 2020? We left office buildings behind, bunkered down at home, and waited for COVID-19 to pass, so that things could go back to normal. After a while, it dawned on us that there was really no going back, and...

From severe coastal storms to heavy inland rainfall, the vulnerability of public infrastructure continues to be a concern for local, state and federal leaders. Significant investments in resiliency projects are cropping up around the country. Designed to reduce vulnerability to...

The project sounds good and at a glance, the dollar signs look good too. Be careful, though. If you don’t have a way to assign expenses to each project—-aka job costing—- you don’t really know how and when your company...

The first, national, green bank in the United States, the Coalition for Green Capital, is open for business, with the goal of directing $5 billion from 2022’a Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into projects supporting clean energy across the country, while...

As the work of rebuilding after Hurricanes Helene and Milton unfolds, states across the country are pressing ahead with critical “infrastructure resiliency” projects designed to curtail damage and improve preparedness in the face of severe weather events, especially flooding.  High...

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) which was signed into law in late 2021, has so far resulted in over 60,000 construction projects around the country aimed at modernizing the deteriorating systems that keep people and businesses moving. Despite...