Dive brief: Approval of unions has increased in the United States, despite the fact that union members are not in order. In Gallup’s annual report, an…
In the fast-paced world of construction and industrial work, the importance of head protection cannot be overstated. Over the past five years, the demand for hard…
Investment in climate-resilient infrastructure is imperative, as climate-related factors contribute to increased droughts, floods, hurricanes and wildfires. In 2022, the United States faced off 18 weather…
Backhoe loader JCB 4CX-15 SUPER. PHOTO/COURTESYMore than 65 years after the British company JCB (Joseph Cyril Bamford Excavators) pioneered the backhoe, the company remains the world…
Music + chess + rowing + sculpture + philosophy + mathematics = the power of phenomena over form. The discipline of practice and interpretation of music.…
If it weren’t for the Great Recession and Sean Beatty, building the curved reinforced concrete sea creature tanks in the 50,000-square-foot Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion would…
It can be solar, it can be wind. It could be green roofs or clean streets. Whatever the mechanism for greening the built environment, there’s one…
Veteran structural engineer Don Davies often confesses that, by his own calculations, his annual personal carbon footprint is a whopping 10 times the global average and…
Darrell Johnson’s ability to keep a $2 billion design highway expansion on track despite multiple risks and challenges stems in part from his experience working through…
On March 22, 2023, two cars traveling at excessive speed on the inner loop of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland collided, with the impact sending one vehicle…