Internships in mechanical construction benefit from hands-on, in-person instruction. So what do you do when the face-to-face option can’t happen? Desiree Sharp offers tips and ideas about how to go virtual in the construction industry.
Black History Month is an annual time of reflection on Black Americans’ roles in shaping U.S. history. It’s a time for all of us to celebrate Black Americans who were central in developments across our society: giants of industry, courageous…
Hannah Thomazin, Project Engineer on U.S. Engineering Construction’s Virtual Construction team, recently co-authored a paper in Sustainability, a peer-reviewed journal that explores the environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability of human beings. The article, “Advancing Pervious Pavements through Nomenclature, Standards…
2020 was one for the books. As the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world sideways, presenting unprecedented hardship, business challenges and personal grief, we stood ready. We adapted, we communicated and we did our best to continue to positively impact our…
With millions of items in its database, U.S. Engineering uses BIM modeling to increase efficiency both with internal teams and between construction trades and clients.
Serving our communities has been a part of our mission for over 128 years. As challenging as 2020 has been, our team members stepped up to the plate once again! In the past month, our teams hosted two virtual food…
By Tyler Nottberg CEO & Chief Optimist A few weeks ago, my friend David and I were reminiscing about moments in the distant past when we each thought we’d discovered answers to life’s most important questions. Most answers were flawed…
We are very excited to congratulate Tom Poeling, Project Support Director, on receiving a 2020 Building Commissioning Association (BCxA) President’s Award! Each year, the President’s Award recognizes the contributions of BCxA members through participation on committees or other association-sponsored activities….
Early Friday, December 12—predawn early—Service President Clay Daniels embarked on an over-20-mile march to Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, in support of reStart, an organization fighting to end homelessness in Kansas City. Carrying a 45lb ruck, plus water, Clay journeyed from his home to reStart’s…
Back in April our team helped convert the empty Colorado Convention Center, a space the size of six football fields, into an ad hoc hospital with 1,242 beds for COVID-19 patients. Yesterday, The Associated General Contractors of Colorado recognized our…
