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New York City Halts Public Design Work

April 6, 2020

Though most construction in New York City has been halted, architects hired for city projects were stunned to get orders last week to stop all ongoing design work.

Thousands of Mass. Union Members Walk Off Jobs Due to COVID-19 Fears

Scott Van Voorhis

April 6, 2020

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More than 17,000 carpenters and painters stopped work on jobs across the state on Monday because of health and safety risks due to the pandemic, union leaders say.

Contractor Leading Orlando's I-4 Ultimate Project Hit With $189K OSHA Fine

Scott Judy

April 6, 2020

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The penalty came roughly two weeks after FDOT approved $125 million in additional funding for the project.

Code Group Seeks Funds for Remote Approval of COVID-19 Pop-Up Hospitals

Nadine M. Post

April 4, 2020

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In a recent survey by the International Code Council, 26% of the more than 1,150 code-official respondents report building departments have received requests for permits for COVID-19-related facilities, including in temporary structures in alternative locations, such as school gymnasiums, hotels, outpatient surgical centers or in pop-structures in parking lots.

Construction and COVID-19

Computer Vision Deployed to Monitor Social Distancing on Jobsites

Smartvid.io adds feature to treat close grouping of workers as a safety alert

Jeff Rubenstone

April 3, 2020

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Maintaining social distancing can be a problem on an active jobsite. But Smartvid.io is turning it's safety-monitoring A.I. toward the challenge of keeping workers safely spaced out.

Latest California & Hawaii Updates on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Erica Berardi

April 3, 2020

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ENR CA updates the latest developments in the response to COVID-19 in California and Hawaii.

OSHA Cites Engineer, 10 Contractors for Violations Before Hard Rock Collapse

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

April 3, 2020

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OSHA has cited multiple firms for violations leading up to the Oct. 12, 2019, collapse of the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel. Meanwhile, discussions continues on how to best demolish what remains of the collapsed structure.

University of Va. Accelerates Hospital Project To Meet COVID-19 Demand

Bruce Buckley

April 2, 2020

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U Va. Medical Center redesigned and accelerated portions of a $394-million expansion to meet demand for bed capacity generated by the pandemic.

Coronavirus and Construction

PennDOT Unfreezes 60 Critical Highway, Bridge Projects

Tom Ichniowski

April 2, 2020

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Restarted projects total about $1 billion and equal about 8% of PennDOT projects suspended by governor's overall construction pause.

COVID-19: Confronting The New Normal

Debra K. Rubin ENR Editors

April 2, 2020

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As the global pandemic rages, the construction sector copes with constantly shifting realities to keep projects, workforces, clients, bottom-lines and futures on track.