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Curbed | March 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed life down for millions of Americans, but it hasn’t for Evan Adams, a specialty spots contractor based in Northern California. He currently has five in-progress construction projects, mostly installing school gymnasium floors, that are going full steam ahead due to contractual obligations. In construction, time is money, even during a global health crisis. More than anything we need schools to extend deadlines and just slow the pace, Adams says. It is not es...

University of Arkansas | April 16, 2020

Distinguished Professor Alan Mantooth of the University of Arkansas received a $3.6 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to advance technologies that integrate solar power systems to the national power grid. Mantooth and engineering researchers at the university’s National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission will lead a large, multi-institutional research group that will develop systems to protect solar technologies from cyberattack....

PBC Today | July 28, 2020

Many are concerned about the impact Covid-19 will have on education. It is therefore even more important that school building programmes get back on track as soon as possible to ensure teachers and students have the best possible environments as they make up for lost time. Here, MPBA chief executive Jackie Maginnis considers how Modern Methods of Construction can assist. Back in January, the Department for Education (DfE) revealed the offsite schools framework “to cultivate ...

ConnexiCore | April 07, 2020

While the coronavirus pandemic has completely halted progress for many industries, ConnexiCore is helping construction companies find ways to leverage drone technology while protecting the safety of their teams. Various stakeholders typically visit job sites on a regular basis to conduct inspections and evaluations. Though travel restrictions and social distancing are currently preventing in-person visits, drones are providing high-resolution images and 4K video of job sites, all while maintaini...