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Happy New Year! In my last column of 2023, I discussed the growing use of Artificial Intelligence in engineering and construction firms. This month, I want to focus on another [...]

Partnering with an engineering consultant on reclamation plans pays dividends. The right consultant can assess plans for efficiency, and help generate cost-cutting measures. It can assess a bonding arrangement for [...]

BERWYN, Pa.--Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders announced that plans for a world-class chemical recycling plant in Europe are progressing rapidly. In [...]

Information Technology 1stPower, a Division of Energy Technologies Inc. 3M A2B Tracking Solutions AAR Mobility Systems Accenture ACI Technologies Acquisition Solutions Inc. Actionet Inc. ADI Technologies Inc. Advanced Automation Corporation [...]

The military services are slashing by nearly two-thirds their expected buys of the Defense Department's troubled joint tactical radio system. As the program continues to lose support across the military [...]

There is reason to believe that sustainable design can have far reaching impacts on an organization s strategic business goals and overall success. However, this fact may be lost on [...]

The US construction industry is changing very fast. It's easy to forget that LEED 2.0 (complete with new reference guide) has only been around for two years. In that time, [...]

In the still-young and highly dynamic certified wood market, there are a number of challenges faced by green building practitioners. However, a number of new tools and resources are available, [...]

When a multitude of changes occur to one company in a short period of time, its customers--both current and potential--often have questions about how they will be affected. Tripod Data [...]

It's an issue no one wants to discuss but which makes headlines. U.S. companies are moving manufacturing and engineering resources to China in significant numbers. Over 400 of the world's [...]

The decline of opportunities available in foreign markets for design firms is discussed. A bar graph provides additional statistical data.

The engineering and construction industry is expected to grow at an even faster pace by the turn of the new millennium. Professionals in this field must realize the value of computers and telecommunications in getting and retaining clients. Changes in technology will redefine how business is done in the engineering and construction industry. The proliferation of mergers and acquisitions is expected to as small and medium-sized firms struggle to compete more effectively against multinational giants.

David Greenfield, editorial director As difficult as 2009 was economically on a global basis, it's been fascinating to watch how businesses and professionals are adapting to the structural changes that [...]

Despite the dire economic outlook not all companies are pulling down the shutters on new employees and, as Julia Pierce discovers, some are still expanding In a rare display of [...]

UK repair and spare parts firm looks forward with confidence after private equity buyout The terms 'British', 'growing' and 'engineering firm' are not typically used in the same sentence these [...]

[TABLE OMITTED] Large oil and gas production projects worldwide are likely to continue to suffer delays owing to an expanding shortfall of qualified project engineering resources. Compared with the estimated [...]

Precision's senior vice-president engineering Bill Wagner says the rigorous supplemental type certificate effort cleared a design that 'allows us to obtain approvals from other regulatory authorities worldwide. The depth and [...]

Staff The Steel Joist Institute is offering for sale the 75-Year Manual, featuring a complete listing of live and dead load tables throughout the 75-year period since 1928. It offers [...]

Architecture and engineering firm Carter & Burgess is expanding its Detroit area office. The company has increased its staff to about 40, including five hires in the past few months. [...]

Fiber is hot again in the telecommunications market. More homes continue to be connected directly to fiber optic cable, and fiber deployments are increasing in areas that may be surprising [...]

Industry experts and company leaders alike have been talking about the looming construction labor shortages for years now. The Great Recession has exacerbated this concern due to the thousands of [...]

Remember the arcade game, Pac Man? The little yellow head, chasing dots around, devouring them with its huge mouth? Well, a similar idea is on the verge of revolutionizing the [...]

Manufacturers might choose shared access to virtual-reality technologies. IN A WORLD OF TECHNOLOGICAL next big things, virtual reality is expected to be the next big thing. For engineers, this means [...]

Industrial engineers weigh in with what they believe the future holds for their profession It depends on perspective: Simulation gurus tend to think the next big thing for industrial engineering [...]

Fueled by advances in information and telecommunications technology, physical and cultural borders are crumbling, creating the foundation for a truly integrated global community. 'Chemical engineering is a field that is [...]

[GRAPH OMITTED] * E-commerce is a top priority * Exploring e-commerce * Not clear what the benefits are * Need to get more involved, but do not know how to [...]

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS say that the first national assessment of how global warming might affect the US climate over the next 100 years should serve as a 'wake up call' for [...]

Thirty years ago it was common practice for large chemical companies to maintain their own staff of engineers to look after the company's manufacturing resources. In the early 1980s, these […]

So what can the control sector look forward to in the Spring of 2000. Certainly there is a feeling of optimism pervading the process and manufacturing industries; Y2k is out […]

When we are surrounded by advanced technology that can do a myriad of tasks, it's easy to underestimate the value provided by humans. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Engineering, design and construction firms [...]