Amid the coronavirus crisis, the demand for security officer services remains high. As some organizations worry about break-ins to closed properties, others have ramped up security officers at everything from medical centers to retail stores to protect essential businesses and critical infrastructure. The security officer industry is big business, employing over 1 million people in…
read more90%! That’s how much time the average American spends indoors, according to studies by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Whether it’s time spent in our homes, at the office, in school buildings, or stores, restaurants, or theaters, these indoor spaces present a new threat as we consider COVID-19 recovery and the return to school, work,…
read moreWhile the COVID-19 virus will dictate when we head back to offices, schools, convention centers, and other places of commerce, the time to prepare is now. The shift back to business will come with a host of challenges—perhaps one of the most significant being employee anxieties as we emerge from isolation and enter a world…
read moreJust like the rest of our technological world, the internet has evolved since its commercialization in 1989. Industry analysts tell us we are currently living in the era of Web 4.0. Web 1.0 was the “read-only” era, characterized by the ability to seek and find information without the opportunity to interact. From 1989 through 1999,…
read moreFrom canceled business travel to interrupted supply chains and setting up a remote workforce nearly overnight, the coronavirus crisis has caused immense disruption. The pace of business is moving incredibly fast, and the actions are decisive. Even if your organization didn’t have a business continuity plan, you’re in the middle of living one now. Recovery…
read moreRevit, AutoCAD, and vertical applications have evolved into essential engineering design tools that improve productivity, boost accuracy, and increase coordination. But the fact remains that we’re not as good at the BIM workflow as we would like to think we are. It’s important to figure out why and how we can get to where we…
read moreIn a natural setting, rainfall lands on the tree canopy, drips to the earth, and drains through vegetation into the soil. Plants take some of this water into their roots, and the excess slowly seeps underground, eventually returning to the surface as a spring or stream. Developed landscapes, with compacted soils, hardened exteriors, and impervious…
read moreWhat if there was an alternative project delivery solution that, if managed correctly, could contribute to substantial project cost savings and shorten schedules? Thankfully, there is such a solution, and it’s a twist on the design-build project delivery methodology. For this delivery solution, which combines Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) and design-build methods, manufacturers and…
read moreIt goes without saying that new blood brings new life into an organization. When millennials, like us, entered the workforce, we were eager to get involved and make a difference. Now well into our careers by an average of 10 years, there is a new junior generation, Generation Z, who brings a different perspective to…
read moreFood-processing plants usually engage a water/wastewater consultant for one of two reasons: to address an immediate regulatory issue, such as a notice of violation or consent order, or to address a pressing financial concern, such as skyrocketing surcharge fees or operating costs. An experienced engineering firm that knows the regulatory landscape can successfully address these…
read morePFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are keeping water suppliers across the country up at night. Though New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection approved new standards for two PFAS chemicals. The U.S. EPA provides a list of PFAS information specific to each state on its
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