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In Close Quarters at Ground Zero Site, A Spirit of Cooperation Reigns 08/15/11 The World Trade Center rebuild projects resemble seven people in a sandbox all building their own sandcastles and sharing shovels. Photo by Nadine Post for ENR |
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A Step Toward A New Engineer, and the Pitfalls that May Prevent It 08/01/11 Concerned about liability, the American Society of Civil Engineers withdrew support for an initiative through which design engineers could influence jobsite safety. Do liability worries hinder visions of extending ethical engineering practice? iStockphoto |
More Editorials
| 01/30/12 | Cut the Politics in NLRB Choices with Longer Terms for Board Members By lengthening the terms of NLRB board members, the problem of board vacancies would solved and the board members may rise above the political crosscurrents and promote fairness. |
| 11/14/11 | After a Work-Related Hospitalization, OSHA Wants Faster Reporting? OSHA claims faster reporting will allow it to interview personnel while recollections are fresh, but this rule adds to an already heavy regulatory burden. |
| 10/17/11 | Editorial: Build the Keystone XL Pipeline, a Necessary Evil The controversial TransCanada pipeline from Alberta to Texas is a necessary evil, like every pipeline, but especially in a weak economy. |
| 09/12/11 | A Sad Week for Building Trades Workers in the New York City Area In the months leading up to Labor Day and the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center Attack, building trades workers were losing bargaining power even as the memories of their self-sacrificing 9/11 rescue and recovery work was honored. |
| 06/27/11 | Right Verdict is Acquittal for Deutsche Bank Fire Defendants The contractor supervisors were careless about fire safety in the damaged building at Ground Zero, but that’s not the same as committing manslaughter. |
| 06/17/11 | Editorial: The Right Verdict is Acquittal for the Deutsche Bank Fire Trial Defendants The contractor supervisors ran an unsafe jobsite in the damaged New York City building that became a fire trap, but that's not the same as committing manslaughter. |
| 05/04/11 | Investigating Disaster: Capturing Fragile Data To Save Lives ASCE's current roll out of seven sequential teams to gather data and parse lessons from Japan's powerful March 11 earthquake and the subsequent devastating tsunami is the latest example. |
04/20/11 Hydrofracking and Water: No Place for Secrecy
03/16/11 Lessons From Japan’s Great Quake and Tsunami Show the Limits Of Control
01/12/11 Transportation’s Political Crisis: Shift the Strategy
01/05/11 In the Construction Industry,Pictures Say It All
12/22/10 Top Business News of 2010 Shows a D.C. State of Mind
11/17/10 Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Would Gain From Licensed Engineers
11/03/10 Put Honest Infrastructure Cost Data In the Public Realm
09/08/10 Union Protest Banners Against Owners: Labor Board Is Wise
08/11/10 Bid Preparation Stipends Are Worth the Price
07/07/10 Multi-Employer Pension Plans Need Reconsidering
06/02/10 The Gulf Oil-Spill Disaster Is Engineering’s Shame
05/05/10 Arizona Shows How Immigration Reform Is Unfinished Business
04/14/10 Let’s Clear Up the Fly-Ash Dilemma: Is It a Danger or Not?
04/07/10 Hillman’s Accomplishment Followed Recipe for Invention
03/31/10 Health-Care Reform Measures Leave Cost Control Missing
02/17/10 Should Industry Firms Be Lean and Mean? Why To Avoid Layoffs
01/20/10 Haiti Needs an Overhaul, and Americans Can Serve as Guides
01/13/10 More Study Needed on Social Impacts Of Sealed Vertical Cities
12/30/09 People Are the Construction Industry’s Greatest Treasure
12/23/09 Banking Reform Is Needed To Limit Economic Bubbles
12/16/09 Urban Demolition Should Be Part of the Next Economic Stimulus
12/02/09 Comprehensive Plan Is Needed For Rapid Levee Repairs
11/25/09 More Straight Talk and Training Needed To Expand Geothermal
11/11/09 The Logic of Sustainability Starts With Site Development
11/04/09 Earthquake Planners Need Help With Their ‘Resilient Cities’ Plan
10/28/09 Large Hadron Collider Takes the Prize For Malfunction Theory
10/14/09 Economic-Stimulus Projects Don’t Beat Colossal Construction
10/07/09 The Industry Should Get Behind Reasonable Greenhouse-Gas Bills
09/30/09 The Whole Industry Can Learn From The 'Genius' Awards
09/23/09 Conflicting Obama Political Priorities Lead to Paralysis
09/09/09 ASCE's Post-Disaster Assessment Manual Will Save Heartache
09/02/09 Stimulus-Job Creation Can Never Match Private-Sector Power
08/26/09 Big Backlogs Are Only Obscuring A Bigger Problem
08/12/09 Meaningful Health-Care Reform Requires Private-Sector Help
07/29/09 Supreme Court Has a Chance to Redefine Innovation Protection
07/22/09 Taxing the Wealthy Even More Will Stifle the Economy
07/08/09 Greenwash Fears Have Equipment Makers Rolling Ahead Slowly
07/01/09 Landscape Architecture Puts a New Spin On Natural Systems
06/24/09 An Economic Downturn May Be the Time To Charge Ahead
06/10/09 Analyzing Near-Misses Is Key to An Effective Safety Plan
06/03/09 Killing the 'Chicken Tax' on Trucks Will Promote Innovation
05/27/09 Political Fights Can Deliver Positive Results
05/13/09 More Workers Are Dropping Tools Than Picking Them Up
05/06/09 Behavioral-Based Safety Plans Can Keep Ambulances Away
04/29/09 The Possibility of a Flu Pandemic Requires Business Planning
04/15/09 The Next Shoe To Drop Will Be 1970s-Style Inflation
04/08/09 Accountability, Discipline Are Needed In The Golden Eruption
04/01/09 Equipment Auctions Reveal Many Market Secrets
03/18/09 Megaphone Messages May Be Just Pure Political Spin
03/04/09 California Budget Deal Recognizes Diesel’s Powerful Position
02/25/09 For a Glimpse of the Future, Peek Inside The 'Green' Garage
02/18/09 The Time for Wishing Is Over And Performance Starts
02/04/09 New Stimulus Bills Are Really More Hurt Than Help
01/28/09 Fixing the Housing Market May Help End the Recession
01/14/09 Pork Construction Projects Won't Pass Close Scrutiny
01/07/09 Owners Should Take Advantage of A Buyer's Market
03/16/11 Lessons From Japan’s Great Quake and Tsunami Show the Limits Of Control
01/12/11 Transportation’s Political Crisis: Shift the Strategy
01/05/11 In the Construction Industry,Pictures Say It All
12/22/10 Top Business News of 2010 Shows a D.C. State of Mind
11/17/10 Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Would Gain From Licensed Engineers
11/03/10 Put Honest Infrastructure Cost Data In the Public Realm
09/08/10 Union Protest Banners Against Owners: Labor Board Is Wise
08/11/10 Bid Preparation Stipends Are Worth the Price
07/07/10 Multi-Employer Pension Plans Need Reconsidering
06/02/10 The Gulf Oil-Spill Disaster Is Engineering’s Shame
05/05/10 Arizona Shows How Immigration Reform Is Unfinished Business
04/14/10 Let’s Clear Up the Fly-Ash Dilemma: Is It a Danger or Not?
04/07/10 Hillman’s Accomplishment Followed Recipe for Invention
03/31/10 Health-Care Reform Measures Leave Cost Control Missing
02/17/10 Should Industry Firms Be Lean and Mean? Why To Avoid Layoffs
01/20/10 Haiti Needs an Overhaul, and Americans Can Serve as Guides
01/13/10 More Study Needed on Social Impacts Of Sealed Vertical Cities
12/30/09 People Are the Construction Industry’s Greatest Treasure
12/23/09 Banking Reform Is Needed To Limit Economic Bubbles
12/16/09 Urban Demolition Should Be Part of the Next Economic Stimulus
12/02/09 Comprehensive Plan Is Needed For Rapid Levee Repairs
11/25/09 More Straight Talk and Training Needed To Expand Geothermal
11/11/09 The Logic of Sustainability Starts With Site Development
11/04/09 Earthquake Planners Need Help With Their ‘Resilient Cities’ Plan
10/28/09 Large Hadron Collider Takes the Prize For Malfunction Theory
10/14/09 Economic-Stimulus Projects Don’t Beat Colossal Construction
10/07/09 The Industry Should Get Behind Reasonable Greenhouse-Gas Bills
09/30/09 The Whole Industry Can Learn From The 'Genius' Awards
09/23/09 Conflicting Obama Political Priorities Lead to Paralysis
09/09/09 ASCE's Post-Disaster Assessment Manual Will Save Heartache
09/02/09 Stimulus-Job Creation Can Never Match Private-Sector Power
08/26/09 Big Backlogs Are Only Obscuring A Bigger Problem
08/12/09 Meaningful Health-Care Reform Requires Private-Sector Help
07/29/09 Supreme Court Has a Chance to Redefine Innovation Protection
07/22/09 Taxing the Wealthy Even More Will Stifle the Economy
07/08/09 Greenwash Fears Have Equipment Makers Rolling Ahead Slowly
07/01/09 Landscape Architecture Puts a New Spin On Natural Systems
06/24/09 An Economic Downturn May Be the Time To Charge Ahead
06/10/09 Analyzing Near-Misses Is Key to An Effective Safety Plan
06/03/09 Killing the 'Chicken Tax' on Trucks Will Promote Innovation
05/27/09 Political Fights Can Deliver Positive Results
05/13/09 More Workers Are Dropping Tools Than Picking Them Up
05/06/09 Behavioral-Based Safety Plans Can Keep Ambulances Away
04/29/09 The Possibility of a Flu Pandemic Requires Business Planning
04/15/09 The Next Shoe To Drop Will Be 1970s-Style Inflation
04/08/09 Accountability, Discipline Are Needed In The Golden Eruption
04/01/09 Equipment Auctions Reveal Many Market Secrets
03/18/09 Megaphone Messages May Be Just Pure Political Spin
03/04/09 California Budget Deal Recognizes Diesel’s Powerful Position
02/25/09 For a Glimpse of the Future, Peek Inside The 'Green' Garage
02/18/09 The Time for Wishing Is Over And Performance Starts
02/04/09 New Stimulus Bills Are Really More Hurt Than Help
01/28/09 Fixing the Housing Market May Help End the Recession
01/14/09 Pork Construction Projects Won't Pass Close Scrutiny
01/07/09 Owners Should Take Advantage of A Buyer's Market
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