How to Prioritize Transformer Monitoring as Data Center Loads Grow

As data centers demand continuous high power, utilities must adapt by integrating advanced transformer monitoring techniques, including dissolved-gas analysis and reliability-based risk models, to maintain grid stability and asset longevity.

Six Ways to Stress-Test Construction Technology

Construction technology has become easier to buy, but harder to evaluate. Contractors can compare prices, specifications and feature lists in a matter of minutes. What is much harder to determine is how a system will perform once it becomes part of an active project, and crews, equipment and…

Strong. Stable. Evolving.: The Construction Surety Industry in 2026

As projects become larger, more complex and more expensive, owners are relying on partners who can help them navigate those challenges with confidence. Rising construction costs, workforce challenges and increasingly evolving procurement methods make careful planning and experienced partners more…

What Does Data Have to Do With AI?

At its core, AI is code that reads data. It then algorithmically identifies patterns, correlations, and reports the results delivering it as information. As the saying goes, “garbage in, garbage out.” If it reads, or interprets, data incorrectly, erroneous information is provided. Provide good,…

September/October 2026 issue: Preparing for tomorrow’s solar and storage trends

 How much is an electron worth? I’ve been staying inside a lot more this year because the weather in Pennsylvania has been mercurial. Frequent flash flood conditions, hazy skies from traveling wildfire smoke, sweltering heat in record breaking temperatures. I’m more familiar with the hum of…

National Grid Upgrades Buffalo Substation to Support Projected Electricity Demand

The Hidden Impact of Working Alone: Connecting Safety and Wellbeing in Construction

Use up and down arrow keys to resize the meta box pane. Employee wellbeing in construction involves more than mental health benefits and burnout prevention. Employees also need to feel safe on the job and know that help is available if something goes wrong, especially when they are working alone.…

Code Quiz of the Week: No. 564

How a Vertical Expansion Modernizes Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

The redesigned C Concourse doubled in size with four additional stories and uses electrochromic glass for daylighting. Here’s how it will help fulfill the future needs of the area.

Ground Control: Construction Continues to Monitor the Federal Drone Ban

In December of 2025, the CEOs of three construction firms—Hensel Phelps, Brasfield & Gorrie and Bechtel—received a message that didn’t exactly feel like a warm holiday greeting: a demand from two members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to document their…