Looking Ahead: 10 Things E&C Leaders Must Consider in a Post-Pandemic World
Pandemics force a mass reckoning, and 2020 left no one untouched. The events of the past year, from stop work and shelter-in-place orders to massive unemployment, half a million people dead from COVID-19, and a wave of natural disasters, catalyzed changes long at work in the construction industry nearly overnight. The way we work has changed, and as we rebuild, the question is not only how to recover, but also how we want the future to look.
Those in the engineering and construction industry who approached this year as a logistical and imaginative challenge have found that solutions are often within their capabilities. Data-sharing protocols and in-house security apparatus have allowed builders to forge ahead, while those who have invested in the next generation of leadership found themselves adaptable in a landscape that seemed to shift from day to day. The period of change is far from over, and the question for those bidding projects is, now you’ve survived, how will you adapt?
In this report, we outline 10 trends that those in the industry need to consider.
