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Colleagues making a difference: PCAPP 'Seamsters'
Read how this unique group of colleagues is making a difference during the coronavirus.
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Construction coloring book to celebrate craft professionals
In the Gulf Coast region of the U.S., Bechtel is building a number of liquefied natural gas trains. The site managers pulled their teams together and created a family-friendly activity book to engage all members of the family. They included some favorite activities everyone can enjoy.
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Helping the Benton and Franklin County United Way Make a Difference
LoAnn Ayers, CEO of the United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties in Washington accepts a $100,000 check from Bechtel Group Foundation to help support local COVID-19 relief efforts.
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Empowering Women in the Niger Delta
Women are critical to the sustainable development efforts in the region, but their unique contributions to conflict prevention and local commerce are often unrecognized or unsupported.
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Illuminating Aircraft
Check out this Technical Talk interview with Mai Yeung, who's research paper on Apron Floodlighting received the 2019 “Paper of the Year” award from the Illuminating Engineering Society Aviation Lighting Committee.
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Collaborating to End Modern-Day Slavery
Construction industry workers are among the populations most vulnerable to modern-day slavery. The high demand for low-skilled workers and the prevalence of temporary staff are just two contributing factors.
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Project Site or Corporate Life: An Intern’s View
Applying for a Bechtel internship? Listen to past interns share their experiences so you can choose the option that is right from you.
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Sustainability Drives Innovation, Cost Savings at Saltstone Disposal Unit 6
See how Bechtel colleagues have partnered with DOE to achieve their mission to leave a safer environment for future generations.
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Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management and Sponge Cities
Exploring cleaner, more cost-effective alternatives to conventional drainage systems
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Blockchain: Implications and Use Cases for the EPC Industry
By now, most of us have heard of BitCoin in some context, maybe from your tech-savvy friend or the news story about the guy who lost $127 million USD of the crypto-currency after accidentally throwing his hard drive in the garbage.
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Partnering Early Helps Transportation Agencies Deliver More Value for Travelers
Public sector authorities are realizing that many times they are not ready to implement projects as P3s. They need more time to define their objectives and goals for the project, properly define the scope and phasing, and understand and fairly allocate risks between the public and private sectors. As a result, a number of agencies are opting for or at least considering a different approach – engaging private-sector players earlier at a point more upstream in the planning process through what is known as a pre-development agreement (PDA).
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How to Innovate When “Fail Fast, Fail Often” Isn’t an Option
In our experience, the best way to mature innovative solutions is to prototype them in a physical environment that closely reflects job site conditions, essentially a lab for designers and builders. Doing so results in a better understanding of integration complexity, the capabilities of the technology, and real versus theoretical benefit discrepancies, as well as the implications of how solutions might be deployed and scaled.