TechBrief

With so many construction firms relying extensively on telecommuting and remote access, prioritizing cybersecurity and system resilience may be more important now than ever.  Contractors are vulnerable to many forms of cyberattack, including social engineering, ransomware attacks, wire fraud, and hacking.  On the latest episode of AGC’s ConstructorCast, Nikki Ingram, a cybersecurity risk engineer with Zurich North America, talks about what you need to look out for and shares some tips and preventative measures that will help contractors protect themselves. Subscribe to AGC’s ConstructorCast on your podcast app, or stream online at www.agc.org/ConstructorCast.

AGC of America has assembled general guidance and links to information from our federal agency partners and health organizations. AGC will continue to monitor the situation and update the information on this page accordingly.

In this episode, host Leah Pilconis talks with Cory Gattie about how AGC of America is making infrastructure a key part of our economic recovery suggestions as we work with Congress and the Trump administration to rebuild the economy. Leah also talks with AGC’s Brynn Huneke about how the association’s new Culture of CARE program can help firms and workers as they cope with the challenges of COVID-19.

In order to provide the AGC membership with updated information on the impact that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on the construction industry, AGC of America is asking you to participate in this brief survey, even if you participated in our earlier surveys. We would deeply appreciate any information that you care to provide and will publicize summaries of that information. Please complete the survey by noon on Thursday, April 23.

Few industries are as well suited to protecting workers as the construction industry. Contractors are used to following complex and ever-changing safety rules and finding ways to make inherently dangerous work safe. The coronavirus has forced firms to change the way they operate to maintain that commitment to safety. AGC of America has developed a new website designed to highlight how the construction industry is working to protect construction workers and the public from the spread of the coronavirus. This new site: workingsafe.agc.org highlights many of the steps firms are taking to protect workers and includes photos of different examples of these practices.

One of AGC of America’s key focus areas for the foreseeable future is its Future Focus initiative. This initiative is premised on the fact that the commercial construction industry is on the brink of some very profound changes. The point is to track those changes and develop programming and educational materials to help member firms profit from them.

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