Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: May 1-7, 2020

Read the best articles from the past week. An engineer fighting COVID-19 as an ICU nurse, making mechanical systems smarter, lighting trends and COVID-19's impact on the A/E industry and the workplace.

By Chris Vavra May 8, 2020

Consulting-Specifying Engineer‘s top 5 articles online for May 1-7 covered an engineer fighting COVID-19 as an ICU nurse, making mechanical systems smarter, lighting trends and COVID-19’s impact on the A/E industry and the workplace. Were you out last week? Catch up with a link to each article below.

1. Inside the ICU: A look at COVID-19 on the front line Kaelee Stone, an ICU nurse in Lincoln, Neb., offers a look at the impact COVID-19 is having on a personal level and on the hospital and the community at large.

2. Leveraging data to make mechanical systems smarter Analyzing building data can help to uncover and predict mechanical problems, as well as equip building operations and maintenance staff with and information to be more proactive and efficient while optimizing resources.

3. Latest lighting trends and what it means for engineering Sara Schonour, LC, Assoc. IALD, discusses her career and the latest trends involving lighting in engineering.

4. Coronavirus’ impact on the A/E industry, May 4, 2020 Morrissey Goodale is providing A/E leaders with news on the coronavirus and its impact on the industry. Highlights this week include a national and regional roundup on the general impact of the economy as it relates to A/E business.

5. COVID-19 and the impacts to the workplace The Bala Consulting Engineers COVID-19 Task Force has published a white paper to assist engineers in making buildings safer


Author Bio: Chris Vavra is senior editor for WTWH Media LLC.