It showed hundreds of workers at the construction division of Korean conglomerate Daewoo standing in a plaza with their hands raised, pledging to work to restore the financially troubled giant to profitability. If they can get into trouble, anyone can. In construction, it doesn't take much to push a firm to the brink. That is why managing risk and cash flow is as important as bricks and mortar. Firms of all sizes have to keep their eyes on the bottom line.
Trouble can find anyone.
Established as a department in 1887, it is one of the oldest courses of study and the graduate and undergraduate programs are among the largest and best-known in the country. It's clear that the school's civil engineering program and its parent, the Center for Construction Education, had no formal role in the traditional yearly erection of a wood structure to serve as fuel for a bonfire. No one is suggesting that the mere presence of a contracting professional or professional engineer would have saved the lives of the 12 students. Cynics will proclaim that engineers and seasoned professionals are present for plenty of construction tragedies. But engineers also, through numerous mundane activities, prevent tragedies through the daily exercise of their profession.