WhiteHouse.gov President Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations on the afternoon of his inauguration Wednesday. Much of the action that impacts construction deals with pandemic response and reversing Trump’s relaxing of regulatory policy. The New York Times reports the administration is moving with urgency born of what its leaders are calling “converging crises”: the pandemic, economic struggles, immigration and diversity issues, and the environment. Executive actions that impact construction include: An executive order that Donald Trump refused to issue, imposing a national mandate requiring masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings, on all federal lands and by all federal employees. Biden urged Americans to wear face coverings for 100 days in his inaugural address, and plans to revive a global health unit in the National Security Council to oversee pandemic preparedness and response.