‘Envision’ sustainability. For the first time, Greenbuild this year
featured a transit project among its success stories: the new light rail
line between L.A. and Santa Monica. Read why design-builder Skanska thinks
green infrastructure is here to stay.
There’s a desperate need for upgrades and expansions at airports across the nation. Dwight Pullen, senior vice president and director of the Aviation Center of Excellence for Skanska USA, reveals some of the ways his firm’s keeping pace with the increased amount of work.
Last Thursday, BuiltWorlds visited the Big Apple for our Projects Conference. The conference featured case studies of major projects from around the world, from LaGuardia Airport to Chinese skyscrapers. Attendees […]
There’s lots of new this week: Here’s our round up of news and announcements from members of the BuiltWorlds network.
Three major European general contractors – BuiltWorlds member Skanska, along with Costain, and STRABAG – formed a joint venture, SCS JV, to optimize the construction of the London tunnels of […]
P3s and design-build are driving mega-projects ranging from Penn Station to
LaGuardia Airport and the Tappan Zee Toll Bridge.
We kick off National Women in Construction Week with words from NAWIC board
member Liz Evans of the AGC of Washington. She speaks with ‘Engineer Girl’
Patricia Galloway and other inspiring figures who are changing our industry
for the better.
Estimating is one of the most tedious and revision-heavy aspects of the
construction process, but a few new solutions, including model-based
estimating, VR, and generative design, offer potential ways to speed it up.
In 2014, VP Biden said, “If you were blind-folded and taken to LaGuardia
Airport, you’d think you were in a third-world country.” Last week, NY’s
Gov. picked up that gauntlet and unveiled a huge, public-private
redevelopment plan.
To echo Mark Twain, the rumored death of modular high-rise construction in
the U.S. is greatly exaggerated. Despite epic hurdles, the B2 BKLYN tower
is now headed for completion later this year. The man responsible, Roger
Krulak, tells us how.
This week’s news round up features eSUB, Autodesk BIM 360, CannonDesign, Cushman & Wakefield, and Smartvid.io.
Bridgit, a Toronto-based workforce intelligence technology company that’s focused on the construction industry, is announcing today that it has raised $24 million CAD in Series B funding. Founded by […]
