Report: 90% of Contractors Still Think Jobsites Are Inefficient
Every quarter, the Commercial Construction Index Survey offers an insight into the state of affairs amongst contractors in the US building industry. Created by Dodge Data & Analytics in partnership with the USG Corporation and the US Chamber of Commerce, the detailed report offers a health grade of the industry […]
SKUR’s Adam Cohen on Increasing Productivity in Construction
Engineers and architects meticulously plan for every piece of a building. The built world, however, is not always created according to plan. The differences between built environments and plans can cost significant amounts of money, especially if the errors are not caught immediately. Adam Cohen, a venture capitalist turned construction […]
Round up: News from DEB, WeatherBuild, ENGworks, StructionSite, and IrisVR
What’s happening this week in our industry? Here’s our Friday round up of news and announcements from members of the BuiltWorlds network. Want to be included? Send your press releases or story ideas to news@builtworlds.com. 1. DEB Construction named top workplace of 2017 The Orange County Register selected DEB Construction as one […]
Higher Learning: Practitioners Teach Real-World Skills
Raymond J. Krizek, Ph.D., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE, the Stanley F. Pepper Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, runs the program that confers a master of science (M.S.) in executive management for design and construction (EMDC). This innovative program for professionals in engineering and architecture […]
BuiltWorlds Gear Guide 2017
After browsing dozens of holiday gift guides this year, we felt a gaping hole in our hearts. Where’s the list for you, Mr./Mrs. Built Industry Tech Leader? Introducing the BuiltWorlds Gear Guide 2017. It’s a master list of the 40 most groundbreaking and impactful technological gear for industry professionals today. Think […]
Top mechanical contractor taps tech manager to take on ‘digital transformation’
Mechanical, Inc.’s Travis Voss is undertaking numerous initiatives to improve efficiency, from removing data silos to adopting virtual, augmented and mixed reality.
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