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Jen Suerth pushing technology in construction
While other young girls were playing with Barbies, Jen Suerth was designing
the dolls’ homes. This VP of technical services at Pepper Construction has
always had a passion for design and building, and, through her experiences,
she’s become passionate in technology, specifically when it comes to
leveraging it for the industry.
Utopia Hill: From project engineer to director of project management
As you travel alongside vast, open plains, and giant turbines spread as far
as the eye can see, have you ever considered how those wind farms are
constructed? For you built environment vets, my guess is probably yes. For
this National Women in Construction Week feature, Alexis Chastain spoke
with Utopia Hill, Director of Project Management, Procurement and
Construction at Invenergy.
Trend Watch: Contractors hiring, trading tech talent
As firms gather in Las Vegas this week for the 98th annual AGC Convention,
for the first time they can stay on for a one-day Technology Summit. That
simple addition is just one more example of how tech staffing and
leadership are gaining leverage.
Fluor’s Silvana Lara’s passion in project planning
To kick off National Women in Construction Week, BW reporter Alexis
Chastain speaks with Silvana Lara, Fluor’s global advanced work packaging
and workface planning manager, about her dedication to her work, her team,
and the industry overall.
New start: Illinois Tech engineers 2017 ASCE Concrete Canoe (pt 1)
Each year, teams of student engineers design, construct, and race a canoe made of concrete against other university teams in the ASCE’s Concrete Canoe competition. This year, we’re once again following the Illinois Tech team as they try to make it to Nationals.
Future City competition inspires next-gen interest in city design
Last week marked the Future City competition’s 25th anniversary, which
encourages enterprise sponsors such as Bechtel and Bentley Systems to
engage middle-school students in real-world urban design challenges.
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