Analyst Briefings, News From Around the Network & Verified Member Contributor Posts
With news making headlines every day in the built world, Analyst Briefings, News From Network Members, and Expert Contributor Posts help keep member connected and up to date.
In addition to our own Analyst Briefings, our Verified Contributor Program empowers members to submit analysis in their fields of expertise, while our News from Around the Network pulls updates posted by member companies from their company pages to help keep the network connected.
‘Invisible’ engineer? Not if Bob can help it
Thirty years ago this fall, structural engineer Bob Johnson was reading a
news story that mislabeled one of his role models as an ‘architect’. That
mistake launched a lifetime of professional evangelism that has educated
and inspired thousands of potential engineers.
Labor pains: Industry woos next-gen recruits
Labor Day Special: Even before the Great Recession caused countless
construction workers to flee our industry, skilled labor shortages were
growing. Today, with demand strong, the need is even greater. Here, we look
at efforts underway to address the crisis.
AECOM greenlights 2020 carbon cuts
Green Giant: An $18-billion, multidisciplinary player has pledged to shrink
its carbon footprint 20% by 2020. Home to many familiar industry names, the
LA-based multinational with 100,000 employees now seems bent on leading a
sustainable revolution.
Challenges fuel global Hyperloop competitions
Just months after celebrating a successful field test in the Nevada desert,
the newly splintered leadership of high-powered startup Hyperloop One is in
turmoil. Nevertheless, its own global contest to see who has the biggest
needs and best ideas is speeding ahead.
They got this: Newforma corrals cloud services
Cloudy with a 100% chance of increased collaboration. That is clearly
Newforma’s forecast for its new Cloud Services feature, now here after more
than a year of beta testing. Whether or not the firm is playing “catch up”,
customers are just happy for the backup.
Olympians leave with medals. Cities left with debt.
As the global spotlight fades in Rio, and athletes, families, fans and
media return to their home countries, Brazilian city must now ask the
question that all former and future host cities confront: Are the Olympics
really worth it?
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