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.
Missouri DOT testing solar-powered roadways
Follow the solar-paved road. Missouri motorists may soon have that option.
To kick off Year 2 of its Road to Tomorrow program, MoDOT will install
solar panels along historic Route 66 to see if they can generate energy,
melt snow, and even produce light.
Panama’s epic, wider path between the seas
Think the world is in decline? Depressed over intractable, global
conflicts, old and new? Well, then watch these joyous, jaw-dropping videos
from the opening of the new Panama Canal and marvel at the century of
progress upon which so many industries can now reflect.
5 Takeaways from Tech In Real Estate
While our panelists had numerous insightful statements, we put together a
list of five quotes that really stuck out to us.
Sky’s the Limit with New Drone Regulations
The applications of drone technologies in the built environment are vast.
However, until the FAA’s Part 107, companies who wanted to fly drones had
to, first, tackle a few challenges. So how have the new drone regulations
changed the industry?
4 Tips from Flux’s Emerging Architects Jury
We all know cities are growing exponentially. That’s why Flux recently
hosted an Emerging Architects Design Competition to channel next-gen
ingenuity into mounting urban challenges. Flux’s Jen Carlile polled the
judges afterward to gather their insights.
Calling All Hard Hats: Labor Still Lagging Demand
Despite a continuing stream of new work, the U.S. construction industry is
continuing to see its labor pool drain. Now, the latest BLS jobs report has
prompted AGC, ABC and others to express concern that the labor shortage
will soon hold the economy back.
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