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Got Bacon? AIA Members Seek Tech in Philly
This week, architects from all over the world are descending on
Philadelphia, where the late urban planner Edmund Bacon’s two sons will
entertain as attendees learn new technologies that will help them transform
tomorrow’s cities.
Infrastructure Weak? Yes, So Let’s Spend Wisely
As if we hadn’t heard, ASCE has issued yet another report chronicling how
deficient U.S. infrastructure is. But this national Infrastructure Week,
just back from NYC, our own Rob McManamy fears some big public spending may
be sending the wrong message.
Northwestern Engineers Approach Concrete 3D Printer Demo
And down the home stretch they come! Our favorite Wildcats from
Northwestern Univeristy Mechanical Engineering capstone class ME398 are
running short on time, but fortunately their project’s progress is rapidly
moving forward.
3 Things You Can Do with Lean Data
If you can measure it, you can manage it. If you’re practicing lean
construction, you know you’ll get the most from it when you generate the
following three key metrics.
Students Prep for ASCE Nationals Without Burning Their Bridges
After advancing beyond the regional ASCE Steel Bridge Competition, the team
from Illinois Tech checks in with their second entry. While they plan to
head out west for Nationals in Utah, the familiar mantra inside camp is
“Provo, let’s go”!
Still Chugging, U.S. Construction Hits Best Rate Since 2007
The U.S. construction market has been purring for so long that the roar it
made this March may not have been as loud and as emphatic as previous
exclamations, but the signs remain healthy nonetheless, both for our
industry and the U.S. economy.
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