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December 2024 Issue

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Hot Shots: 2024 CE Photo Contest

Introducing the winner and finalists of Construction Executive’s annual photo contest. Individuals and firms, amateurs and professionals alike shared their most captivating construction snapshots, showcasing the essence of their projects and teams—and proving that a career in construction can be a picture-perfect opportunity.
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Office Spending Has Taken a Huge Hit

It’s no secret that the pandemic and the rise of remote work fundamentally altered the demand for office space. What will that empty space look like going forward?
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Setting the Stage for Growth

Will 2025 be the year that construction can turn the page and transition into a more sustainable path for growth?
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Ultimate Building Champ: How Justin Wren Went From Professional Fighter to Nonprofit Builder

‘If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try spending a night in a closed room with a mosquito.’ That Swahili proverb struck a chord with Justin Wren—UFC fighter, philanthropist, author, podcaster—and he hopes it will strum a similar tune for those in attendance at ABC Convention 2025.
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Departments
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Business
Build-A-Brand

By Grace Calengor

Think of your favorite pen: the weight against your fingertips, the smoothness of the ink on paper. Chances are you picked it up at a trade show and you remember exactly from whose booth you got it—proving that some of the most unique and impactful branding methods are often the simplest.

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Safety
Breaking the Silence

By Chris Hopper

The construction industry is facing a silent but critical challenge: employee mental health. One in four construction workers has admitted to contemplating suicide—one of the highest rates across all sectors. Companies can no longer be silent.

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Workforce
The Power of 'Why': Optimizing New Employee Onboarding

By Anne Lackey

Employee onboarding can make or break a new hire’s transition into your workforce. Here are essential tips to ensure the process helps new hires get up to speed as efficiently as possible.

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Markets
Hammers, Saws, Drills…AI?

By Ken Budd

At the University of Tennessee, Juneau Construction is using AI as a powerful tool to spot delays before they happen.

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Culture
Ready for Takeoff

By Jordan LeGras

Neurodiversity Works, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering neurodiverse individuals seeking careers in the drone industry, began as the passion project of a husband-wife duo—but all it took for the organization to take flight was determination and a bit of an altitude adjustment.

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Markets
Closeout: Mile-High Milestone

By Construction Executive

The Populus Hotel towers over the mile-high city like a scene straight out of Star Wars.

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