Technology

It is estimated that 75% of necessary infrastructure in 2050 has yet to be built, roughly equating to 2.6 billion square feet of new floor space. The construction industry has an unprecedented opportunity to define and implement sustainable building practices on a global scale. T...

A four-legged yellow robot named Spot walks across reddish-brown dirt at the jobsite for HITT Contracting’s new headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. His narrow frame resembles a greyhound (though one without a head) and his flat back carries cartographic imaging equipment. Spo...

As high school and college graduates enter the labor market, construction employers face a timely opportunity to bolster their talent pipelines and shore up labor shortages. To remain competitive and ensure long-term stability, construction businesses must act decisively to attra...

As AI gets smarter, could it possibly be getting safer? AI assistants and agents are not new to the construction industry, but they are helping construction companies approach, implement and execute their health and safety plans in new ways. The Innovation Solution Center team at...

The skilled trades are at a critical turning point. As the construction industry faces waves of retirements, 41% of the current workforce is expected to retire within the next six years. At the same time, the demand for skilled trades workers is increasing due to the surge in con...

In 2013, Domagoj Dolinsek gained first-hand experience in construction project management, and with it, firsthand experience at managing certain inefficiencies: traditional, paper-based processes prone to errors. Driven by the desire to simplify these processes, Dolinsek—along wi...

Long supply chains. Dispersed assets. A distributed workforce. Multi-faceted and dissimilar projects. Federal, state and local regulations. The day-to-day challenges faced by CEM—construction and engineering management—companies defy any software system's attempts to standardize...

No, the new four-story parking structure at Legoland in Carlsbad, California, is not built with Legos—sorry for the disappointment. But the $20-million garage is definitely unique. The city of Carlsbad doesn’t want grey monstrosities blighting its lovely Pacific landscape, so it ...

PROJECT | Madera Cyber Innovation Center GENERAL CONTRACTOR | Bryan Construction CLIENT | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers LOCATION | Colorado Springs, Colorado SCOPE | Situated in the historic cadet area of the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Madera Cyber Innovation Center boasts 48,800...

In recent years, the AEC industry has embraced a wave of digital transformation, with global investment in AEC technology skyrocketing to $50 billion in 2023—an 85% increase over the previous three years. With thin margins and productivity challenges persisting—rework and siloed...