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The preconstruction phase is not just part of a data-informed project's journey, it's a partial destination

I hear from people who argue that I’m being too negative about the future, that real construction market recovery is just around the corner.

In my first job on a construction site as a young civil engineer, my boss didn’t think the Confederate flag draping the wall behind his desk was a problem.

In the engineering community, one small miscalculation or overlooked detail could prove to be disastrous.

The premise of a digital twin has become confused in an engineering and construction world with several levels of analysis and approval. How best does a fully digital representation of what will be a physical building or infrastructure asset illuminate its construction process? Is it really as easy as seeing how an exhaust port that goes right to a vessel's main reactor might be a problem?

Code requirement issues are deeply embedded in the construction industry and a perpetual source of struggle. 

Data from tech tools such as Procore, Smartvid.io and others are helping firms understand what's going on in state economies and work through the new restrictions. Some are even thriving.