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AI Has Promise for Construction Accounting

October 10, 2018

Construction is among the industries with the most to gain from bringing AI and other automation technologies into accounting.

Commentary on Critical Path Scheduling

Some Thoughts Heading Into The Next Construction CPM Conference

Maybe we're making a difference by recommending adjustments to software

Fredric Plotnick

Fredric L. Plotnick

October 4, 2018

We are having some success in nudging the software developers to serve our needs as well as those of their perhaps more numerous customers in other fields.

Commentary on Sea-Level Rise

Small Fixes Are Best for Boston Harbor Resilience

October 3, 2018

If you were hoping for a silver-bullet, big-infrastructure solution to save Greater Boston from the impact of rising sea levels, a major study coordinated by University of Massachusetts Boston’s Sustainable Solutions Lab released in the spring may have come as disappointing news.

McDonald’s restaurant CLT deck

Commentary on Construction Materials

Why The Code Must Make Room for Mass Timber

Lisa Podesto P.E.

September 27, 2018

While widely accepted in Europe, designers and builders in the U.S. have struggled to take full advantage of mass timber because of current limitations in prescriptive codes.

Inspection/Firstread

Commentary

Three Industries That Are Helping Drive Construction Companies Forward

Firms working in the energy sector can learn from other projects

September 26, 2018

Shale prices are driving new projects in North America, but how can construction companies keep costs inline with client expectations?

Commentary on Project Finance

Troubleshooting Construction, Through the Bank's Eyes

A bank's inspector relied on his construction project experience

September 4, 2018

What the person who controls the flow of funds should know.

Commentary on The American Construction Worker

Boom Times Didn't Win Construction Workers Big Paydays or Retirement Benefits

Labor Day 2018 is a celebration of work, not compensation

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August 31, 2018

Take a look at some of the trends and numbers.

Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway

Viewpoint

Public-Private Partnerships: When Will Reality Meet the Promise?

Richard Fechner, GHD

August 30, 2018

Industry expert outlines what’s stopping the world’s leading economy from becoming the world’s biggest infrastructure P3 market

BIM and GIS Integration. Image courtesy of Autodesk

GIS and BIM Integration Will Transform Infrastructure Design and Construction

August 30, 2018

Between every stage of the construction process—from planning and design to construction and operations—critical data is lost.

Writing About Engineering and Construction

A Guide For Submissions to ENR's Viewpoint Section

How to increase your chances of being published

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August 29, 2018

What makes a good viewpoint submission to ENR?

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