Telematics, wearables, online collaboration, 3D model management tools and the ever-evolving ways contractors collect and use data took center stage in the first day of ENR's all-virtual FutureTech construction technology conference.
Three major construction owner organizations—the Construction Industry Institute, the Construction Users Roundtable and the Engineering and Construction Contracting Association—announce their intention to form an alliance similar to airline code share partnerships.
Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. signed agreement to merge with New York-based construction management firm, John Dionisio, the investment group's co-founder and vice chairman, told ENR.
Women have made great strides in pursuing careers and leadership roles in construction, but more can be done to boost numbers, to make sure women have even footing with male colleagues and, particularly, to fight the industry’s racial and gender biases, said presenters at the Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference.
Along with so many other changes in the industry this year, the 55th annual ENR Award of Excellence celebration, which honors construction industry achievement, will be a series of virtual events taking place the week of Aug. 3.
Managing Editor Scott Blair has a passion for videography. He learned that television’s Telly Awards honor videos created across all screens—including ENR’s work posted on ENR.com/videos.
Back in January, when Pam Radtke Russell, ENR’s deputy editor for national news, started reporting the cover story on this year’s Award of Excellence winner Cris Liban, she tried to keep up with his hectic cross-country schedule.
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