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Written by: Bob Prieto, National Academy of Construction member | This paper focuses on construction education as opposed to engineering education, as the writer believes construction education presents some special challenges and opportunities. It begins by looking at the role of education in society and recognizing certain characteristics and objectives.
Written by: Raymond Volpatt, President, Volpatt Construction | Safety is a number one priority, and the team is always exploring new ways to drive home OSHA compliance while ensuring the safest workplace possible. As an industry, however, there is still a lot of work to do when it comes to using technology and data to prevent work-related injuries.
Written by: Shane McKenzie, Director-Veterans Program, and Sean Perseo, Ambassador-Outreach Programs, Sunbelt Rentals | Reentering civilian life after serving in the military can be extremely difficult for veterans, especially when it comes to finding meaningful, long-term employment. The goal is to align the knowledge, skills, and abilities developed during military service to work in the most significant way.
Written by: Joel Honeyman, Vice President of Global Innovation, Doosan Bobcat North America | It’s no secret that emerging technologies have improved the compact equipment industry. But what’s next? Ultimately, business owners and contractors will have a variety of choices for which types of solutions they incorporate into their operations, and at what time they do so.
Written by: Constructor Magazine Online Exclusive | Lift marks milestone in building shrine dedicated to future saint. When you lift a 32-ton cathedral dome, it all comes down to trigonometry. That was the final check made before teams lifted the giant dome in place on the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine.
Written by: CMAA’s PD Sustainability Subcommittee and John M. Palatiello, COFPAES Administrator | The world’s seven warmest years on record have occurred since 2014 and 10 of the warmest years have been since 2005. Resiliency has been a topic the last few years for CMAA’s PD Sustainability Subcommittee. This article includes a summary of the Biden Administration Fact Sheet on “Agency Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plans from Across Federal Government."
Written by: Deborah R. Huso, Creative Director and Founding Partner, Write Well Media | In the construction industry, building information modeling (BIM) plays a central role in leveraging data from both building models and company processes to dramatically improve decision-making capabilities, establish more efficient workflows, and reduce design and building errors and cost overruns.
Written by: Diane Nulton, Senior Environmental Project Manager, HDR, and Taylor Horne, Senior Transportation Environmental and Planning Lead, HDR | The U.S. environmental review process can be one of the most time-consuming parts of planning for a major infrastructure project. While important for safeguarding our communities and their future, the process can also be protracted and duplicative. Streamlining this process has been the focus of numerous efforts.
Written by: InEight Blog | The following is a helpful checklist of seven of the more critical capabilities you’ll want to have for your best project outcomes. Though some may seem like no-brainers at first as they’re fairly common in most contract software, you’ll want to pay close attention to all seven of them when you’re working with large capital projects.