Built | The Bluebeam Blog

Reimagining New York City Post-Pandemic Construction

NYC’s Business District Re-Think Could Be a Boon for Local Construction Firms

New York City has initiated a plan to reimagine its commercial business districts for a post-pandemic world, a development that would inject local-area construction firms with fresh opportunity in the years ahead

Katie Morell

Go Inside the ‘World’s First’ Bikeable Building

Emily Beyda

What Are the Next-Generation Construction Skills?

Matt Wheelis

This Unlikely Construction Material Also Tastes Great on Burgers

Emily Beyda

How to Design Workspaces—Or Any Interior—With Bluebeam

Troy DeGroot

The Metaverse Comes to Construction

Erin Flynn Jay

How Construction Firms Can Bolster Cybersecurity

Can Bamboo Construction Replace Timber and Steel?

From Flight Attendant to Crane Operator in Under a Year

Videos

Projects

The 5 Buildings That Epitomize Copenhagen Architecture

People

How One Engineer Is Dismantling Stereotypes of Women in Construction

Innovation, Tips and Tricks

Quantity Takeoffs Are the Best Kept Secret in Bluebeam Revu

Projects

The 5 Buildings That Epitomize San Diego Architecture

Inside Gothenburg’s $100 Billion Sustainable Building Spree

The Breathtaking Austin Waterfront Skyscraper Set to Be Texas’ Tallest

Projects
Emily Beyda

They say everything is bigger in Texas. And in 2026, when Austin’s new Waterline mixed-use project officially opens, it will lay claim to being the tallest building in the state. Take a peek inside its compelling design

This Free Tool Aims to Help Small Contractors with Jobsite Safety

Projects
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

In construction, there can be a disconnect between safety culture, companies’ stated commitment to safety and the safety climate—the ‘shared perceptions’ about whether safety policies and procedures should be followed

9 Priorities for Construction Technology for 2023 – And Beyond

Innovation
Hamish Champ

Some construction firms are well down the path toward a technologically enhanced future, with robots, drones, cloud-based resources and acres of software. But others have work to do. So what should they be thinking about?

Implementing New Construction Tech Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Innovation, Tips and Tricks
Frank Kalman

Despite the temptation to implement a new technology quickly, it’s important that there are practices in place to ensure the tool is evolving in the long run

Building Material Lead Times Are a Major Problem Right Now. Here’s Why.

Projects
Diana Kightlinger

Extended and uncertain lead times are turning bidding and building into a tiresome puzzle of constantly changing pieces—and it’s unclear when the headache will end

Celebrating—And Learning From—Bluebeam After 20 Years

Inside Bluebeam
Don Jacob

Don Jacob, Bluebeam’s co-founder, reflects on the lessons learned from starting a scrappy company in a garage in 2002 that has grown into a global enterprise helping construction industry customers all over the world work more efficiently

What If the Moon Were a Luxury Resort?

Projects
Emily Beyda

Moon World Resorts wants people to vacation on the moon—but instead of sending travelers into space, it aims to replicate the experience here on Earth