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White drone flying over an active construction site with cranes and concrete mixer truck, showcasing modern technology used for construction safety, efficiency, and asset tracking.

Eyes in the Sky: How Drones Are Revolutionizing Construction Safety, Efficiency, Asset Tracking

Technology & InnovationBy Erin Flynn Jay

Drone expert David Daly explains how UAVs are transforming construction jobsites through real-time progress monitoring, site security, asset tracking and emerging AI-powered technologies

Philadelphia Navy Yard

Philadelphia Navy Yard’s $2.6 Billion Transformation Sets New Benchmarks in Diversity, Sustainability

People & Project SpotlightsBy Erin Flynn Jay

Ensemble/Mosaic’s ambitious master plan for the Philadelphia Navy Yard includes a $1 billion diversity pledge and the creation of a LEED-certified neighborhood

Bi-polar ionization technology

Construction Industry Incorporates Bi-polar Ionization Technology into Building Plans

Technology & InnovationBy Erin Flynn Jay

Technologies like BPI allow buildings to reduce outside air requirements by 50% or more, resulting in a 20%-40% reduction in HVAC energy spending

Construction Hard Hats vs. Helmets

Say Goodbye to the Construction Hard Hat

Health, Safety, and ComplianceBy Erin Flynn Jay

With the construction industry increasingly focused on worker safety, more firms are embracing new-age helmets that provide better protection vs. the traditional hard hat.

Net Zero Accelerator

Green Building Council Accelerator Program Aims to Bolster Construction’s Sustainability Efforts

SustainabilityBy Erin Flynn Jay

The Los Angeles-based Net Zero Accelerator aims to support promising startups cultivating technology-based solutions to make construction more environmentally sustainable

Virtual Environments in Construction

The Metaverse Comes to Construction

Technology & InnovationBy Erin Flynn Jay

Contractors are increasingly turning to virtual environments to help with pre-construction, and as more of larger society leans into the so-called metaverse, the technology’s use in construction seems poised to grow

Post-Pandemic Office Design

Architects’ New Challenge: Designing Offices People Actually Want to Work in

Building, Design & ArchitectureBy Erin Flynn Jay

Companies want people back in offices now that the pandemic is waning, but workers aren’t coming in, leaving architects searching for ways to make the post-pandemic office more appealing

In-Demand Building Materials

The Most In-Demand Construction Materials Right Now

Construction & The EconomyBy Erin Flynn Jay

Shortages are pervasive across the industry, but experts say these materials are especially hard to come by—and may be for some time

Lumber Prices 2022

Why Lumber Prices Are Sky High—Again

Construction & The EconomyBy Erin Flynn Jay

The price of the essential building material has been on a wild ride since the pandemic began. What’s behind the most recent spike?

Cybersecurity in Construction

3 Cybersecurity Measures Construction Firms Must Take

Technology & InnovationBy Erin Flynn Jay

Keeping project data secure from cybersecurity threats is a moving target nowadays, but these three basic steps should set construction companies on the right path

Construction Supply Chain

3 Things Driving Construction’s Supply Chain Problem

Construction & The EconomyBy Erin Flynn Jay

Pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions are wreaking havoc on the global economy, but the pain is being felt especially hard in construction

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