October 2021

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Welcome to Tech Adoption Week 2021

Welcome to the first annual Tech Adoption Week! Over the next few days, we’ll be exploring fresh ways to help you navigate change and ease tech adoption at your organization.

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Tech Adoption Week 2021
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Matthias Haeusler

Why Future Cities Will Need More Data-Centric Architects 

  • Building, Design & Architecture
M. Hank Haeusler serves as the Discipline Director of the Bachelor of Computational Design for the University of NSW’s School of Architecture + Design (Built Environment) and Director of the ARC Centre for Next-Gen Architectural Manufacturing and believes the future of design and construction is in unlocking the data that is already being created.
construction jobsite stretch-and-flex programs

Boost Productivity, Safety with Jobsite Stretch-and-Flex

  • Health, Safety, and Compliance
Just like professional athletes, construction workers would be wise to start each shift with a simple round of stretching. Here’s how—and why—such stretch-and-flex programs are a must on any jobsite
Robots-Feature

Is Construction Robotics the Future of the Industry?

  • Technology & Innovation
The construction industry lags many other sectors when it comes to adopting technology. Could robotics be the answer to the sector’s skill shortage and help deliver faster, better-quality buildings?
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Underground Living: Constructing Subterranean Homes

  • Sustainability
Homes have been created underground since prehistoric times, but with the climate emergency getting worse and the issue of land availability becoming more pressing, could we see the construction of more subterranean homes?
San Diego Architecture

The 5 Buildings That Epitomize San Diego Architecture

  • Bluebeam Tips and Tricks
San Diego may be a surfer’s paradise, but this beach town’s vibrant event spaces, literary landmarks and bustling border crossing make it ideal for any architectural enthusiast
DigitalSuccessMMC-Feature

Why Digital Success Is Baked into MMC

  • Technology & Innovation
There is much focus on transforming existing construction processes with technology. For MMC, software solutions are built in from the start.
Bluebeam's David Rekker

Inside Bluebeam: David Rekker

  • Bluebeam Tips and Tricks
Responsible for overseeing Bluebeam’s customers throughout Canada, David Rekker credits his proclivity for building long-lasting relationships as the key to his success
Lloyd Companies

How Lloyd Companies Endures as a Family-Run Construction Business

  • People & Project Spotlights
Started as a small, husband-and-wife business in the 1970s, the company now manages some 2.2 million square feet of commercial properties across the greater South Dakota region; here’s how the family enterprise is planning for its third generation of owners
Aquarium Construction and Design

Dive Deep into the World of Aquarium Construction

  • Building, Design & Architecture
Designing and building spaces for humans to experience underwater wonders requires tremendous knowledge of how thousands of fish species exist in their natural habitats
Architect Leslie Saul

What Makes Architect Leslie Saul Tick?

  • Building, Design & Architecture
The principal of a Boston-area architecture and design firm, Saul is doing her part to bring more women into the industry
The-Six-Feature

Meet the Architect Designing Housing for LA Vets

  • Building, Design & Architecture
The award-winning architect has a unique outlook on design, which she says may be best exemplified in one of her most recent projects: a veterans housing complex in Los Angeles
Window/Door Contractors Bluebeam Revu

How Window/Door Contractors Can Best Use Bluebeam Revu

  • Bluebeam Tips and Tricks
What are window and door suppliers doing in Bluebeam to finish the job faster? Here are a few tools to count, detail and install windows and doors for both residential and large commercial construction projects
Green Concrete in Construction

Can Construction Solve Its Concrete Conundrum?

  • Sustainability
Concrete is the most common material used in construction, but manufacturing its primary binder—Portland cement—causes greenhouse gas emissions, putting pressure on the industry to find a more environmentally sustainable solution
Seawalls-Feature

Is Concrete Seawall Construction the Answer to Coastal Threats?

  • Sustainability
Rising tidal activity, in part driven by climate change, increasingly threatens coastal communities. Officials are assessing shore defenses around the country, including considering seawalls. But are such structures the answer, or are there more effective alternatives?
Electric Construction Tools

Construction Equipment Undergoes a Power Shift

  • Technology & Innovation
The evolution from diesel to electric offers advantages that include lower fuel consumption and emissions—and improved ownership cost and health
RFI-Feature

What Is an RFI in Construction?

  • Project Management & Efficiency
Contractors undertaking a building project need to know who can supply them with the materials to complete the job, at what price and when. This is where a request for information (RFI) comes in.
EngineersNetZero-Feature

What Can Engineers Do To Strive Toward Net-Zero Engineering?

  • Sustainability
Engineers have a crucial role to play in making the built environment greener, particularly when it comes to delivering infrastructure that impacts the world around us. In an interview with Bluebeam, expert Tim Chapman of Arup and the Institution of Civil Engineers spells out what needs to be done.
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Using Cryptocurrency and Blockchain To Manage Construction Cash Flows

  • Technology & Innovation
The collapse of contracting giant Carillion offered a lesson for the construction sector. It reminded the industry of the need to carry out jobs for the right amount of money and to maintain good cash flow. It has also led to the sector looking at new technologies such as cryptocurrency to smooth out cash flow issues.
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What Is Embodied Carbon in Construction and How Can It Be Reduced?

  • Sustainability
The construction industry needs to address not only the operational carbon of a building – what it emits throughout its use – but the embodied carbon in buildings, which is linked to the materials used to deliver it, along with the construction activity itself.