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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Reading Engineering Drawings

  • Project Management & Efficiency
The construction industry is getting up to speed with new design technologies, but every project starts out the same way—with a drawing. What are engineering drawings and how should they be used?
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Using 5D BIM – a contractor’s view

  • Technology & Innovation
Using BIM software on a construction project helps to ensure delivery is a collaborative affair, produced on time and within budget. Bluebeam asked Kyle Mattingly, of Barton Malow, why his firm uses the latest iteration, 5D BIM.
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What Is Bluebeam Revu?

  • Bluebeam Tips and Tricks
Bluebeam Revu enables architects, engineers and others in the construction industry to share and make changes to swathes of data and information on a project from start to finish, driving efficiencies and ensuring quality throughout
COVID-19 Construction Jobsite Safety

Construction Still Struggles with COVID-19 Safety

  • Health, Safety, and Compliance
The industry adapted quickly at the onset of the pandemic to make jobsites safer, but a recent study showed construction had the highest rates of infection among every sector
The Case for Biophilic Design

The Case for Biophilic Design

  • Sustainability
Biophilic design is more than just an aesthetic—research confirms a full range of health, environmental and economic benefits, according to a recent book
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Want More Women in Construction? Try ‘Returnships’

  • Project Management & Efficiency
Construction firms looking for new ways to recruit women might consider return-to-work programs, which have proven effective in other industries at helping women re-enter the workforce
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Marta Baron – Breaking Down Stereotypes

  • People & Project Spotlights
Bluebeam asked Marta Baron, BIM manager at London-based construction firm O’Keefe, what led to her choosing construction as a career.
B Corporation

Why AEC Firms Should Consider Becoming a B Corp

  • Sustainability
The designation requires that companies consider the impact their business has beyond profit, including environmental stewardship and a positive effect on workers, the community and customers
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How to Build in 2030

  • Sustainability
Government environmental targets are reinforcing the need to build more sustainably and efficiently in the next decade. A group of construction sector experts discussed the issue.
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Where Are All The Black Architects?

  • People & Project Spotlights
Minority representation in the architecture profession is woefully low, with the disparity especially large when it comes to Black Americans
The Champlain Bridge

How to Deconstruct a Half-Century-Old Bridge

  • People & Project Spotlights
A peek behind the scenes with those tasked with dismantling the Champlain Bridge in Montreal, Quebec, offers a glimpse into the complex, 43-month-long project
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Mechwest Operates With Millimeter-perfect Precision in Revu

  • People & Project Spotlights
The Australian 3D modelling and steel detailing firm ditched its paper-based process in favor of Bluebeam Revu, streamlining the company’s intra-office collaboration and strengthening its ability to operate with millimeter-perfect precision
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The Top Built Stories of 2020

  • Technology & Innovation
From exoskeletons to state-of-the-art sports stadiums, these were the top stories of the Built Blog in 2020
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From Roadside Waste to Repurposed Flooring

  • Sustainability
Where others see a littered landscape, one researcher in Colombia saw resources ready to be put to practical use as part of the ‘circular economy’