October 2021

Tech
Adoption
Week

#TechAdoptionWeek

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.

Check back here every day for new stories and follow Bluebeam on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube for the latest updates.

How Federal Agencies Can Meet the 90-Day Digital Permitting Mandate—And Help Define What Comes Next

Technology & Innovation
Parth Tikiwala

Future Built: Why Mental Health in Construction Can’t Be Ignored

People & Project Spotlights
Frank Kalman

Are We Running Out of Sand?

Construction & The Economy
Morris Mertz

Sand is essential to concrete. And concrete demand is on the rise.

Changing the Culture at Cummings Electrical

Technology & Innovation
Mike Landers

How Bluebeam Revu helped standardize onboarding and document management

Hard Work and Consistency

People & Project Spotlights
Ross Ufberg

An interview with Lilian Magallanes, Technical Account Manager at Bluebeam

Enabling and Empowering Through VDC

Technology & Innovation
Mike Landers

Barton Malow Sr. VDC Engineer Steffanie Schrader helps make life better for project teams

From Zero to a Million

People & Project Spotlights
Mike Landers

How one woman combined her vision and experience with Clark Construction’s Strategic Partnership Program to guide her specialty contracting company toward their first million

Who Knew Parking Garages Could Be This Exciting

Building, Design & Architecture
Morris Mertz

Adaptive reuse in the age of ridesharing

Skanska Sweden’s Innovative New Digital Hub

Technology & Innovation
Ross Ufberg

The brand-new endeavor is devoted to improving how construction uses technology and solving for real-world problem.

The World’s Littlest Skyscraper

Building, Design & Architecture
Robin Chen

The building in Wichita Falls, Texas, stands at 40 feet tall and is a monument to human trickery

Technology as a Necessity

Technology & Innovation
Ross Ufberg

Interview with Professor Abimbola Windapo from University of Cape Town, South Africa

A Man of the Grandest Design: Architect Paul R. Williams

Building, Design & Architecture
Mike Landers

From designing doors to opening them, architect Paul Revere Williams defined excellence and defied racism.

The ABC’s of Building Demolition

People & Project Spotlights
Robin Chen

Remote-controlled robots make heavy demolition easier than ever before

Drones, Deliverables and Disciplined Innovation

Technology & Innovation
Mike Landers

Talking tech trends with Rogers O’Brien’s Italo Cruz and Sundt Construction’s Dominic Daughtrey

Hope on Alvarado

Building, Design & Architecture
Robin Chen

KGTY builds affordable housing in L.A. from shipping containers

“Bluebeam Is on My Business Card”

Technology & Innovation
Ross Ufberg

Paul Xuereb is a veteran electrical estimator in Sydney, Australia, whose business is booming thanks to Revu

Remaking London’s Skyline

Building, Design & Architecture
Ross Ufberg

Ballymore builds garden towers with 4,000 balconies

No Room for Mistakes

Bluebeam Tips and Tricks
Ross Ufberg

Revu helps UK contractor Forcia complete renovations in historic Piccadilly Circus building

Plastic Woods

Technology & Innovation
Rob Dunn

Engineering students create 3D wood with grains and color striations

Buildings Don’t Lie

Building, Design & Architecture
Morris Mertz

Building Science Expert Henry Gifford Talks Condensation, Energy Efficiency and Luxury Garages

Never a Dull Moment in Construction

People & Project Spotlights
Ross Ufberg

Texas A&M construction management student Andrew Lichtenauer talks AEC, tech and XCON

RAD Urban Is Trying to Change the Industry, Piece by Piece

Technology & Innovation
Ross Ufberg

An interview with Alex Tanguay

Consistency Is the Greatest Ally of Efficiency

Project Management & Efficiency
Ross Ufberg

How Bryan Construction in Colorado Springs set standards in Revu early, and is still reaping the benefits

Revu Saves Time in Major MTA Project

People & Project Spotlights
Rob Dunn

E-J Electric surveys 96 stations in 96 days

A Tale of Two Municipalities: Government Goes Digital for Plan Review

Bluebeam Tips and Tricks
Mike Landers

Snohomish County in Washington State and Westminster, Colorado set the standards for electronic plan review using Bluebeam Revu

The Future of Malls in America—or Lack Thereof

Building, Design & Architecture
David Shultz

It’s bleak if you care about retail. But death doth have its hidden profits.

Clark Construction Builds Community with The Strategic Partnership Program

People & Project Spotlights
Mike Landers

In 2006, Clark Construction created an MBA-style training and development program to help small and disadvantaged business owners expand their knowledge of project delivery. Thirteen years later, its impact is still being felt across the country