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Revu construction software supports sustainable management in the construction sector.

Urgent action required: sustainability in the construction sector

Digital software solutions are an important part of the construction process, helping users to save valuable resources from the planning stage onwards.

Katrin Zeise

The ancient — and unusual — building material attempting a comeback: hemp

Emily Beyda

Is solar farm construction the next big thing in infrastructure building?

Emily Beyda

How to deconstruct a half-century-old bridge

Wendy Helfenbaum

5 Revu Workflows for civil designers, contractors

Troy DeGroot

Soil Construction: where — and how— building with clay thrives

Being a Construction Tech Firm in 2020: Balancing Internal, External Change

The Tech Behind “Smart” Buildings Technology

Videos

People, Projects

5 things welder Lashanna Lintamo can’t live without

Projects

The 5 buildings that epitomise Copenhagen architecture

Projects

The Five Buildings That Epitomise Brisbane Architecture

Innovation

Collaborative Working in Construction: Software Innovation Secures Scheme’s Success

Innovation, Inside Bluebeam

The B1M + Bluebeam: tackling Atlanta’s traffic crisis

Celebrating Sustainable Construction

Are Your Building Practices ‘Green’? Why It’s Time to Start

Construction accounts for a significant percentage of global carbon emissions, meaning builders need to shift to more sustainable building strategies

Bluebeam’s Contribution to Environmental Sustainability

Here’s a visual look at how Bluebeam Studio Projects has helped promote environmental sustainability in the AEC industry

Is solar farm construction the next big thing in infrastructure building?

Facing the urgency of climate change, companies like BP that traditionally invested in the construction of refineries and other oil production resources are pivoting to build in the increasingly profitable solar energy space

Is Sustainable Urban Design an Irreversible Trend?

With the world’s population set to top 9 billion by 2050 and increasing pressure on global resources, urban design will inevitably steer toward sustainable outcomes as never before

What Is the Price of Building Materials? The 2021 Building Materials Shortage

Innovation, Projects
Hamish Champ

COVID-19, Brexit and booming demand are combining to drive up prices f or the essential materials the U.K.’s construction sector desperately needs

Meet Deb Poteet, the woman behind one of Montana’s essential construction firms

People, Projects
Diana Kightlinger

The president of Poteet Construction sees rewarding opportunities for women in construction who develop their skills and deliver quality work

11 Revu tools to ease the snagging process

Tips and Tricks
Troy DeGroot

Streamline field documentation with these steps that will improve data collection and enhance overall construction project efficiency

Improved measurement tools help surveyors, enhance quantity estimations

Innovation, Inside Bluebeam
Frank Kalman

Construction professionals can now set scale across multiple drawings in Revu 20.2 and apply length units independently of page scale

Reading Engineering Drawings

Tips and Tricks
Hamish Champ

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?

Want more women in construction? Try ‘Returnships’

People
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Construction firms looking for new ways to recruit women might consider return-to-work programmes, which have proven effective in other industries at helping women re-enter the workforce

Will builders embrace mushroom-based bricks?

Innovation, Projects
Emily Beyda

Emerging research on fungi’s unique properties as a highly renewable material points to a possible future in construction

Using 5D BIM – a contractor’s view

Innovation
Hamish Champ

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.