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Trending: The Rise of Prefab and Modular Commercial Construction Techniques

HardHatChat

This shift has taken place just over the course of my 27-year career as a commercial general contractor, and I expect prefabrication and modularization will become increasingly important – and used in new and innovative ways. Labor Efficiencies: Plus, on-site labor needs are more streamlined for prefabricated items.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

P83 Innovation Center campus conceptual renderings. Feeding this worker pipeline is Arizona’s university system that produces in-demand graduates specializing in technology and innovation that can quickly make an impact on these growing businesses. Read: Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona at BusinessFacilities.com. In 2016, U.S.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

In a widely accepted definition, Zero Waste is, The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.”. Governments in the U.S.

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Amtrak Plans $6.5B Redevelopment of D.C.'s Union Station | ENR.

ENR Construction

Environment. Union Station. Specialty contractor innovation. contact us. industry jobs. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types.

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Are We Missing an Important Element of Sustainability Reporting?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This year, the European Union finalized its corporate social responsibility reporting directive for listed companies, with rules being phased in over the next year. 1 ] In preparation for this new era, large publicly held entities and smaller companies alike have ramped up measurement and reporting around environment, safety, and governance.

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Utilizing computer vision, AI technology for visual jobsite tasks

BD+C

Jeff Danley Contractors 360 Camera AEC Tech Innovation Drones Building Automation Building Tech Building Technology Project + Process Innovation The Changing Built Environment Artificial intelligence is causing a stir in most industries, and construction is no different.

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Upcoming Webinars & Construction Events in May 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

It takes place at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square this year. You’ll develop leadership skills, realize career potential, and learn how to expand influence in a very welcoming environment. Join thousands of the brightest minds in digital construction to learn, innovate and connect in-person. Get more details.

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