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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Wood may not sound like an innovative building material, and wooden skyscrapers might sound like a strange idea. The Bullitt Center in Seattle , for example, is made largely from timber on a concrete base. Architects are looking to wood—specifically cross-laminated timber—as an alternative to steel and concrete for high-rise buildings.

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Vaughan Buckley on Restarting a Former Katerra Factory

Pro Builder

So there’s this sort of balance of experience and respect for what’s being built today combined with the expectation for innovative technology and growth in the direction that we see it going forward. They stretch maybe as far as Seattle, but all West Coast for sure. Perhaps a better word for that is viable.

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Marketing Industrialized Construction to Consumers

Pro Builder

In a separate survey a few months prior, in partnership with the research, testing, and consulting firm Home Innovation Research Labs , 13% of builders reported they anticipate using modular housing in the next five years, while 19% found off-site, in general, “more favorable” after the pandemic than before.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Managing pandemic disruptions and getting projects over the finish line has required a well-tempered balance of leadership, creativity, and innovation to solve incredibly challenging problems. With his forward-thinking mindset, he continually explores innovative ideas and processes. Nima is no stranger to BIM. Katy Johnson.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

Business Facilities

Locations are bringing higher ed resources and high-tech businesses together to plant the seeds for market-ready advanced technology at incubators and innovation institutes, and to create the STEM-savvy workforce that will fill these new jobs. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

Business Facilities

N ew technologies and business models have the heavy/discrete manufacturing industry on the verge of an innovative new period that promises greater productivity and the potential for lower costs, according to a recent report prepared by GE. advanced manufacturing. MANUFACTURING SUCCESS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE. Photo: Enterprise Florida).

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Alabama got a turbocharged boost to the top of our automotive scoreboard from the Alabama Industrial Development Training [AIDT] program, an innovative leader in workforce training initiatives that specializes in developing on-site training facilities for key industries, including aerospace, ship-building and automotive.

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