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2015 Construction outlook appears good — sort of
Carrick The economy has been slowing down, and isn’t growing as quickly as expected, said Alex Carrick, chief economist at CMD, formerly Reed Construction Data, during Thursday’s construction outlook...
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Morningstar relatively bullish on Highway Trust Fund and road, bridge...
General consensus in the building industry predicts high-single-digit to low-double-digit growth for nonresidential construction over the next few years, but Kristoffer Inton, a basic materials analyst...
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Star Trek-like construction technology
Chris McGrath/Getty Images Imagine yet another meeting to discuss the new building you’ve been hired to design or construct. But, instead of just sitting around looking at 2D plans and trying to “see”...
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The construction project: BIM, VDC and collaboration
“The best projects were always those with a good collaborative team,” said Roger Ferch, president of the American Institute of Steel Construction, at the recent BIMForum in Orlando, Fla., where he was...
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Fieldlens: Construction app encourages collaboration, communication
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on some of the construction technology on display at the October 2015 BIMForum in Orlando, Fla. The second piece is about NoteVault, the third...
View ArticleGOP underdogs address construction labor shortage, immigration
Editor’s note” Wednesday evening’s debates among the Republican candidates for President were hosted by CNBC – a financial news network on cable television. A transcript of the first debate is...
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NoteVault: Talk, don’t write, daily construction reports; Save disputes
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series on some of the construction technology on display at the October 2015 BIMForum in Orlando, Fla. The first part about Fieldlens is here. “Nothing...
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Viewpoint: Central document repository aids collaboration, efficiency
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on some of the construction technology on display at the October 2015 BIMForum in Orlando, Fla. The post focused on Fieldlens, the second on...
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The construction economy: Where we are now, and what happens next?
Three construction-focused economists discussed the state of the US construction economy in a panel presentation/webinar presented by CMD iSqFt at Greenbuild on Thursday. Kermit Baker, chief economist...
View ArticleContractors optimistic about 2016 construction outlook
The Associated Contractors of America released their 2016 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook Report today, and the results were fairly optimistic although the majority of respondents expect about...
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