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Cloud-based system quickly pulls relevant design details from past projects, speeding preparation of design drawings and buildable 3D models.

First came the French. A syndicate led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat who had led construction of the Suez Canal, began excavating a channel through Central America in 1881.

When Hilti announced its Nuron battery platform in 2021, there were open questions on whether its commitment to a single 22-Volt battery format would hold as it moved into more demanding applications normally dominated by corded and gas-powered tools.

Bedrock Robotics, in partnership with Sundt Construction, is automating excavators for heavy civil site preparation for a 130-acre manufacturing facility project.

Boston’s first mixed-use air rights development above the Massachusetts Turnpike in more than four decades reknits the Back Bay and Fenway neighborhoods with a half-acre public park constructed directly above an active highway and MBTA rail lines.

Phase 1B East of the Des Moines International Airport terminal expansion, a $600 million program that includes a new parking garage, is set to begin in spring 2026. 

Boston’s first all-electric public school, the 175,000-sq-ft LEED Platinum building was constructed under the city’s Green New Deal for Boston Public Schools.

Perched on a 23-acre site atop Lookout Mountain, the new Tekakapimək Contact Station invites visitors to explore the 87,563-acre Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in north-central Maine, showcasing its peaks and rivers, its night skies and wildlife.

This project adds 8.5 km of dual, four-lane highway and 2.4 km of related carriageways to connect one of Bahrain’s busiest traffic corridors.

This year, 32 projects—located in 24 countries—are recognized as exemplary examples of innovation, quality and hurdles overcome in global design and construction.