ENR Midwest Editor and Associate Technology Editor Jeff Yoders has been writing about design and construction innovations for 16 years. He is a two-time Jesse H. Neal award winner and multiple ASBPE winner for his tech coverage. Jeff previously launched Building Design + Construction's building information modeling blog and wrote a geographic information systems column at CE News. He also wrote about materials prices, construction procurement and estimation for MetalMiner.com. He lives in Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, where the pace of innovation never leaves him without a story to chase.
With its facility monitoring beta program, Autodesk says it's unlocked the power of BIM to facilities management without contractors having to perform labor-intensive recreation of BIM data.
The construction equipment seller and auction house acquired a controlling interest in the online shipping exchange service by upping its investment from 11% to 75%.
Using lean principles and a modular kit-of-parts approach, the design-build team delivered Lakeridge Gardens, a 273,000-sq-ft long-term care facility, in just 13 months on a tight hospital-adjacent site while dealing with COVID-19 safety restrictions.
Standard & Poor's says design-build contractor on the $5.7-billion U.S.-Canada crossing faces substantial delays due to incomplete designs and unknown conditions on the project's Michigan Interchange portion.
US House of Representatives passed a bill to avert a rail shutdown by Dec. 9 that would affect construction and other industries, but the Senate must also pass it before the deadline.
Project documentation app has launched Impulse, a tool that gives managers insights about projects based on 360° scan information combined with schedule and documents or 3D models.
The Lincoln Park Zoo’s Pepper Wildlife Center lets visitors and lions get a little closer while also preserving the historic character of a Chicago landmark.
The British Antarctic Survey’s Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Program includes the largest building yet at BAS’ Rothera station—the 50,0000-sq-ft Discovery Building.