With diversity and inclusive policies providing quantifiable benefits, construction companies sharpen their focus on LGBTQ+ employee recruitment and retention
As cities clamor for ways to improve transportation infrastructure and delivery of services such as power and water, digital models are being touted as a way for planners to try out different scenarios in the virtual world.
Nepal’s devastating April 2015 earthquake and its many aftershocks killed nearly 9,000 people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes. Immediately after the quake, volunteer engineers with nonprofit Miyamoto Relief quickly mobilized.
Compared to traditional desktop-based review methods, construction novices with less than three years of experience in the industry were able to double their ability to spot design errors in a 3D model using an immersive virtual reality interface, according to a new study released by the Construction Industry Institute at its annual conference in San Diego last month.
Three projects have been selected as finalists for Global Project of the Year.that excelled in design and construction quality, innovations, safety performance, community benefit and overcoming challenges.