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Home » Blogs

Blogs

Marketropolis

Marketropolis

This blog is a hub for A/E/C marketing and business development insight.

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This Is Marketing's Moment
Marketing & Management

This is Marketing's Moment

Succeeding in a Volatile Economy
Scott d butcher
Scott D. Butcher FSMPS CPSM
May 27, 2020
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The traditional tools of business development are not available to us right now. So how can you develop business and create relationships when you can't be there in-person?
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Why Risk It? blog

Why Risk It?

Jeff Cavignac is president and principal of Cavignac & associates, a risk management and commercial insurance brokerage firm specializing in the building industry.

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Gaps in Insurance Possible When Using Staffing Firms

Some advice on a construction risk management issue raised by craft scarcity
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Jeffrey Cavignac
March 22, 2016

A scarcity of craft workers raises issues important in construction risk management


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Rebar Madness blog

Rebar Madness

The many facets of design and construction are all fair game for freelance writer Jim Parsons

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Transportation

Court Ruling Clouds Future of MD’s Purple Line

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Jim Parsons
August 8, 2016
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Monday, August 8, was supposed to have been a day of celebration for Maryland’s  Purple Line, as state transportation officials and the Federal Transit Administration would officially ink an agreement for a $900 million New Starts grant for the new $5.6 billion light rail system across Washington, D.C.’s northern suburbs.
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The Next Generation

The Next Generation

This blog discusses CPM scheduling, engineering law and other aspects of project management.

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Critical Path Method Scheduling

Don't Delay: Sign Up Now For The 10th Construction CPM Conference

Come 'kick the tires' of competing software, learn and have fun, starting Jan. 19th at Disney World
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Fredric L. Plotnick
December 20, 2019

There are three days of classes, plenary keynotes, basic and advanced training, claims prevention, discussion and hands-on opportunities with the competing software solutions.


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Crossing That Bridge When We Come To It

Crossing That Bridge When We Come To It

Civil Engineer Brian Brenner shares quirky views of the engineering profession and life.

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Beautiful photos from Central Park

Bow Bridge

November 22, 2020
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Some photographs of the beautiful Bow Bridge in Central Park, NY.
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ENR Blog Jonathan Barnes

Barnestormin

Barnes' ENR blog explores the risky side of engineering and construction work and his general interest blog Barnestormin explores everything else.

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Accidents

Why Fear is Good When It Comes to Ladder Safety

Doing a simple job on a house is fraught with peril
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Jonathan Barnes
September 6, 2017
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It's when you stop being scared that you screw up, I remembered.
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Bonds, Insurance and Other Reasons Contractors Lose Sleep

Bonds, Insurance and Other Reasons Contractors Lose Sleep

This blog specializes in bonding and insurance for contractors.

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Bark and Build - AVAILABLE: New Homes for Your Pooch (or Cat?)

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Mike Hill
July 21, 2015
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Give your family's dog a brand new home, designed and built by national and local design and construction firm teams! Only 15 homes will be built. Available in early December 2015!
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Evergreen Blog

Evergreen

This blog covers design and construction in buildings and transportation around the Northwest.

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I5bridge

National Recruitment Effort Starts for Interstate Bridge Program Administrator

Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
February 26, 2020
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Oregon and Washington continue the joint effort in restarting -- yet again -- discussions focused on replacing the aging Interstate Bride over the Columbia River, the Interstate 5 crossing that links the two Pacific Northwest states.
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Gold Rush blog

Gold Rush

This blog explores construction around the Golden State, with a focus on Northern California.

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Pechanga Resort Casino Expansion

Tutor Perini Awarded $285 Million Resort Casino Expansion Contract

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Greg Aragon
February 26, 2016
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Tutor Perini Corporation announced February 25 that its subsidiary, Tutor Perini Building Corp., has been awarded a $285 million contract to expand the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA.
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 John Rapaport

Tech-Savvy Contracting

Thoughts on technology, data collection, the coming BIM revolution and other subjects. Read More
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Information Technology

Why You Should Join the Building Smart Alliance in Washington, D.C. Next Week

Billions of dollars are wasted each year due to a lack of interoperability
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John Rapaport
January 5, 2017
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By participating in the BuildingSmart Alliance you’ll engage with other practitioners and add your voice to the future interoperability standards.
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Critical Path

Critical Path

Under the radar, behind the project gate, inside the executive suite. That's where ENR's editors and bloggers deliver their insights, opinions, cool-headed analysis and hot-headed rantings.

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Coast Blvd

Award-Winning US Projects Rise to the Top During Tough Year

ENR Announces the 20 Best of the Best Projects nationwide, selected from nearly 900 entries.
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Scott Blair
January 11, 2021
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After intense deliberation and discussion, industry judges selected the 20 winners of ENR’s Best of the Best Projects competition.
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Midwest Musings

Midwest Musings

This blog will comment on all matters related to design and construction in the Midwest.

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Legacy Award

Tall Structures Innovator Robert Halvorson Honored With ENR Midwest Legacy Award

Structural Engineering pioneer at SOM, a steady leader at Halvorson & Partners and now elder statesman at WSP
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Jeff Yoders
December 27, 2020

A structural engineering pioneer and innovator who has changed tall building design for more than 30 years, Robert Halvorson is ENR Midwest's 2020 Legacy Award winner.


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Texas & Louisiana Stories

Musings and stories from behind the lines from the editors and writers ENR Texas-Louisiana.

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Kenny Smith Wins ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2020 Legacy Award

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Louise Poirier
December 15, 2020
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Kenneth “Kenny” Smith has been selected as the recipient of ENR Texas & Louisiana’s seventh annual Legacy Award.


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Erica Berardi

California Views

This blog examining California construction will ask questions, give you previews of what is to come in ENR California and report on what we are hearing, reading and seeing in the state's construction industry.

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Glenn Ballard Legacy

ENR California Honors Glenn Ballard With 2020 Legacy Award

Erica berardi
Erica Berardi
January 7, 2021
Lean project delivery system developer Glenn Ballard is ENR California's 2020 Legacy Award winner.
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Talk of the Rockies

Talk of the Rockies

Project and people news from the editor of ENR Mountain States.

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Specialty Contractors

A Preview of the 2020 Top Specialty Contractors List From ENR Mountain States

Mark shaw
Mark Shaw
November 16, 2020

The full list of rankings, based on self-reported revenues from firms that completed our online survey, will appear in the December issue of ENR Mountain States.


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Southeast Constructions

Our blog delivers the latest news, insights, and opinions about construction trends in the four-state region of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

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Design-Build pioneer Preston Haskell

Design-Build Pioneer Preston Haskell Named ENR Southeast's Legacy Award Honoree

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Scott Judy
October 29, 2020
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The founder of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Haskell has been one of the design-build industry's most prominent and persistent promoters.
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NY Construction Central

NY Construction Central

Bringing you breaking news in real time from around the Tri-State construction industry.

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Presenting ENR New York's Top Young Professionals of 2021

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Eydie Cubarrubia
October 23, 2020

We had more than 50 nominees for the 2021 class of ENR New York's Top Young Professionals, a distinction awarded to AEC pros younger than 40 who've impressed with their service to the industry and their communities.


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Southeast Constructions

Southwest Construction Views

The Southwest Construction Views blog examines the current events, issues and challenges of development, design and construction in the Desert Southwest

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Firms of the Year

City of Las Vegas Chosen as ENR Southwest Owner of the Year for 2021

Louise poirier
Louise Poirier
Mark shaw
Mark Shaw
January 14, 2021

The city is managing several large civic and infrastructure projects that will enhance its traditional downtown area.


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Notes on Northwest

Notes on the Northwest

News, opinions and insights about design and construction in the Pacific Northwest, Including Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

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Jeralee Anderson

ENR California and Northwest Names Top Young Professionals

Erica berardi
Erica Berardi
October 26, 2020
ENR California and Northwest are pleased to announce the region's Top 25 Professionals Under 40 years old.
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New-England News Views

New England News and Views

News and opinions about design and construction in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

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Top Young Pros

ENR New England Announces Top Young Professionals

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Justin Rice
October 21, 2020

ENR New England is pleased to announce its Top Young Professionals for 2021. 


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Australasia: How I See It

Australasia: How I See It

We follow the South Pacific's 'New World' as ever bigger infrastructure projects unfold. And slightly farther afield.

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The Sensera Scoop

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Ready for Innovation

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ENR FutureTech: Demand More From Your Data

The presenters at ENR’s annual FutureTech conference in San Francisco May 30-June 1, cautioned the sold-out audience of engineers, construction professionals, venture capitalists and technologists that the construction industry continues to be plagued by inefficiency and a general lack of adoption of new technologies, although big strides are being made in sharing and managing data.

However, an upbeat air filled the hall as many touted three key improvements in delivering a connected built environment; ­cloud computing, mobile phones shifting computing access and low-cost chips and sensors enabling IoT.

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ENR FutureTech: Time to Get Comfortable Sharing Building Project Data

It's no longer possible to build according to the status quo
Jeff yoders
Jeff Yoders
June 7, 2017
One Comment

Our first dispatch from the FutureTech conference in San Francisco brought a common plea from venture capitalists, consultants and engineering and construction professionals.


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Mid-Atlantic Monitor

Mid-Atlantic Monitor

Written by the staff of ENR MidAtlantic Construction, this blog offers insights, analysis and opinionated takes on the latest news, trends and projects.

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Mullenex

Barbara Mullenex Named ENR MidAtlantic 2020 Legacy Award Winner

Perkins Eastman's managing principal to be featured in February issue of ENR MidAtlantic
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Justin Rice
November 19, 2020

ENR MidAtlantic’s 2020 Legacy Award winner is Barbara Mullenex. 


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The 2020 Top 600 Specialty Contractors Unveiled

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This popular annual webinar takes place just as the new rankings are unveiled. It invites leaders from top-ranked firms to talk about their takeaways from the year past and their strategy for the year ahead. ENR will moderate a panel of executives from the largest specialty contracting firms as they discuss the results of the 2020 Top 600 survey and opportunities for future business.

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