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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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Firm Administration

Client Experience & Walt Disney: No Chipped Paint

Bringing Walt Disney's Vision to Your Client Experience Program
Scott d butcher
Scott D. Butcher FSMPS CPSM
February 16, 2021
Are you delivering as "promised" -- by the language you use in marketing materials, business development, proposals, and project management -- or are all the little things taking away from the client's overall experience?
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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
Jeffrey cavignac
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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Little Niangua River Bridge
An historic suspension bridge spans in a bucolic corner of the Ozark Hills.

Little Niangua River Bridge

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Brian Brenner
January 28, 2021
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With a hint of the Brooklyn Bridge, a little suspension span graces the Little Niangua River in the Ozark Hills.
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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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Best Projects Awards

Finalists Announced for Top Honors in ENR's National Competition

Scott blair
Scott Blair
January 28, 2021
Three projects have been shortlisted as finalists for Project of the Year in ENR's Best of the Best Projects awards.
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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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In Difficult Year, INDoT Accelerated Projects Due to Low Traffic and Saved Taxpayer Money

The Indiana Dept. of Transportation made 2020 a great year for infrastructure, despite its challenges
Jeff yoders
Jeff Yoders
February 6, 2021

The Indiana Department of Transportation took the challenges of 2020 and made lemonade out of them in the form of shortened projects and taxpayer savings. This department has invested in state roads and bridges at a high level for years and is ENR Midwest Owner of the Year.


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Texas-Louisiana-Stories

Texas & Louisiana Stories

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

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Texas Dept. of Transportation is ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2021 Owner of the Year

Louise poirier
Louise Poirier
March 1, 2021
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Despite the difficulties of keeping work going amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Dept. of Transportation (TxDOT) has more than $24 billion worth of projects under construction at the moment—the largest amount in its history.


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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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ENR Names citizenM as California & Northwest's 2021 Owner of the Year

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Erica Berardi
February 26, 2021
ENR California & Northwest name citizenM the region's Owner of the Year thanks to the hotel chain's innovative use of modular construction.
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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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Charlotte-Douglas International Airport upgrades

Forward-Looking Charlotte Named Southeast 'Owner of the Year'

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Scott Judy
February 3, 2021
From current work at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport to future plans aimed at enhancing civic mobility, the city of Charlotte is on the move.
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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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Owner of the Year: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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Eydie Cubarrubia
February 10, 2021

NYSERDA, which is running the clean energy contracting for the state, is a particularly crucial entity considering both Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s clean energy agenda and the "essential" status of utilities projects even as the pandemic continues.


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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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ENR Names citizenM as California & Northwest's 2021 Owner of the Year

Berardi erica
Erica Berardi
February 26, 2021
ENR California & Northwest name citizenM the region's Owner of the Year thanks to the hotel chain's innovative use of modular construction.
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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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ENR Regional Editions

ENR New England Launches Top Design Firm Survey

Surveys due March 15
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Justin Rice
February 15, 2021

May's print edition of ENR New England will include the annual rankings of the region’s Top Design Firms. 


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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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ENR Regional Editions

ENR MidAtlantic Top Design Firm Survey Goes Live

Surveys due March 15
Enr justin rice
Justin Rice
February 15, 2021

June's print edition of ENR MidAtlantic will include the annual rankings of the region’s Top Designer Firms. 


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