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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 Management

Spend Less Time in Business Development: Focus on Inbound Marketing

Supplement traditional sales techniques with lead-generating activities
Scott D. Butcher
Scott D. Butcher FSMPS CPSM
May 17, 2022
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There’s no replacing traditional relationship-building. It is a critical skill for every rainmaker, seller-doer, and business developer to master.


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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
Jeff 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
Fredric Plotnick
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

Brian Brenner
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
Jonathan Barnes
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?)

Mike Hill
Mike Hill
July 21, 2015
One Comment
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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History

The Fate of the Falls of Clyde

Greg Aragon
Greg Aragon
August 2, 2023
One Comment

An historic ship slowly rusting away is holding up development in Honolulu Harbor.


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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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Awards

ENR Shortlists Project of the Year Finalists Among Its 'Best of the Best'

Scott Blair
Scott Blair
February 17, 2023
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A key transit link, a collaboratively built hospital facility and a new event space at a historic temple are in the running for top recognition in project execution and impact


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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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ENR Midwest Announces Top Young Pros for 2023

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Annemarie Mannion
September 25, 2023
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This year’s Top Young Pros will each be profiled in detail in the January 2024 edition of ENR Midwest. 


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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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Best Projects

ENR California Announces 2023 Project of the Year Finalists

C.J. Schexnayder
C.J. Schexnayder
September 21, 2023
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ENR California announces the finalists for the region's 2023 Projects of the Year.


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Talk of the Rockies

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

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Top Young Pros

ENR Mountain States Names 2024 Top Young Professionals

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Jennifer Seward
September 11, 2023
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These 20 individuals under the age of 40 were selected based on their talent, leadership and service in the AEC industry.


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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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Judges Name ENR Southeast’s 2024 Top Young Professionals

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Derek Lacey
September 13, 2023
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ENR Southeast is excited to unveil its 2024 class of Top Young Professionals.


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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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ENR New York Announces Overall Best Projects Finalists

Justin Rice
Justin Rice
September 14, 2023
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ENR New York announced the 2023 Best Projects award winners last month. The contest's industry judges have also selected finalists for Best Overall Project of the Year.


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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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Best Projects Awards

Judges Shine Light on Excellence in Safety and Sustainability, Pick Finalists for Project of the Year

Scott Blair
Scott Blair
August 30, 2023
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Special awards for safety and sustainability, plus the finalists for Project of the Year in the Southwest region are announced


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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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Best Projects

ENR Northwest Announces 2023 Best Projects Winners

C.J. Schexnayder
C.J. Schexnayder
September 15, 2023
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Three independent panel of judges have selected winners in ENR Northwest's 2023 Best Project contest, as well as honorees for the Excellence in Safety and Excellence in Sustainability awards.


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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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Judges Select 2023 ENR New England Best Projects Overall Finalists

Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer
September 22, 2023
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ENR New England announces Best Projects Overall Finalists


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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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TRANSPORTATION

RFP Release Expected Next Month for $3B Brent Spence Bridge Project

Jennie L Phipps
January 13, 2023
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The Ohio Dept. of Transportation has released information for potential contractors looking to find work on a $3-billion-project to improve the traffic-choked Brent Spence Bridge connecting Covington, Ky. with Cincinnati, Ohio.


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The Sensera Scoop

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Sponsored Content

IoT in Construction Meets Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Job Site

September 6, 2023
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 IoT is everywhere, from the home to the construction site, and it’s revolutionizing the way people and businesses interact with technology.


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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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JRC Mechanical LLC Named ENR MidAtlantic Specialty Contractor of the Year

The Chesapeake, Va.-based firm will be featured in the December issue of ENR MidAtlantic
Justin Rice
Justin Rice
September 19, 2023
No Comments

 JRC Mechanical LLC is ENR MidAtlantic's Specialty Contractor of the Year. 


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