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Bentley's OpenTower iQ Automates the Creation of Digital Twins for Telecom Tower Design

CEO Greg Bentley says importance of digital twins for telecom, water and energy infrastructure will grow

Jeff Yoders

Pam Radtke Russell

April 9, 2021

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The pandemic has forced many asset owners to demand better models and maintenance of their infrastructure assets, giving engineering firms an opportunity to be data curators and analysts for everything from water systems to energy grids, executive says.

Technology

Innovyze Founder Paul Boulos Discusses Why Firms Should Create New Tech

Jeff Yoders

March 9, 2021

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Innovator shares how industry can encourage the same intrapreneurship that allowed him to create tech company just sold to Autodesk for $1B

Initial Public Offering

Procore Re-Files for IPO, Targets NYSE, Just One Year After Calling Off Previous Attempt

Calif. construction-management platform technology provider called off first IPO last year

Jeff Yoders

March 4, 2021

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Procore files for an IPO, just one year after pulling its first attempt to go public.

State and Municipal Agencies Expand Use of Cloud Construction Oversight

Virginia DOT and City of Sacramento use PlanGrid technology for inspections

Jeff Yoders

January 27, 2021

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Virginia DOT and City of Sacramento are using PlanGrid technology for field inspections, among others expanding cloud-based project management tools.

Novel Fiberglass Girders Extend Life of Maine Bridge

Composite tub girders with no concrete reinforcement are also being designed for bridges in Rhode Island and Florida

Johanna Knapschaefer

January 25, 2021

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The Grist Mill Bridge, a 75-ft single span bridge in Hampden, Maine, is the first in the nation to use composite tub girders with no concrete reinforcement in the superstructure.

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Accelerate Innovation As the Pandemic Lingers, But Keep Your Firm's Adoption Rigor

ConTech startups need to clear a high bar and demonstrate tested, added value in construction

Cyrus Izzo Phillip Ross

December 31, 2020

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The pandemic is driving rapid change in design and construction technology, but the same adoption rigor that existed before it still delivers the best results.

Preconstruction: the game before the game

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The Future of Preconstruction is a Complete Data Journey

Tying estimation to actual costs and allowing each project to inform the next is the future of well-run projects

Wyatt Jenkins, senior vice president, Procore

November 20, 2020

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The preconstruction phase is not just part of a data-informed project's journey, it's a partial destination

PCL Construction's Nialli Visual Planner

Technology of Tomorrow

New Ways to Work Take Center Stage at the First Virtual ENR FutureTech Conference

Day one of annual construction technology conference shows that distancing, data availability are advancing tech adoption

October 13, 2020

Telematics, wearables, online collaboration, 3D model management tools and the ever-evolving ways contractors collect and use data took center stage in the first day of ENR's all-virtual FutureTech construction technology conference.

Technology

Informed Analysis and Integration Can Deliver on the Promise of Digital Twins

By using proper analysis, engineers and contractors can finally unlock the promise of digital twins... even those Death Star plans

Darren Martin, CTO, Wood

September 23, 2020

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The premise of a digital twin has become confused in an engineering and construction world with several levels of analysis and approval. How best does a fully digital representation of what will be a physical building or infrastructure asset illuminate its construction process? Is it really as easy as seeing how an exhaust port that goes right to a vessel's main reactor might be a problem?

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How Data is Helping Contractors Survive the Coronavirus

Tracking project data is helping contractors make better decisions during the pandemic

Ken Simonson, AGC

August 26, 2020

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Data from tech tools such as Procore, Smartvid.io and others are helping firms understand what's going on in state economies and work through the new restrictions. Some are even thriving.

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2020 Midyear Forecasts: How Construction Markets Will Play Out Amid the COVID-19 Crisis

ON DEMAND

This webinar will address how the markets are playing out in 2020 amid the COVID-19 Crisis. Top forecasters will share their views on the market prospects for the industry at midyear, both nationally & regionally, in the midst of these unique challenges. We'll also chat with a leading industry technology strategist about how the year is playing out from a construction technology perspective.

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Webinar

9/15/20 to 9/15/21

Online

Contact: Lauren Whitaker

VR for Remote Collaboration in a Time of Social Distancing

ON DEMAND

Virtual reality, long seen as a presentation tool for marketing, is being used more for actual BIM review and commenting.Panelists will discuss how they use virtual reality systems to perform BIM walkthroughs, make notes and annotations and even generate RFIs. We will explore how collaborating with others in the same virtual space—even thousands of miles apart—can offer value to any job, pandemic or not.

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Building an Effective, Integrated Construction Application Ecosystem

ON DEMAND

Tight project control and business governance are essential for growth and prosperity. But how do you stitch together your patchwork quilt of systems and tools, maintain the integrity of the system, and drive new working practices—all while running your business in testing times? We'll discuss how to build an integrated construction application ecosystem.

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Webinar

12/10/20 to 12/10/21

Online

Contact: Lauren Whitaker

Autonomy and the Future of Construction

ON DEMAND

Automation is critical for improved safety, increased efficiency, and easing the challenges caused by a global workforce shortage.

We'll discuss the different stages of autonomy, where the industry is now & the future of an autonomous construction site. Learn how new hardware and software solutions make it easier to enable connected workflows and manage projects remotely, with capabilities that include the wireless transfer of 3D designs and dashboards that show real-time job progress.

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Webinar

1/27/21 to 2/28/22

Online

Contact: Lauren Whitaker

PANEL DISCUSSION: Building Through a Pandemic

ON DEMAND

ENR BuildTech Pre-Event Webinar Series

Construction firms trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19 were faced with shutdowns, cautious re-openings and concerns that jobsites could be virus hotspots. Reps from Peacock Construction and Arup will explain how they have found opportunity in the pandemic by repurposing a system for startup and handover of complex new facilities.

Webinar

2/23/21 to 2/28/22

Online

Contact: Lauren Whitaker

Organizational IQ: Building Teams to Lead Tech Implementation and Change

ON DEMAND THROUGH FEBRUARY 22

ENR BuildTech Pre-Event Webinar Series

We'll discuss the best-leadership approaches to change, drawing on more than 500 case studies of construction leaders with advice about the right way to use change agents, communicate change, training, measuring adoption, and minimizing and managing change resistance. We'll also discuss practical insight for identifying and developing emerging leaders.

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Webinar

3/3/21 to 2/28/22

Online

Contact: Lauren Whitaker

PANEL DISCUSSION: The Value of Data to the Future of the Industry

ON DEMAND

ENR BuildTech Pre-Event Webinar Series

During the pandemic, companies had to improvise to stay connected with their teams and business development pipelines. We'll discuss that while success still comes down to focusing on people, process and tech, the lever for strategic innovation and growth through these times of disruption is now, more than ever, operational intelligence & data.

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Construction's Data-Driven Future

As we harness the power of data analytics to arm construction professionals with the best possible information to build a project, this group of panelists will share thoughts on how disciplined use of data analytics can drive process improvements, and what skill sets construction professionals should look to acquire in order to best leverage these new tools. By addressing people, process and technology, the panel will cover the major pillars needed to prepare construction for a data-driven future.