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Technology

In-House Owner Teams and Designers Can Increase Productivity by Fully Embracing the Cloud

No longer a nebulous concept, cloud collaboration processes came to the fore during the pandemic

June 17, 2021

Cloud services saved many projects during the pandemic, but designers, contractors and owners need to change their work processes to unleash the full power of them.

Environmental Justice

Will New Efforts Bring Equity to Communities Long Impacted and Underserved by Infrastructure?

Pam Radtke Russell

Debra K. Rubin Corinne Grinapol

Aileen Cho

Nadine M. Post

June 10, 2021

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inequities exist in all sectors—from highway alignments to industrial sites and wastewater treatment plant locations—but finding solutions won’t be easy or without controversy.

2021 Design Firm of the Year: ‘Obsessive’ Devotion To Clients Drives PBK

David M. Brown

May 29, 2021

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Despite the challenges of the pandemic, PBK, ENR Texas & Louisiana’s 2021 Design Firm of the Year,
grew in 2020 and continued to hone its four decades of learning center design excellence.

Obituaries

Influential Postmodernist Architect Helmut Jahn Dies in Accident at 81

German-born Jahn's work bridged two design movements and gained international acclaim for uncompromising standards

Jeff Yoders

May 10, 2021

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The uncompromising leader of Murphy/Jahn and JAHN Architects bridged two design movements and leaves behind a steel-and-glass legacy.

Design

Nearly 100 Top Architects and Engineers Enter ENR Midwest's Annual Top Design Firms Survey

Preliminary results already show nearly 100 design firms from 11-state region have reported 2020 design billings

Jeff Yoders

March 22, 2021

Nearly 100 design firms have already entered their 2020 information and there's still time to be recognized as a Top Design Firm from our 11-state region.

Water

Autodesk to Acquire Water Infrastructure Technology Provider Innovyze for $1 Billion

Cash transaction will be Autodesk's most expensive ever if it closes as planned in April

Jeff Yoders

February 24, 2021

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Autodesk acquires water infrastructure design and management provider Innovyze for $1 billion, plans to integrate it with Autodesk Civil 3D, BIM360 and other products.

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.

Tech

New Cybersecurity Threats Loom in the Post-COVID-19 Construction Landscape

Remote working may be here to stay, but the potential for new cybersecurity threats come with it

Phillip Ross Russell Safirstein

January 14, 2021

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As millions of design and construction professionals work remotely, opportunities for cyber crime increase exponentially.

Autodesk Expands Construction Cloud, Releases Build, Quantify and BIM Collaborate at AU2020

Company's annual Autodesk University conference goes all-online due to pandemic

Jeff Yoders

November 18, 2020

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At its first all-virtual Autodesk University conference, software vendor Autodesk announced three new construction cloud products, a partnership for electrical design and a new digital twin offering for owners and operators.

Top Young Professionals

ENR Midwest Names 20 Top Young Professionals

2021 class of under 40 honorees will be featured in January issue

Jeff Yoders

November 12, 2020

We can't get 2020 behind us fast enough, so here are ENR Midwest's 2021 Top Young Professionals.

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In-House Owner Teams and Designers Can Increase Productivity by Fully Embracing the Cloud

Will New Efforts Bring Equity to Communities Long Impacted and Underserved by Infrastructure?

2021 Design Firm of the Year: ‘Obsessive’ Devotion To Clients Drives PBK

Influential Postmodernist Architect Helmut Jahn Dies in Accident at 81

Nearly 100 Top Architects and Engineers Enter ENR Midwest's Annual Top Design Firms Survey

Autodesk to Acquire Water Infrastructure Technology Provider Innovyze for $1 Billion

State and Municipal Agencies Expand Use of Cloud Construction Oversight

New Cybersecurity Threats Loom in the Post-COVID-19 Construction Landscape

Autodesk Expands Construction Cloud, Releases Build, Quantify and BIM Collaborate at AU2020

ENR Midwest Names 20 Top Young Professionals

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