AGC is excited to announce its 2020 AGC IT Conference for Construction Professionals, scheduled for August 4-6, 2020, and seeks speakers to contribute to this outstanding event. All proposals must be submitted online using this link by Friday, April 17, 2020. Our goal is to offer attendees fresh, cutting-edge information to enhance their conference experience and provide great learning and takeaways along with premier networking and collaboration opportunities. This year, the conference theme is Accelerate, Innovate, Collaborate and is organized into General Sessions and Breakout Sessions focused on four (4) tracks: Technical/Core IT, Process Management and Productivity, Professional Development and BIM/VDC.
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AGC of America has assembled general guidance and links to information from our federal agency partners and health organizations. AGC will continue to monitor the situation and update the information on this page accordingly.
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Construction firms are already taking steps to protect employees, most of whom already wear protective equipment, while halting work will undermine efforts to add hospital capacity
The chief executive officer of AGC of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to steps being taken to put in place arbitrary halts to construction activity in certain parts of the country.
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Life is a highway, as that Tom Cochrane song goes (can you believe it’s almost 30 years old?). And as work continues in Washington over transportation reauthorization and AGC looks to merge new talent into its convoy of collaborators, incoming president Bob Lanham intends to "ride it all year long" to the benefit of the association. Meet Lanham in our March/April cover story.
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Mobility and real-time access to information are changing the game when it comes to construction workforce management. While many companies have developed applications that field workers can access via mobile devices for data entry, they only solve part of the problem and still require workers to take time away from their job to access and record information.
BY MATTHEW RAMAGE, TRIMBLE
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Construction technology is undoubtedly one of the most exciting pockets of innovation in today’s economy. Funding in U.S.-based construction technology startups surged by 324 percent to nearly $3.1 billion in 2018, compared with $731 million in 2017, according to Crunchbase data. Investment spans hardware, software, AI and other exciting technologies.
BY PETER MAGLATHLIN
CO-FOUNDER AND CFO OF TRADE HOUNDS
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One of AGC of America’s key focus areas for the foreseeable future is its Future Focus initiative. This initiative is premised on the fact that the commercial construction industry is on the brink of some very profound changes. The point is to track those changes and develop programming and educational materials to help member firms profit from them.
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When to launch technology and how to stick the landing
Digital tools have revolutionized the way AGC members plan, deliver and manage construction projects. However, implementing the right tools across the construction lifecycle and driving company-wide adoption remains a challenge for many firms. Matt Hedke and Alan Todd, senior virtual design and construction (VDC) managers from Barton Malow Co. of Southfield, Michigan, a member of AGC of Michigan and Chicagoland AGC, discuss how to approach training, integration and software selection to stick the landing and drive success across an organization.
BY DEBRA WOOD
Photo credit: Barton Malow co.
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The information contained in these articles represents the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of AGC of America.
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