Join us for the industry’s best networking opportunity for construction IT professionals from around the country at the AGC IT Conference August 7-9, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Don’t miss the chance to hear subject matter experts discuss strategy and experience demonstrations that are pushing the current state of construction IT into the future. This year, we are focusing on the theme Emerging IT Trends: Fundamentals to Future, as we explore the trends within the construction IT sphere and its impacts on plans and visions for the future. Core topics will focus on Cybersecurity, Process Management, Cloud Hosting, and Technology (such as AR/VR, BIM, Drones, and Laser Scanning). Visit https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=420518&=&utm_source=naylor&utm_medium=tech-brief&utm_campaign=registration-now-open&utm_content=launch to view the full article online.
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New this year, Future Focus is a supplemental issue of Constructor magazine to be published in the fall, that will hone in on game-changing construction technologies and provide members the resources they need to implement these technological advances. Constructor is currently seeking member sources, willing to speak about the advancements they’ve made, how technology has changed the way they do business and how and why others should follow. If interested, please contact Jeanie Clapp, editor-in-chief, at (352) 333-3453 or jclapp@naylor.com.
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U.S. construction spending totaled $1.3 trillion in 2018. This investment supported a total of more than $4 trillion of spending throughout the economy. In addition, the U.S. construction industry has more than 7.4 million employees.
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The May/June issue of Constructor magazine is now available online and in print. In it, we recap AGC’s 100th Annual Convention in Denver, celebrate the milestone marker the CM-Lean Education Program has reached, deal with drone data and more.
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Autonomous construction equipment is already at work on some construction jobsites, and more is coming soon. It will change the dynamics of the industry and is projected to grow with a compound annual growth rate of 28.7 percent from 2018 to 2026, according to ResearchAndMarkets.com. BY HELGE JACOBSEN, VICE PRESIDENT — ADVANCED SOLUTIONS UNITED RENTALS, MEMBER OF MULTIPLE AGC CHAPTERS Photo credit: POP TIKA/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Visit https://www.constructor-digital.com/ngcs/0319_may_june_2019/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1484290#articleId1484290 to view the full article online.
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Early Bird Registration Ends May 31, 2019
BIMForum is a two-day, multi-track conference for AECO professionals, focused on harnessing BIM and other innovative technology and processes to address current and emerging issues in the industry. The 2019 conference in St. Louis, September 16-19, 2019, will highlight case studies of how the building community is driving quantitative and qualitative outcomes through the development of model-centric workflows that address the entire design-build-operate continuum. Visit https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=396095&_zs=BAlnc1&_zl=PKto5 to view the full article online.
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With the popularity and complexity of drone technologies, storing and analyzing the data can create challenges for contractors. Members and vendors have taken different approaches to turning that data into useful images and models. BY DEBRA WOOD CONSTRUCTOR MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTOR Photo credit: Jeff Roberts. Tukuh's Terry Pallotto launches a senseFly eBee.
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