Engineering News-Record • March 13 2025

The network effect: Forging and maintaining industry connections matters more than ever

Just like food and water, humans have a proven biological need to gather, so it’s no surprise we’re once again collectively showing up for industry events. And while the pandemic may have forced a brief pause, the rebound is indeed underway...

Construction News + Review • March 13 2025

When dirt meets data: How construction monitoring tech is transforming an industry

Those qualities that are uniquely human – things like craftsmanship, intuition, problem-solving – can never be replaced by a computer program on a jobsite, of course. Yet, many of the recent technological innovations are rapidly transforming the industry...

Emery Sapp & Sons • March 2 2024

The construction industry’s ‘keys to the future’? More women

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First, the good news: The number of women in construction-related jobs has been increasing since 2016 and is at an all-time high. The not-so-good news? Women still only make up about 11% of the construction workforce — and that number is cut in half for field workers...

Emery Sapp & Sons • September 6 2023

Suicide is construction's 'silent epidemic'

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Hard hat, earplugs, safety vest. Don’t forget a pair of steel-toed boots and good eye protection — and, of course, a sharp focus on what you’re doing. Yet, too often in this industry, safety concerns are limited to physical health, while mental health is frequently ignored or dismissed...

Clockwork Architecture • January 31 2018

Patients reap the rewards of 'healing architecture'

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I know a hospital administrator who would repeatedly remind his employees, "We're selling a service no one wants." It was his way of reinforcing the importance of making every patient visit as comfortable as possible. Because — let's face it — no one wants to go do the doctor. Ever...

Construction News + Review • November 7 2024

Minority participation goals: MBEs wary of GCs who game the system

While he certainly understands the spirit and intent of the programs, he makes no qualms about his frustrations around their real-life application.

“They’re pretending to help minority and disadvantaged businesses,” Thompson said, “but the very programs designed to help are hindering our growth.”

Hollis + Miller Architects • November 5 2024

Vista Ridge High School: Co-creating career tech education space

Instead of traditional classrooms, however, the district decided to pursue space focused on career and technical education (CTE)—not only to provide a new option for area students looking to make their high school choice, but also to reflect the changing attitudes on higher education.

Construction News + Review • September 6 2024

Record production, huge losses: Inside the multifamily mess of 2024

The multifamily construction industry in 2024 is really a tale of two data perspectives, which makes the bigger story a little confusing...