Jay Cashman

Autodesk | October 14, 2020

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the international expansion of BuildingConnected, a construction management solution that centralizes and streamlines the bidding process, and encompasses the Autodesk Construction Cloud builders network, a crowdsourced network of construction professionals. Owners and general contractors use BuildingConnected to discover trade partners and identify the right subcontractor for the job, and to solicit and compare bids – also referred to as tende...

PBC Today | September 11, 2020

Monthly construction output grew by 17.6% in July 2020, following the record monthly growth of 23.5% in June 2020, according to the latest ONS figures. The level of construction output in July 2020 was 11.6% below the February 2020 level. Construction output fell by 10.6% in the three months to July 2020, compared with the previous three-month period. This decrease was driven by falls in both new work (9.7%) and repair and maintenance (12.4%). The plummet in new work (9.7%) in the three months t...

Autodesk, Pype | July 24, 2020

Autodesk has announced its plans to acquire Pype, a DC-area based startup that has created AI-based software to manage spec books and submittals, documents common to the construction industry. Submittals are composed of shop drawings, cut sheets and other data, in paper or digital form, and are shared between engineers, architects, contractors and architects. Pype's main products, from what we can gather on their website, are: AutoSpecs, which creates a draft s...

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LJA Engineering | February 21, 2022

LJA Engineering, Inc. (LJA) is pleased to announce its further expansion in Florida with the addition of Five Points Design Group (FPDG) and Nancy Debs, PE. With offices in Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tallahassee, and employee-owners throughout the state, LJA brings a local presence to transportation and CEI clients backed by a significant depth of talent from 1300 personnel, 9 sectors, and over 300 services. Nancy Debs, PE founded FPDG in 2009 with an emphasis on roadway, stormwat...