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Discover Magazine | May 14, 2020

When the empire state building was completed in 1931, the 102-story skyscraper ranked as the tallest in the world, a beacon of American progress as well as a lightning rod for Midtown Manhattan. And the material that made it possible was steel - or so people believed until 2015, when Canadian architect Michael Green showed that an identical structure could be fabricated out of timber. Green was not proposing replacing the 20th-century icon. His plans are far more radical. Green wa...

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Ecobot | July 01, 2022

Ecobot, the premier digital solution for pre-construction environmental permitting, has been named a Silver partner within the worldwide Esri Partner Network after successfully graduating from the Esri Startup Program. Esri is the global leader in location intelligence. The Ecobot platform leverages and integrates with Esri's ArcGIS software to facilitate efficient, accurate environmental data collection for mandatory permits ahead of large-scale infrastructure projects. The E...

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NIBS | September 08, 2022

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) has developed an implementation and launch plan for the U.S. National Building Information Management (BIM) Program. The aim: To achieve a new level of industrial efficiency through digitalization. An overview of the launch plan recently was presented to industry leaders at an executive roundtable to accelerate ongoing efforts from innovative and forward-thinking organizations. A critical issue in the U.S. con...

PBC Today | August 11, 2020

Construction SMEs are leading the recovery in the industry, as they prove to be more resilient than their larger counterparts, according to analysis from Hudson Contract. Construction SMEs have proven to be more resilient during the economic downturn than their larger counterparts. New analysis from Hudson Contract suggests that large firms have cut 30% of subcontractors since the week before lockdown. SMEs appear to have recovered more strongly and are using 21% fewer subcontractors. Ian Anfield,...