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Stakeholders should embrace the goal-aligning power of OKRs when considering the use of digital twins on their projects

Unlocking the power of digital twins: Maximizing success with OKRs

In the fast-paced world of digital transformation, organizations from all industries are embracing innovative technologies to revolutionize their operations. One such technology...
July 17, 2023
VIATechnik VDC Maturity Curve

VDC maturity and the key to driving better, more predictable outcomes

“It's just more data.” … “More acronyms.” ... “More 3D and 4D and 5D or... who even knows?” If that's someone's response when introduced to virtual design and construction...
April 19, 2022
Getting diversity, equity, and inclusion going in AEC firms

Getting diversity, equity, and inclusion going in AEC firms

As the awareness of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion continues to grow, the conversation must evolve from simply why this needs to be done to also include ‘how’ this should be...
Sept. 28, 2021
Drive Through

Retail expectations vs reality in 2021

In the Retailing universe, Experiential Retail has been a buzz phrase for years. Brick-and-mortar stores were going to stave off the rush of customers toward alternative shopping...
March 2, 2021
Erol Ahmed

Agility is the game-changer in the post-COVID world

Since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and our varied responses to it, it has become commonplace to hear people talk about an anticipated “post-COVID” world or, more frequently...
Nov. 23, 2020
Retail Mike Pertucci

The coming automation of retail brick and mortar

Today the average person hardly needs to be reminded that the world is changing rapidly, and that adaptability is a necessity. We all see it around us and feel its impact every...
Nov. 17, 2020
Smart buildings stand on good data

Smart buildings stand on good data

Technology has always been about being smarter, but it wasn’t until 1995 that the word “smart” was seamlessly attached to an individual piece of technology - the smartphone. ...
Oct. 1, 2020
Photo Credit Pop & Zebra

Building pride: A Reflection of LGBTQ rights in construction

It has taken 56 years for the 1964 Civil Rights Act to finally protect civil rights for all. On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ individuals cannot be fired ...
July 15, 2020