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AEC Tech

Lack of organizational readiness is biggest hurdle to artificial intelligence adoption

Managers of companies in the industrial sector, including construction, have bought the hype of artificial intelligence (AI) as a transformative technology, but their organizations are not ready to realize its promise, according to research from IFS, a global cloud enterprise software company. An IFS survey of 1,700 senior decision-makers found that 84% of executives anticipate massive organizational benefits from AI. 


Codes and Standards

Updated document details methods of testing fenestration for exterior walls

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) updated a document serving a recommended practice for determining test methodology for laboratory and field testing of exterior wall systems. The document pertains to products covered by an AAMA standard such as curtain walls, storefronts, window walls, and sloped glazing. AAMA 501-24, Methods of Test for Exterior Walls was last updated in 2015. 

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Designers

Jul 20, 2012

Global boom for hotels; for retail, not so much

The Giants 300 Top 10 Firms in the Hospitality and Retail sectors.

Jul 20, 2012

Firms bracing for DoD cuts

The Giants 300 Top 25 AEC Firms in the Military sector.

Jul 20, 2012

Gensler, Stantec, Turner lead ‘green’ firms

The Top 10 AEC Firms in Green Buildings and LEED Accredited Staff.

Jul 19, 2012

Renovation resurgence cuts across sectors

Giants 300 reconstruction sector firms ‘pumping fresh blood in tired spaces.’

Jul 19, 2012

Rental market pushing service, ‘community’

The Top 25 Giants 300 AEC firms in the Multifamily Sector keep four-legged tenants in mind.

Jul 19, 2012

AEC firms ready to dive into public projects

But the size of the pool keeps shrinking for the Top 25 AEC firms in the Government Sector.

Jul 19, 2012

BIM finally starting to pay off for AEC firms

In surveying Giants 300 firms about BIM, we went right for the jugular: Is BIM paying off—through cost savings, higher quality, or client satisfaction? Here’s what they told us.

Jul 19, 2012

Contractors finally ‘moving off the bottom’

C and CM Agent + PM Giants 300 Firms also taking steps to improve project efficiency.

Jul 19, 2012

The best states for a construction job

The top anticipated engineering and skilled labor shortages according to a survey of 2,223 construction industry professionals.

Jul 19, 2012

Suffolk Construction launches subcontractor development series

Professional certificate program to provide core construction management skills to disadvantaged, minority, and women business enterprises.

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