Three-dimensional information, such as that provided by building information modeling, allows all members of the Building Team to visualize the many components of a project and how they work together.

Guide Provides Construction and Design Industry with Outline for Working in a Collaborative Model Washington, D.C. – November 5, 2007 - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) in conjunction with ...

In today's world, change happens fast. It happens even faster when driven by technology. The growing adoption of Building Information Modeling in the construction industry is contributing to a growing ...

Every few decades, the construction industry — in its “brute force” way — tries to come up with a better way of delivering to its customers. This is typically done through a new type of contracting ...

In today’s construction environment, volatility is no longer an exception — it’s the norm. Owners and developers are navigating unprecedented supply chain disruption, escalating sustainability ...

Integrated project delivery (IPD) started with healthcare projects and has now migrated to manufacturing. This design and construction delivery method incorporates lean construction tools in an ...

Whitaker says design-build initially arose because of demands by owners for a more efficient process and a single source of responsibility for project delivery. "That is why we are seeing ...

For decades, teams in the AEC industry have been working to put a dent in the productivity problem. The post-1960s industry drive, which McKinsey & Co. calls “the construction productivity imperative, ...

The 485-MW Birdsboro Power project in Birdsboro, Pa., is designed by Kiewit Engineering Group and built by Kiewit Power Constructors as an EPC project. PHOTO COURTESY OF KIEWIT CORP. June 5, 2019 ...