Six Trends Driving the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry

In order to minimize change orders, increase efficiency, improve their return on investment and enhance the quality of their projects, infrastructure engineers and designers have turned to several new trends and technologies.  Digital twins, for example, are

Contractors’ Revenue Expectations Rise

Dive Brief: New data shows that U.S. contractors are growing more optimistic, mostly driven by a rise in revenue expectations. They also have better outlooks on hiring as business concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic lessen, according to the

Retailers Now Opening More Stores Than They’re Closing

U.S. retailers have announced more store openings than closures so far this year: 3,199 openings versus 2,548 closings, according to retail data specialist Coresight Research. If the trend holds throughout the year, that will represent a complete turnabout

Why Now is the Ideal Time to Renovate Your Office Space.

Have you been considering renovating your workplace, but muddling over when the right time would be? While it might feel like a low priority to take these steps during the current pandemic, where remote work has become the new norm, there is in fact no better

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 by creating environments and shopping experiences that entertain, that

San Francisco Nonprofits Collaborate on VR-based Construction Training

The program, which employs Oculus headsets for a real-world experience, is aimed at attracting young adults to construction careers. Groups of young adults stand outside in the San Francisco sun. They’re lined up behind two students wearing virtual reality

Top 7 Trends in Retail Digital Transformation and Innovation for 2021

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation is accelerating at unprecedented speeds across the global retail industry, requiring retailers to build adaptable, composable business models to scale in disruptive

Five Ways to Mitigate Construction Supplier Failure

Due to the large-scale, complex nature of most construction projects, supplier failure is an inevitability. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen new and more critical examples of supplier failure and, more than ever, we understand the need to be