CURT Blog
Understanding the Construction Landscape and How Your Company Stacks Up
By Anne Hunt, Viewpoint As an industry leader, you’re likely aware of the many high-level reports that regularly come out from influential industry and governing bodies that provide insight on the state of the construction industry and where it’s headed. This includes...
Project Build Thyself?
How autonomous equipment is already changing the job-site, and what’s next. By Jeff Jurgens, Director of Product Stewardship, AEM Autonomous construction equipment offers significant benefits with respect to efficiency, cost savings, and safety. These machines are...
Blueprint for Workforce Success: Harper Industries Tackles the Skills Gap at a Local Level
Britt Hedlund knows progress can be a slow process, especially when it comes to attracting and developing the skilled workforce of tomorrow in small, rural communities like Harper County, Kansas. However, through her work as coordinator of the Harper County Transition...
Can’t Miss Moments from the 2021 CURT National Conference
The 2021 National Conference was a milestone event; it marked the 20th National Conference hosted by the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT). This year it looked different because it was hosted virtually, but most aspects stayed the same; 500+ professionals,...
The 2020 CURT Awards of Excellence
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SAFETY EXCELLENCE (CISE) AWARDS The Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Awards program was established to recognize commendable safety management and safety improvements of owners, constructors, and Local User Councils. Please join...
It’s 2021 . . . Now What?
Had we written this Blog a week ago, it would have been obsolete by the time it was posted. In fact, the Blog was mostly written but then on January 8, 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released December’s employment data and many of the predictions we had included...
The Tech to Tackle COVID-19 on Your Projects
Like other industries around the world, businesses operating in the construction sector are trying to figure out how to keep building while adhering to local government policies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While some business models easily adapted to a work-from-home...
Digital Twin – Why Two Is Better Than One
The idea of a digital twin isn’t new, in fact, NASA began using full-scale virtual mock-ups of space capsules in the 1970s to forecast the performance of machines in outer space. As the Internet of Things (IoT) gains traction though, digital twin technology is now...
CII, CURT, and ECC Explore Industry Alliance
CII, CURT, and ECC are exploring the establishment of an industry alliance to capture the benefits of increased content collaboration, better sharing of research and benchmarking learnings, diversifying industry sector participation, and maximizing benefits from...
How Prepared is Your Business if a Natural Disaster Knocks at Your Door?
September is National Preparedness Month. The campaign, which asks, “How prepared is your family?” was created to promote personal and community disaster planning during the month and throughout the year. As the nation continues to respond to COVID-19, the west is...