Traceability, Accountability, and Diversification Come to the Forefront as the Energy Sector Enters a New Decade
By Colin Beaney, IFS Global Industry Director for Energy, Utilities & Resources Prediction 1: In 2020, renewable/sustainable energy will attract 85 percent of all new investment but demand for oil and gas remains high. The first and most obvious change in the...How Smart Contracts are Reducing Inefficiencies in Construction
By Michael Matthews, Industry Principal, Data Gumbo The construction industry notoriously lags in productivity improvements and technology adoption. Its sluggish pace results in trillions of dollars in lost value – approximately $1.6 trillion a year. One underlying...3D Printing: The Real Possibilities for Printing Infrastructure
By Megan Kreiger, ERDC-CERL, and Eric Kreiger, P.E., ERDC-CERL 3D printers. You’re probably picturing one of two things: desktop machines printing plastic items often located in schools, libraries, or at home, or metal printers that create optimized brackets,...They’re Here and They’re Disrupting the Construction Industry
Seventy percent of construction companies believe that those who do not adopt digital tools will go out of business. Do you agree? This eye-opening stat is part of a Construction Disruption infographic recently published by Raconteur (shown below,...