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As the old saying goes - everything old becomes new again. Here in the design and construction industry, we can definitely see that there is a trend towards restoring, preserving or even faking historical architecture and exteriors. As desirable as this aesthetic may be, it usually comes at a high price in terms of budget and schedule.

Once upon a time the use of solar energy was seen as a cost-prohibitive fantasy that couldn’t really compete with traditional energy sources.

Call it a cliché, call it a proverb, call it a cautionary tale. If you work in construction, you know these five words pack a lot of punch: “What gets measured gets done.”

Over the past several years, many contractors—�۽�ֱ�� included—have begun integrating hardwired Virtual Reality (VR) headsets into the early stages of preconstruction and design, with most use cases centering on creating 3D renderings of Building Information Models (BIM).

The use of Virtual Reality (VR) is central to �۽�ֱ��’s digital innovation strategy and an increasingly hot topic in the construction industry. Following the success of �۽�ֱ��’s 2016 global Virtual Reality (VR) storm—a rapid collaborative sharing session—we have been steadily expanding our VR capabilities and implementation to benefit our clients and projects.

Check out how cloud technology powers our “Tech Tool Belt” for teammates on projects and in the office.

�۽�ֱ�� completes its largest continuous concrete pour in California at 500 Folsom St. The milestone involves 888 concrete trucks, 8,218 cubic yards of concrete, and 2.5 million pounds of reinforcing steel.

The sounds of childhood jingles and nursery rhymes are not what most people would expect to hear on a jobsite. Nor the sight of an ice cream truck. However, that is exactly what you will find if you visit one of General Superintendent Neal Ernest’s summer jobsites.