Tag: data
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BSR’s data management is manual and ‘not viable’
“My very hard-working colleagues inside the BSR are having to manually segregate data the whole time to best understand where to put their efforts. That is an unnecessary amount of bureaucracy that has nothing to do with safety, and if we radically improve it, will enable more houses to get built, more applications to be…
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The power of project data: a contractor boardroom view
Contractors should be collecting data on every site, writes Paul Gandy. You can use that information to run your project, and your business, better. Using historic project data, AI tools can identify performance trends, predict likely outcomes and flag early warning signs Paul Gandy, CIOB president View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Experts Call for Better Use of OSHA Injury Data to Prevent Workplace Accidents
Each year, millions of U.S. workers are injured on the job, yet the full scope of workplace injuries remains unclear. A recent article published in the American Journal of Public Health highlights the gaps in current injury reporting systems — and proposes a new path forward. In their March 2025 paper, Dr. David Michaels of…
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How Structured Data Unlocks AI’s Full Potential in Construction Projects
Most construction sites still operate with a patchwork of tools—updates shared via messaging apps, paper checklists and cloud folders that are often days out of date. With information fragmented and delayed, artificial intelligence (AI) feels disconnected from the realities of daily work. Until data is current, complete and centralized, AI remains a theoretical promise rather…
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Meta, Silicon Ranch partner on solar farm for South Carolina data center
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Social media giant Meta will partner with solar and community energy infrastructure company Silicon Ranch to bring a 100-megawatt solar farm to South Carolina to help power Meta’s data center in the state, Silicon Ranch…
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Henderson Companies Opens D.C. Office for Data Center Market
Henderson Companies is proud to announce the opening of an office in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Chantilly, Va., its 15th office nationwide. The new office serves as a regional base for its two subsidiaries: Henderson Engineers, whose focus is building systems design, and Henderson Building Solutions, which specializes in design-build construction management and commissioning. It’s a move…
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Henderson Companies Opens D.C. Office for Data Center Market
Henderson Companies is proud to announce the opening of an office in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Chantilly, Va., its 15th office nationwide. The new office serves as a regional base for its two subsidiaries: Henderson Engineers, whose focus is building systems design, and Henderson Building Solutions, which specializes in design-build construction management and commissioning. It’s a move…
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Earnings roundup: Data centers buoy builders’ bottom line
The demand for data centers and related infrastructure to support the artificial intelligence boom continues to balloon, leaders of major public construction firms said in the latest round of earnings calls. With some election-related fog clearing, builders have more insight into the priorities of President Donald Trump, as well as other new administrations around the…
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Building New Data Bridges in AEC
The AEC sector’s longstanding problem is the lack of data flow among processes and project participants. We’ve tried to fix it with shared file repositories, shared BIM models, and APIs that enable software data exchange. Despite new AI tools, the issue remains. But there may be a solution. Anthropic released MCP (Model Context Protocol) in…
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Data centers, public works boost backlog, but confidence cracks
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog increased to 8.8 months in July, up 0.4 months from a year ago, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted July 24 to Aug. 4. Backlog increased year-over-year in every region…