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Utilizing 3D printers to build structures like homes and bridges seemed far-fetched as recent as five years ago. But researchers and companies across the world are using the technology on a large scale and demonstrating the cost, efficiency and resiliency of the method.

Heavy construction specialties across North America provided critical insight into many of the compelling opportunities and challenges facing them in the new year. They also provided a clear indication that technology can play a key role in providing a path to growth and profitability. Based on their input, here are five of the trends for 2019.

As a construction professional, you know better than anyone that sustainable building practices are not just a passing trend. Reducing waste on your projects is a sustainable building practice that can help contractors save both money and time.

When trying to get a big construction project completed and delivered to the owner on schedule, it's rare not to be at least partially derailed by obstacles. Examples of disruptions that have sent crews home in recent years include protests, accidents, extreme weather, material delivery delays, design errors, financial difficulties — the list goes on.

Like skilled fly-fishermen going after big fish, contractors want quality projects. Both fishermen and contractors must do what it takes to attract and catch what they want.

Technology powerhouses like Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet (Google’s parent company) have boomed far beyond their West Coast roots, ranking among the largest firms in the world. Their growth is not only measured in sales or market capitalization, but also in employees, scope of services and the facilities that are constructed to accommodate them.

The 2019 CISCA Construction Excellence Awards Website is now open for entries. The final day to enter your project is January 31, 2019. You may start an application and save it to finish at a later time. Enter as many projects as you wish!

Following an AD member owner vote, AD is proud to announce the results of the 2018 AD LLC Board of Directors election. Chrissy Nardini, President of American Metals Supply, Co. was elected to join the Board.

Reserve your spot for this year's Convention and INTEX Expo, to be held in National Harbor, Maryland, from April 22 to April 26, 2019! We'll see you then for a full week of education, networking and relationship-building!

OSHA has released its final electronic recordkeeping rule and, as the agency proposed in July, large employers will not have to electronically submit details about their employees’ workplace injuries and illnesses.