Now in its 12th year, the AGC IT Conference provides attendees with a unique opportunity to engage with fellow construction IT professionals from around the country and learn first-hand how to better implement and utilize cutting-edge tools to make their organizations more productive and efficient. The focus of this year's conference will be on Process Management for Productivity and the use of Emerging Technologies and VDC (Visual Design and Construction). Additional sessions will cover topics such as: 

• Data visualization

• Cloud migration

• The role of IT in your organization

Bringing innovative technology to the jobsite isn’t a new idea, but from artificial intelligence to drones, technology keeps evolving. Jobsites should do the same. In fact, a common question in the construction industry is, “How can we drive productivity?”

 

Construction employment increased in 329 out of 358 metro areas between April and May as a new survey finds that two-thirds of highway construction firms had at least one crash in the past year at highway work zones they operate. Officials with the Associated General Contractors of America and HCSS, which conducted the survey, urged drivers to slow down and be aware while driving through highway work zones during their summer travels.

 

“As industry employment increases, it is safe to assume that more people are working in highway work zones that are typically close to moving traffic,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “And it is important to remember that any time your job site is just a few feet away from fast moving traffic, danger is never far away.”

Virtual reality training turns monologue into dialogue 

It can be difficult for a construction worker to visualize what kinds of hazards they’ll face on a jobsite when they’re sitting in a conference room, watching training videos and slideshows. And it’s hard to know how a worker will react when faced with jobsite situations that require them to make a decision about their safety. Will they be aware of their surroundings and recognize the hazards in a real-world scenario?

Platform helps contractors improve the accuracy of drone mapping for a whole host of applications 

Mark S. Blacklin, lead virtual design and construction (VDC) engineer at Hensel Phelps’ Hawaii State Hospital project in Kaneohe, Hawaii, says the road to Propeller began when his team started searching for a platform where they could share drone data among all of the data users within the Hensel Phelps organization, a member of multiple AGC chapters.

One of AGC of America’s key focus areas for the foreseeable future is its Future Focus initiative. This initiative is premised on the fact that the commercial construction industry is on the brink of some very profound changes. The point is to track those changes and develop programming and educational materials to help member firms profit from them.

Looking for opportunities to reach 30,000+ construction professionals? Consider advertising in our upcoming Constructor Future Focus, a special annual edition specifically dedicated to technology and the future of construction, a theme that is proving more pertinent with each passing day. For more information on Future Focus, please contact Chis Zabel, publication director, at czabel@naylor.com.

Member Price: $349

Non-Member Price: $449

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