TechBrief

Construction has been one of the slowest industries to adopt technology. That’s partly cultural—folks in the industry like to solve problems with their own ingenuity. Many firms are still family owned, and there’s still a lot reverence for tradition. Plus, this is an industry with thin margins, where the first funding priorities are equipment and personnel.

The chief executive officer of AGC of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the release recently of a proposed House measure, known as The Moving Forward Act, that seeks to invest $1.5 trillion in infrastructure:

Until recently, many smaller construction companies didn’t consider themselves a target for cybercriminals and fraudsters. Why would they be targeted rather than the bigger companies with greater assets?

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.

Few industries are as well suited to protecting workers as the construction industry. Contractors are used to following complex and ever-changing safety rules and finding ways to make inherently dangerous work safe. The coronavirus has forced firms to change the way they operate to maintain that commitment to safety. AGC of America has developed a new website designed to highlight how the construction industry is working to protect construction workers and the public from the spread of the coronavirus. This new site: workingsafe.agc.org highlights many of the steps firms are taking to protect workers and includes photos of different examples of these practices.

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