IFS Reveals Construction Project Performance Hampered by Lack of Standardized Processes

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New research from IFS reveals productivity issues not only impact the bottom line, but hold construction and engineering businesses back from true digital transformation. The study, surveying 825 global construction and engineering leaders, shows almost half (41%) of all construction and engineering projects overrun on both budgets and target completion dates. With most (54%) projects also failing to meet anticipated margins. Too many non-integrated business solutions When asked how many software systems they use to manage their business and projects, respondents on average use nine separate software systems, hinting that unnecessarily complicated tech stacks are a critical fault in project … Read more

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2025 Craft Instructor, Craft Professional and Young Professional of the Year Named by ABC

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Associated Builders and Contractors announced the honorees for the 2025 Construction Workforce Awards: the Craft Instructor of the Year, Craft Professional of the Year and Young Professional of the Year. The three construction professionals are shaping the construction industry by highlighting  lifelong career opportunities, emphasizing safe work practices and expanding skills-building education. This year’s winners are: Derek Robbins, HVAC director and sheet metal instructor, ABC Keystone chapter, Manheim, Pa., is the 2025 Craft Instructor of the Year Chris Weaver, site superintendent and electrical foreperson for Feyen Zylstra, Grand Rapids, Mich., is the 2025 Craft Professional of the Year Ray Wallace, … Read more

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4 Ways Construction Technology Drives Efficient Jobsite Communication

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By Doug Seyler A jobsite is a bustling operation, and a well-orchestrated approach to managing it is crucial for success. With numerous activities taking place simultaneously and sequentially, everyone from the superintendents and project managers, to the laborers and equipment operators, must understand their role and execute it in the most coordinated manner possible. Data sharing is key, so all groups have the right data – accurate and updated – at the right time. Connected site technology, such as collaborative software applications and tools that connect the digital and physical components of a project, deliver the communication needed for safe, … Read more

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Plans for New €3.2B Semiconductor Assembly, Test Facility Underway in Italy

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Silicon Box has selected Stantec and its partner, Drees & Sommer, for the new €3.2-billion semiconductor assembly and test facility in northern Italy. Stantec will provide architecture for the administration areas and infrastructure design including overall permitting services, while Drees & Sommer is contributing industrial engineering, architecture, structural engineering, mechanical/electrical engineering and clean room/dry room design for the production and utility buildings. A general contractor has not yet been selected for the project. Scheduled to begin operations in 2028, the new facility will be located close to Novara, Piedmont, and is expected to create approximately 1,600 jobs in the region. … Read more

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Contract Awarded to VINCI Subsidiary to Upgrade Uganda Water Supply Network

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Sogea-Satom, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction, was chosen by the Ugandan National Water Sewerage Corporation to renovate, restructure and extend the water supply network in Africa’s Kampala metropolitan region. It has also been tasked with increasing the capacity of the Katosi water treatment plant. The project will involve up to 500 people and is scheduled for completion in August 2027. It includes installing 70 kilometers of cast iron pipes, as well as building large reinforced concrete reservoirs, building two new pumping stations and renovating two existing ones. The work, which will take place in densely populated urban areas, requires three-meter-deep … Read more

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