Category: education
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Contracts and Controls Help Higher Ed Face Construction Disruption
Across industries, construction is facing a multitude of changes and challenges, including labor constraints, rising materials costs, and data security concerns. These consistent construction challenges in the higher education industry specifically have left universities and colleges with elevated levels of uncertainty. In an industry that highly values the development and maintenance of world-class facilities, higher…
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Daylighting Design Boosts Fitness Spaces at Record Use
Using UniQuad® polycarbonate wall systems to tie in school district colors, Purple hues and a unique design element help the new Cal Community Center shine Written by Neall Digert, Ph.D., MIES, vice president of Innovation and Market Development at Kingspan Light + Air BACKGROUND: Advancing its mission to cultivate a better community through a commitment…
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Daylighting Design Boosts Fitness Spaces at Record Use
Using UniQuad® polycarbonate wall systems to tie in school district colors, Purple hues and a unique design element help the new Cal Community Center shine Written by Neall Digert, Ph.D., MIES, vice president of Innovation and Market Development at Kingspan Light + Air BACKGROUND: Advancing its mission to cultivate a better community through a commitment…
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Power Tool Institute Launches New Site, Updates Safety Guide
The Power Tool Institute (PTI), the leading organization for power tool safety resources, information, and education, launched a newly redesigned website and released an updated publication detailing the best practices for safe operation of a wide variety of power tools. The “Safety is Specific” illustrated publication compiles new information for both general guidelines and specific…
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Exeter College reveals strategy to bridge construction skills gap
Speaking to 40 representatives from regional colleges, employer representative bodies and local authorities at its Future Skills Centre, the college detailed initiatives to promote collaboration, strengthen employer engagement, expand construction training provision and create clear career pathways for learners. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 to Spotlight AI, Automation on New Keynote Stage
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, North America’s largest construction trade show, will debut its new Ground Breakers Stage in 2026 with a lineup of industry innovators, including Amazon Web Services Director of AWS IoT Services Dave Kranzler. Kranzler is scheduled to speak Thursday, March 5, at 10 a.m. His keynote will examine how artificial intelligence, automation and connected technologies…
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Wege Prize 2026 Draws Global Innovators Focused on Sustainability
Wege Prize has announced one of its largest rosters of highly diverse student competitors from around the world for the 2026 edition of the sustainability and innovation competition. Hailing from 126 leading institutions of higher education everywhere from South Africa to North America, the competing students become pioneers of real-world approachescombating “wicked problems” facing the…
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Call for workforce reforms to tackle construction skills crisis
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in 1.5m new homes, apprenticeships, Careers, CSJ, education, Featured, Government, People, policy, skills, training“Instead of focusing purely on access to learning, they have understood that learners need teachers with strong industry experience to develop their skills, employers to take them on, and an industry which has a pipeline of work to sustain career progression. View the original article and our Inspiration here