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Talent wars are heating up
From BD+C: AEC leaders say the 'talent wars' are heating up. A new survey from Building Design+Construction shows that U.S. architecture, engineering, and construction firms are being stymied by the shortage of experienced design and construction professionals and project managers.The New Workplace Is Agile, and Nonstop. Can You Keep Up?
From the New York Times: Whether you like it or not, your boss may want you to start acting more like a programmer. In offices ranging from a museum in Sydney, Australia, to a car dealership in Maine, to theEfficiency eludes the construction industry
From The Economist: American builders’ productivity has plunged by half since the late 1960s. NINE years ago the first concrete was poured for Berlin Brandenburg airport. It was expected to open in 2012, to cost €1.2bn ($1.8bn) and to welcome