We hear a lot about the shortage of skilled labor in construction, with more than 80% of construction companies reporting that they’re having a hard time finding qualified workers. At the same time, we also hear about the lack of gender diversity in construction, since women make up only about 3% of the industry’s US workforce. READ MORE >

Change is in the air. Our technologies, our industries, our world—they’re all transforming. How are you adapting? How will companies like yours move ahead? How will your industry look and function 5 years from now? AU Las Vegas 2019 is the place to share your thoughts, knowledge, and insights, and now is the time to submit your class proposal—but hurry, Call for Proposals ends May 28. “We need to build a new world while continuously rebuilding the existing one.” –Walter Dopplmair, VP EMEA Territory Sales, Autodesk READ MORE >

We’re excited to feature a guest post this week from the one and only Curt Moreno. You may know him better as the Kung Fu Drafter, from the CAD-centric blog he wrote for many years. Here, he shares his AU journey from first-time attendee to top-rated speaker. READ MORE >

For 113 years, German manufacturing company Claudius Peters has been a leader in the heaviest of heavy industry—creating, delivering, and installing large-scale industrial machinery all over the world. Their clinker cooler is just one example of what they make: it’s a massive machine half the length of a football field used to cool molten rock (or “clinker”) fresh from the kiln to make cement. READ MORE >

As the fifth-largest construction company in the world, Skanska has long led the industry in the deployment of new technologies to improve outcomes, completing projects more quickly and efficiently while reducing costs and improving sustainability. And their journey is just beginning. READ MORE >