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Critical Path

Under the radar, behind the project gate, inside the executive suite. That's where ENR's editors and bloggers deliver their insights, opinions, cool-headed analysis and hot-headed rantings.

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Best of the Best Projects

Nationwide Competition Reveals Pinnacles of Design, Construction

Scott Blair
Scott Blair
December 17, 2025
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These 20 winners reflect the ‘Best of the Best’ in the U.S. for fostering innovation, advancing a culture of safety and bettering their communities. 


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East Construction Views

East Construction Views provides insights and analysis on the breaking news, trends, and projects taking place in the construction and design industry of the eastern United States.

Archives: Mid-Atlantic Monitor  |  New England News and Views  |  NY Construction Central

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Robin Greenleaf is the ENR New England Legacy award winner

Robin Greenleaf Named ENR New England 2026 Legacy Award Winner

Justin Rice
Justin Rice
December 16, 2025
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ENR New England names its 2026 Legacy Award winner.


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West Construction Views

West Construction Views provides insights and analysis on the breaking news, trends, and projects taking place in the construction and design industry of the western United States.

Archives: California Views  |  Notes on the Northwest

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Legacy Awards

ENR West Names 2026 Legacy Award Winners: David Baska, John Helminski and Randy Iwasaki

C.J. Schexnayder
C.J. Schexnayder
November 12, 2025
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The Legacy Awards program recognizes industry veterans with many years of experience and long lists of contributions to their profession and communities.



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Talk of the Rockies & Southwest

Construction project and people news from the editor of ENR Mountain States & Southwest.

Archives: Southwest Construction Views

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Legacy Awards

Tom Horsting, Ralph Wadsworth and Mike Hoover Selected as 2026 ENR Mountain States & Southwest Legacy Award Winners

Jennifer Seward
Jennifer Seward
December 16, 2025
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ENR's Legacy Awards are presented annually to individuals who have achieved a lifetime legacy of service in design and construction, and who have offered their time and expertise in giving back to the profession and to the communities in which they live.


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Texas & Southeast Scoop

Our blog delivers the latest news, insights and opinions about construction trends in the Texas & Southeast region, encompassing Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Puerto Rico.

Archives: Texas & Louisiana Construction Views  |  Southeast Constructions

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Ardurra Construction Manager Sharath Venally

ENR Texas and Southeast Names 2026 Top Young Professionals

Vince Kong
Vince Kong
December 2, 2025
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ENR Texas & Southeast names 2026 Top Young Professionals. 


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Midwest Musings Blog

Midwest Musings

This blog will comment on all matters related to design and construction in the Midwest.

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ENR Midwest has selected Sergio “Satch” Pecori, chairman and CEO of Hanson Professional Services Inc., as its 2026 Legacy Award winner,
Legacy Award

ENR Midwest Names Hanson CEO Satch Pecori as 2026 Legacy Award Winner

Also chairman, he has grown professional services firm to 600 employees across 29 offices
Annemarie Mannion
Annemarie Mannion
November 19, 2025
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Long time chief of employee-owned professional services firm has grown it to be a leader in geotechnical and foundation engineering and served as a national industry advocate. 


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California Views

This blog examining California construction will ask questions, give you previews of what is to come in ENR California and report on what we are hearing, reading and seeing in the state's construction industry.

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Top Young Professionals

The New ENR West Region Announces 2025 Top Young Professionals

C.J. Schexnayder
C.J. Schexnayder
October 28, 2024
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ENR unveils both the magazine's new West Region and its 2025 Regional Top Young Professionals!


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New-England News Views

New England News and Views

News and opinions about design and construction in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

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ENR Viewpoint
Codes and Standards

VIEWPOINT: Navigating Massachusetts’s Stretch Code and its Impact on Building Envelope Design

October 10, 2024
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There are new requirements for building air tightness, glazing thermal performance, energy conservation, code compliance paths, and thermal bridging.


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Notes on Northwest

Notes on the Northwest

News, opinions and insights about design and construction in the Pacific Northwest, Including Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

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Best Projects

ENR Northwest Announces 2024 Project of the Year Finalists

C.J. Schexnayder
C.J. Schexnayder
November 13, 2024
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NY Construction Central

NY Construction Central

Bringing you breaking news in real time from around the Tri-State construction industry.

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ENR New York Announces 2024 Best Projects Overall Finalists

Justin Rice
Justin Rice
September 11, 2024
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The overall Project of the Year will be announced in November.


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Southeast Constructions

Our blog delivers the latest news, insights, and opinions about construction trends in the four-state region of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

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ENR Southeast Announces Safety, Sustainability Awards, Project of the Year Finalists

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Derek Lacey
September 11, 2024
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Grab the October edition of ENR Southeast to see which project takes home the top honor, and to learn more about all the winning projects. 


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Southwest Construction Views

The Southwest Construction Views blog examines the current events, issues and challenges of development, design and construction in the Desert Southwest

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Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Named ENR Southwest Design Firm of the Year

AEI's regional revenue grew by 46% in 2024
Jennifer Seward
Jennifer Seward
May 7, 2025
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A story on AEI will appear in the June 23 print issue of ENR Mountain States and Southwest


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Texas & Louisiana Construction Views

News, opinion and announcements about the construction industry in the region that includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.

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ENR Texas & Louisiana Announces Excellence in Safety Award Winners

Projects will be recognized a Best Projects Awards event in Houston Dec. 6
Scott Judy
Scott Judy
October 3, 2024
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Safety judges selected Stacy-Witbeck's McKalla Station project in Austin, Texas, as the recipient of this year's Excellence in Safety Award.



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Marketropolis

Marketropolis

This blog is a hub for A/E/C marketing and business development insight.

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Digital Footprints
Social Media Marketing

Are You Paying Attention to Your Digital Footprints?

The Importance of Having a Robust Presence Online
Scott D. Butcher
Scott D. Butcher FSMPS CPSM
January 7, 2019
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Throughout the past decade, social media has become an absolutely essential tool in the A/E/C marketing mix.
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Why Risk It? blog

Why Risk It?

Jeff Cavignac is president and principal of Cavignac & associates, a risk management and commercial insurance brokerage firm specializing in the building industry.

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Gaps in Insurance Possible When Using Staffing Firms

Some advice on a construction risk management issue raised by craft scarcity
Jeff Cavignac
Jeffrey Cavignac
March 22, 2016

A scarcity of craft workers raises issues important in construction risk management


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Rebar Madness blog

Rebar Madness

The many facets of design and construction are all fair game for freelance writer Jim Parsons

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Transportation

Court Ruling Clouds Future of MD’s Purple Line

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Jim Parsons
August 8, 2016
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Monday, August 8, was supposed to have been a day of celebration for Maryland’s  Purple Line, as state transportation officials and the Federal Transit Administration would officially ink an agreement for a $900 million New Starts grant for the new $5.6 billion light rail system across Washington, D.C.’s northern suburbs.
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The Next Generation

The Next Generation

This blog discusses CPM scheduling, engineering law and other aspects of project management.

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Critical Path Method Scheduling

Don't Delay: Sign Up Now For The 10th Construction CPM Conference

Come 'kick the tires' of competing software, learn and have fun, starting Jan. 19th at Disney World
Fredric Plotnick
Fredric L. Plotnick
December 20, 2019

There are three days of classes, plenary keynotes, basic and advanced training, claims prevention, discussion and hands-on opportunities with the competing software solutions.


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Crossing That Bridge When We Come To It

Crossing That Bridge When We Come To It

Civil Engineer Brian Brenner shares quirky views of the engineering profession and life.

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An historic suspension bridge spans in a bucolic corner of the Ozark Hills.

Little Niangua River Bridge

Brian Brenner
Brian Brenner
January 28, 2021
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With a hint of the Brooklyn Bridge, a little suspension span graces the Little Niangua River in the Ozark Hills.
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ENR Blog Jonathan Barnes

Barnestormin

Barnes' ENR blog explores the risky side of engineering and construction work and his general interest blog Barnestormin explores everything else.

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Accidents

Why Fear is Good When It Comes to Ladder Safety

Doing a simple job on a house is fraught with peril
Jonathan Barnes
Jonathan Barnes
September 6, 2017
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It's when you stop being scared that you screw up, I remembered.
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Bonds, Insurance and Other Reasons Contractors Lose Sleep

Bonds, Insurance and Other Reasons Contractors Lose Sleep

This blog specializes in bonding and insurance for contractors.

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Bark and Build - AVAILABLE: New Homes for Your Pooch (or Cat?)

Mike Hill
Mike Hill
July 21, 2015
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Give your family's dog a brand new home, designed and built by national and local design and construction firm teams! Only 15 homes will be built. Available in early December 2015!
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Evergreen Blog

Evergreen

This blog covers design and construction in buildings and transportation around the Northwest.

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National Recruitment Effort Starts for Interstate Bridge Program Administrator

Tim Newcomb
Tim Newcomb
February 26, 2020
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Oregon and Washington continue the joint effort in restarting -- yet again -- discussions focused on replacing the aging Interstate Bride over the Columbia River, the Interstate 5 crossing that links the two Pacific Northwest states.
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Gold Rush blog

Gold Rush

This blog explores construction around the Golden State, with a focus on Northern California.

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History

The Fate of the Falls of Clyde

Greg Aragon
Greg Aragon
August 2, 2023
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An historic ship slowly rusting away is holding up development in Honolulu Harbor.


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Tech-Savvy Contracting

Thoughts on technology, data collection, the coming BIM revolution and other subjects. Read More
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Information Technology

Why You Should Join the Building Smart Alliance in Washington, D.C. Next Week

Billions of dollars are wasted each year due to a lack of interoperability
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John Rapaport
January 5, 2017
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By participating in the BuildingSmart Alliance you’ll engage with other practitioners and add your voice to the future interoperability standards.
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Australasia: How I See It

Australasia: How I See It

We follow the South Pacific's 'New World' as ever bigger infrastructure projects unfold. And slightly farther afield.

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TRANSPORTATION

RFP Release Expected Next Month for $3B Brent Spence Bridge Project

Jennie L Phipps
January 13, 2023
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The Ohio Dept. of Transportation has released information for potential contractors looking to find work on a $3-billion-project to improve the traffic-choked Brent Spence Bridge connecting Covington, Ky. with Cincinnati, Ohio.


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The Sensera Scoop

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Sponsored Content

IoT in Construction Meets Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Job Site

September 6, 2023
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 IoT is everywhere, from the home to the construction site, and it’s revolutionizing the way people and businesses interact with technology.


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ENR FutureTech: Demand More From Your Data

The presenters at ENR’s annual FutureTech conference in San Francisco May 30-June 1, cautioned the sold-out audience of engineers, construction professionals, venture capitalists and technologists that the construction industry continues to be plagued by inefficiency and a general lack of adoption of new technologies, although big strides are being made in sharing and managing data.

However, an upbeat air filled the hall as many touted three key improvements in delivering a connected built environment; ­cloud computing, mobile phones shifting computing access and low-cost chips and sensors enabling IoT.

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ENR FutureTech: Time to Get Comfortable Sharing Building Project Data

It's no longer possible to build according to the status quo
Jeff Yoders
Jeff Yoders
June 7, 2017
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Our first dispatch from the FutureTech conference in San Francisco brought a common plea from venture capitalists, consultants and engineering and construction professionals.


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Mid-Atlantic Monitor

Mid-Atlantic Monitor

Written by the staff of ENR MidAtlantic Construction, this blog offers insights, analysis and opinionated takes on the latest news, trends and projects.

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ENR East Names 2025 Top Young Professionals

Justin Rice
Justin Rice
November 5, 2024
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The realigned regional magazine, which combines the former ENR New England, New York and Mid-Atlantic regions, announces its selection of 20 winners.  


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