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• The Construction Workforce of 2030

  The future of construction depends on the industry rethinking how we build the workforce that will construct the homes, buildings, cities, and infrastructure of tomorrow. As we move closer to the year 2030, the industry’s greatest competitive advantage won’t just be AI (artificial intelligence), automation, or robotics. It will be people with the skills to [...]

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• Success Stories: Smarter Roads through Research

  Road infrastructure is entering a new era as research and technology continue to improve the safety, sustainability, and performance of transportation networks. Through collaboration between industry leaders and academic researchers, innovative solutions are helping shape the future of road construction and maintenance. One example is the Roads Research Alliance, a partnership led by National Highways [...]

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• On the Rails with AI

  The freight rail industry is one of the most critical yet often overlooked pillars of the global economy. In the United States alone, railroads move roughly 40% of long-distance freight when you measure it by 10 miles, transporting everything from agriculture products and chemicals to automobiles and consumer goods to so much more. V Krishnan, [...]

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• MCP (Model Context Protocol) for Infrastructure

  Even the most sophisticated AI (artificial intelligence) models are constrained by data trapped in information silos and legacy systems. The challenge is every new data source requires its own custom implementation, making connected systems difficult to scale, which is something that could slow building the next-gen infrastructure projects we so desperately need. Enter MCP (model [...]

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• Lights Out in Chicago Suburbs

  Twice this year, my home has gone dark in the middle of what used to be ordinary summer thunderstorms. Quite frankly, I am over it. Our nation’s infrastructure should be strong enough to withstand your typical Midwest thunderstorms. This isn’t the first time I have written about storms knocking my power out. Back in 2020, [...]

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