May 29, 2024
Peggy Smedley takes a closer look at the sustainability and energy concerns that are currently driving the global smart building market. She shares her thoughts on where we have been, where we are today, and where we are headed with the smart building market.
She also discusses:
- A historical look at the development of...
May 29, 2024
Peggy Smedley and Sanjeev Pannala, senior researcher, NREL, and adjunct faculty at Washington State University, talk about research and the rapid transformation that is happening in the electric distribution sector. He says he says been working on diverse topics and how technology factors in.
They also discuss:
- Who...
May 29, 2024
Peggy Smedley and Troy Teepe, vice president of safety, Charles Taylor, talk about why a safety-first culture is so important on the jobsite. He says we have more than 23,000 on the job injuries every single day in the United States and employers are paying $1 billion a week in workers compensation claims—and...
May 22, 2024
Peggy examines the economic impact of investment on our infrastructure, families, business productivity, and overall GDP. She highlights numbers from a recent report that illustrate the ultimate impact.
She also discusses:
- A scenario in the next 10-20 years where federal spending levels remain in place.
- A scenario in...
May 22, 2024
Peggy Smedley and Jason Zhang, associate professor of construction management technology, founder and director of Automation and Intelligent Construction Lab, Purdue University, talk about BIM (building information modeling) and interoperability. He says the objective should be to create an integrated model—one model...
