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All in Together! 2025 Construction Safety Week is May 5th – May 9th
As a leader in advancing construction best practices, the Construction Industry Institute (CII) is proud to champion Construction Safety Week 2025. This year’s theme, All in Together, resonates with our mission to drive industry-wide collaboration and innovation to create safer, more productive job sites.
CII 2025 Spring BOA Meeting – Workshop Results
On April 17, the CII Board of Advisors participated in a workshop that marked the beginning of our ideation process. Here are the workshop results!
Congratulations to Our AC24 2024 Award Recipients!
See who was an award recipient at the 2024 CII Annual Conference!
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CII’s 2024 Annual Conference was Another Huge Success!
While the construction industry is often seen as traditionally male-dominated, women have played a crucial role throughout its history. From laying bricks to leading projects, their contributions have shaped the skylines and landscapes we see today.
CII Research Team Selected: RT-420 "Implementation of Best Practices for Small Projects
We're excited to announce the selection of our research team for the "Implementation of CII Best Practices for Small Projects" project funded by the Construction Industry Institute (CII)! Click the title to learn more!
CII ‘Hidden Gems’ Safety Week Series: AHR HMD Wearable Safety Procedure Aligned with the CII Best Practices
'Hidden Gem' share the important issues being discussed in each CBA meeting with a look at potential best practices to address them. Using a head-mounted augmented reality (AR) device on an active highway or complex capital projects construction site demands careful consideration due to the limited peripheral vision that such devices can impose.
CBA Safety Hidden Gem - Leading Indicators
We invite you to watch for a new output from CII’s Communities for Business Advancement (CBAs)! Members in these groups are preparing and posting a series of “CBA Hidden Gem” blogs. The series extracts the most important information from that groups’ monthly session. Hidden Gem blogs share the important issues being discussed in each CBA meeting with a look at potential best practices to address them.
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CII Celebrates International Women's Day
While the construction industry is often seen as traditionally male-dominated, women have played a crucial role throughout its history. From laying bricks to leading projects, their contributions have shaped the skylines and landscapes we see today.
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2022 Research - 9 Focus Areas
CII prioritizes research in nine focus areas.
CII Tools Blog Series: Alignment, Scope and Risk (Part 1)
In this series of five blogs, we highlight CII’s top tools! This blog introduces tools that can help your organization with Alignment, Scope and Risk.
CII Data Warehouse Two-Project Challenge
Construction firms must adopt new strategies and processes to remain competitive in this rapidly-evolving market. The Data Warehouse is a unique benchmarking and research platform that can provide answers.
CII's Role in the Decarbonization of Capital Projects
Announcing the launch of a new CII research team that will investigate practices and standards to address decarbonization in the construction phase.
CII's 2022-2023 Ideation Process
Identifying new research topics is the first and most critical step to generating value for CII members. This year, we designed an ideation process to leverage member input to select and prioritize the 2023 line-up for R&D.
CII Best Practices Course Program
CII Best Practices Course Program offers a real-world knowledge of proven construction management practices that you can apply immediately in the workplace. We appreciate year 2021 participants.
Planning for the Future with Modularization and Offsite Construction
Learn about the CII Modularization Community for Business Advancement's currently active research topic on the future execution strategy for industrial capital projects.
Global Growth of Modularization
Companies are looking to CII and other associations to provide simple practical guides on what is required to implement modularization on projects.
Thank You for Supporting CII Research
CII research had a productive year. We kicked off five new research teams, managed another 13 ongoing teams, and broadcasted eight new presentations. Read more about CII’s research progress this year.
Autodesk Promotes AWP with CII Research
Cody Austin, Autodesk, lists 5 benefits of Advanced Work Packaging and helps you get started.
Visualizing Indicators of Project Health - New Research
Have you ever wondered how well your project teams were communicating and collaborating? RT-345 has developed the Integrated Project Monitoring Method (IPMM) to measure and visualize the health of interfaces and workload among project stakeholders.
CII's 2019 Research Publications - Now Available
We are glad to announce our latest releases. CII members can download these resources from our website for free, and non-members can purchase most of them.
More of the Latest CII Research Publications - Now Available
CII has released more of the latest research, including a Construction Readiness Assessment (CSA) tool and publications on Improving Frontline Supervision, Productivity Metrics, Improved Integration of the Supply Chain, and Safety Performance.
CII's Latest Research Publications - Now Available
Many thanks to our members and research teams for making 2018 a strong year at CII! The latest research is now available!
CII Best Practices Handbook Goes To Press
Best practice use gives companies a distinct competitive advantage.