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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/070726.asp" title="I recently got to talk with Ric Jackson, Director of FIATECH, about a new project that should improve preconstruction management for capital projects in process industries. The new Global Valve Cross-Reference eCatalog (GVCC) will apply existing Process I..." target="_self">Improvements in Preconstruction Interoperability</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 26, 2007 11:59:51 am</span><br />');
document.write('I recently got to talk with Ric Jackson, Director of FIATECH, about a new project that should improve preconstruction management for capital projects in process industries. The new Global Valve Cross-...');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/070709.asp" title="I recently had a chance to sit down with Bassem Hamdy, a Vice President at CMiC. CMiC provides enterprise-class software to the construction and AEC industries...." target="_self">A Conversation with CMiC\'s Bassem Handy</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 26, 2007 11:59:48 am</span><br />');
document.write('I recently had a chance to sit down with Bassem Hamdy, a Vice President at CMiC. CMiC provides enterprise-class software to the construction and AEC industries....');
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document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 26, 2007 11:59:45 am</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/070525.asp" title="Recall the spring of 2000, when dotcom startups were all the rage. Stock prices of tech companies with no earnings were through the roof. It seemed that everyone from venture capitalists to ?day traders? was making a killing...." target="_self">Economic Downturn: Retreat or Invest?</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on May 25, 2007 03:06:11 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Recall the spring of 2000, when dotcom startups were all the rage. Stock prices of tech companies with no earnings were through the roof. It seemed that everyone from venture capitalists to ?day trade...');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/070507.asp" title="A few weeks ago we wrote about a green homebuilding technology that was being highlighted at FIATECH\'s conference in early April. ..." target="_self">Accelerating Interoperability in Capital Projects</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on May 07, 2007 02:09:39 pm</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/070428.asp" title="Maxwell Systems recently made a fourth acquisition in its continuing consolidation drive, this time quietly picking up Quest Solutions. ..." target="_self">More M&A in Construction Software</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on April 30, 2007 11:53:24 am</span><br />');
document.write('Maxwell Systems recently made a fourth acquisition in its continuing consolidation drive, this time quietly picking up Quest Solutions. ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/070412.asp" title="Back in February we wrote a post about conceptual estimates and the challenge of effectively using historical data to create them. In response, we heard from Assistant Professor John Hannon of the University of Southern Mississippi...." target="_self">Going Back to Historical Data Collection</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on April 12, 2007 11:45:55 am</span><br />');
document.write('Back in February we wrote a post about conceptual estimates and the challenge of effectively using historical data to create them. In response, we heard from Assistant Professor John Hannon of the Uni...');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com//people/blogs/fornes/070320.asp" title="We were recently talking with the folks at FIATECH, an organization that accelerates the research and implementation of technology in the capital projects industry. We got on the topic of \"green building,\" a favorite of ours, despite being somewhat outs..." target="_self">Making Homebuilding More Green</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on March 20, 2007 04:08:47 pm</span><br />');
document.write('We were recently talking with the folks at FIATECH, an organization that accelerates the research and implementation of technology in the capital projects industry. We got on the topic of \"green build...');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com//people/blogs/fornes/070305.asp" title="Here\'s a brief follow-up to our recent door schedule challenge. ..." target="_self">Follow-Up on Door Schedule Challenge</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on March 05, 2007 03:13:00 pm</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/070217.asp" title="Reader participation is starting to make this blog a lot more fun and interesting...." target="_self">Ken Carman\'s Door Schedule Challenge</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on February 17, 2007 11:11:06 am</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/070209.asp" title="An engineer at a very large corporation recently sent me an email in response to my estimating software post. He felt that I did not address the up-front estimating requirements of building owners prior to formal design. That is, how do they create a conc..." target="_self">Speed vs. Risk: Automating the Conceptual Estimate</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on February 09, 2007 03:49:35 pm</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/070110.asp" title="A few weeks ago, I asked readers to let me know of technological innovations in the construction industry. I was quickly informed of the trend towards monitoring construction projects with digital cameras (AKA \"Webcams\")...." target="_self">Keeping an Eye on Construction Webcam Technology</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on January 10, 2007 11:40:27 am</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.enr.com/people/blogs/fornes/070104.asp" title="Mobile technologies are now ubiquitous: pretty much everyone has a mobile phone; Blackberries aren\'t just for bankers anymore; and, EVDO is allowing wireless laptop connectivity just about anywhere. So, I wanted to drill in on how these technologies are ..." target="_self">Beyond Nextel: Going Mobile with More than Just Voice</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on January 04, 2007 12:24:22 pm</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/061222.asp" title="If you don\'t have someone in your company that knows what the acronym \"SEO\" stands for, you\'re probably missing out on a lot of business. ..." target="_self">Are You Optimized for Google?</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on December 22, 2006 01:59:29 pm</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/061207.asp" title="Following up on my Software as a Service roundtable, here\'s a case study about putting SaaS to work toward some very ambitious environmental goals. I\'m hoping to post more construction software case studies on this blog and at RiverGuide for Constructio..." target="_self">San Diego Power Plant Uses SaaS in its Push to Generate Green Power</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on December 07, 2006 03:40:46 pm</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/061123.asp" title="Each year as late November rolls around, tradition dictates that we stop and give thanks for all that we enjoy as Americans. Before we strap on our feed bags this Thanksgiving, hopefully we\'ll all take just a moment to do that...." target="_self">Giving Thanks...For New Opportunities in IT</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on November 23, 2006 10:25:43 am</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/061115.asp" title="Today I am posting the first of what I hope will be a number of roundtable discussions with technology leaders in the construction software marketplace. I\'ve edited this discussion down to a \"blog-size\" post, but the full transcript is available on Riv..." target="_self">\"Software as a Service\" in Construction</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on November 16, 2006 10:10:31 am</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.enr.com/people/blogs/fornes/061105.asp" title="Adopting technology for technology\'s sake - its \"coolness\" - is dangerous!..." target="_self">Dangerous Love: It\'s Possible to Love a Technology Too Much</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on November 05, 2006 09:32:08 am</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/061025.asp" title="n the past, customers often blamed their software for project failures and often they were right. Now that the software industry has matured, products tend to be stable and increasingly well designed. So today, the blame for project failure typically fall..." target="_self">Get Software Selection Right: Ten Steps to Success</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on October 25, 2006 05:01:52 pm</span><br />');
document.write('n the past, customers often blamed their software for project failures and often they were right. Now that the software industry has matured, products tend to be stable and increasingly well designed....');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://enr.construction.com/people/blogs/fornes/061018.asp" title="Over the past decade, many large corporations have moved software development and IT functions offshore. Many, but not all, have found great success. Now the offshore development model has matured to a point where even small and mid-size businesses can ta..." target="_self">Offshoring 101: Practical Advice for Making Small-Scale Offshoring Work</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on October 19, 2006 01:22:54 pm</span><br />');
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