Is your firm working on a project that could be the next advance in design, engineering, technology, or construction?
If so, send us information about it for possible inclusion in our upcoming “Game Changers” feature, which BD+C will publish in its January 2020 print edition as well as online.
As in previous years, we will be highlighting projects that are creative, original, and bring something new, different, or unique to the table. To get some idea of the kinds of projects we’ve featured in the past, visit our Game Changers channel page: https://www.bdcnetwork.com/game-changers.
Please submit a description of your project as well as a rendering or photo by no later than October 18 to our Editorial Director Dave Barista, at dbarista@sgcmail.com, and to our Senior Editor John Caulfield, at jcaulfield@sgcmail.com.
Thanks!
- John Caulfield, Senior Editor
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