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August 05, 2025
Here's What You Missed at the 2025 Annual Conference!


The 2025 CII Annual Conference sparked powerful discussions on improving capital project outcomes, evolving the workforce, and leveraging data to drive innovation and a more adaptable industry. See what you missed here!
 

June 05, 2025
June Is National Safety Month – Let’s Stay Safe Together


Each June, we join organizations across the country in recognizing National Safety Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about preventable injuries and promoting safe practices in our workplaces, communities, and homes.
 

May 28, 2025
Announcing a CII AI Initiative


We are excited to announce that CII is embarking on a groundbreaking collaboration with Dr. Krishna Kumar from UT Austin to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance the dissemination of CII research.
 

May 21, 2025
Innovate and Transform: Submit Your Ideas for CII R&D Initiatives


CII is currently collecting ideas for CII R&D initiatives to advance the capital projects industry! We invite individuals and CII groups to submit their innovative research ideas via our online form.
 

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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.
 

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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!
 

Building Tomorrow Together: 2024 CII Annual Conference September 09, 2024
Congratulations to Our AC24 2024 Award Recipients!

See who was an award recipient at the 2024 CII Annual Conference!
August 08, 2024
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.
 

May 31, 2024
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!
May 24, 2024
New Opportunities to Capture Your Valuable Insights

We're excited to announce two new opportunities to capture your valuable insights and help shape the future of CII’s Research and Development program. You can participate in two ways: Participating in Focused Workshops and Submitting Research Ideas Anytime
May 09, 2024
CII Announces Top Research Themes for 2024-2025!

Following the April 2024 Board of Advisors (BOA) meeting, we're excited to announce the top themes identified for our annual R&D ideation process. These themes, captured via surveys and ranked by BOA attendees, will guide our efforts in developing future research opportunities.
March 11, 2024
CII Tools Blog Series: Advancing Construction Excellence: Insights from the March 2024 AWP CBA Community Meeting
The March 2024 AWP CBA Community meeting showcased the latest strides in construction productivity and innovation, the main presentation shared the results of case studies analysis done on Direct Labor productivity and AWP, led by Geoff Ryan P.M.P, and validated by the CII academic team. Members from across the globe heeded the call for collaboration and knowledge sharing. Here's a condensed recap of the key takeaways:
March 08, 2024
Rethinking Supplier Qualification Programs to Improve Project Deliver

Supplier qualification programs are essential to successful project delivery. Our traditional programs may not be sufficient in a world faced with increasing disruptions and uncertainties.
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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.
 

February 28, 2024
CII Tools Blog Series: CII’s AWP CBA February 2024 Meeting Highlights
The February 2024 meeting of CII’s AWP (Advanced Work Packaging) CBA (Community for Business Advancement) provided a platform for industry professionals to delve into critical discussions surrounding AWP practices, particularly focusing on its implementation in engineering. But before diving into the current agenda, the group took a moment to reflect on the data analysis from 2023, and define initiatives and topics for joint working groups (JWGs) meeting in 2024.
2022 Research Focus Areas July 17, 2023
2022 Research - 9 Focus Areas
​CII prioritizes research in nine focus areas.
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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 2023 Academic Selection April 20, 2023
Announcing the CII 2023 Academic Selection for New CII Research Teams
We are pleased to announce five new research teams and the selection of academics, following a competitive selection process.
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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.
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Latest CII Research Publications - Now Available
Explore seven of CII's freshest research publications of 2022.
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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.
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CII Idea Generation for the 2023 Initiatives
CII initiatives idea-generation process was launched at the 2022 Annual Conference. Since then, we have collected, evaluated and prioritized more than 300 ideas.
Headshot of John Strickland January 25, 2022
Announcing New Co-Chair of the AWP + Lean Subcommittee Joint Working Group
We are pleased to welcome John Strickland with Burns & McDonnell as Co-Chair of the AWP + Lean Subcommittee Joint Working Group!
Graph showing size of global offsite/modular construction market September 08, 2021
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.
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