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Congratulations to Our 2026 Annual Research Conference Award Recipients!
Learn more about our 2026 CII Annual Research Conference award recipients!
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Building the Future of Capital Projects
Explore the key insights and emerging trends from CII's 2026 Community for Business Advancement (CBA) meetings, where industry leaders discussed the future of capital project delivery. Discover how collaboration, AI, Advanced Work Packaging, quality, safety, modularization, and supply chain innovation are driving smarter decisions and better project outcomes.
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AWP World Cup: Same Game, Different Tactics… and the Same Problems We’re Not Fixing
Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) is being applied around the world, yet many organizations still struggle to achieve consistent project outcomes. Drawing on insights from a global exchange of industry practitioners, this article explores how regional approaches, contract structures, and system alignment influence AWP success—and what owners and project managers can do to improve execution performance.
The Art of Integration: Conducting the Orchestra of Project Delivery
This article explores how true project integration goes beyond structure and systems to create alignment across engineering, procurement, construction, and scheduling. Drawing insights from RT-433: Project Controls for AWP, it highlights how integrated execution transforms projects from fragmented and reactive to predictable, coordinated, and ultimately in harmony.
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RALLY AROUND RECOGNIZE • RESPOND • RESPECT: 2026 Construction
Construction Safety Week 2026 highlights the critical role of hazard recognition and control through proven practices like STCKY and the Energy Wheel—all aligned with the theme Recognize • Respond • Respect. This blog outlines the week’s daily focus areas while showcasing CII’s research-backed strategies designed to reduce serious injuries and fatalities across the industry.
Discover how leading organizations are turning insight into action—and how you can apply these tools to build a stronger, safer safety culture on every project.
Don’t Hate the Player. Hate the Game. And if the Game is Broken—Fix the Game.
When project outcomes fall short, the issue often isn’t the people—it’s the system guiding their behavior. This article explores how contracts and delivery models shape decision-making, collaboration, and risk, and why aligning them with execution strategies like Advanced Work Packaging is key to improving project success.
Work Zone Safety: It’s More Than Just Traffic Control
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) returns April 20–24, 2026. While the orange cones are the most visible part of the campaign, for CII members, this week is a reminder that roadway safety is a high-stakes planning and execution challenge, not just a compliance checkbox.
Turning Shared Experience into Better Project Outcomes
Insights from CII Communities for Business Advancement (CBAs) highlight how early alignment, strong data foundations, and integrated teams drive better capital project outcomes across areas like AWP, analytics and AI, modularization, quality, safety, and supply chain. The discussions reinforce a shared theme: when teams start early, collaborate openly, and apply proven fundamentals consistently, complex projects become more predictable and successful.
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Don’t Wait for the Avocado to Turn: Why Timing Defines Project Success
Timing is everything in project execution. This blog explores insights from a recent session with the Construction Industry Institute AWP CBA, highlighting how implementing Advanced Work Packaging early—through proactive planning, strong data foundations, and cross-functional collaboration—can shape project outcomes before opportunities begin to close.
Advanced Work Packaging: From Core Principles to Predictability
Exploring how simplifying AWP’s core principles, embedding execution-driven planning early, aligning contracts and data strategies, and strengthening collaboration across owners and contractors can reduce project complexity and deliver safer, more consistent, and predictable outcomes.
Usage and Downloads of CII Tools
Do CII tool downloads actually reflect real-world use? This blog explores that question by comparing CII website download data with organization-level implementation results from RT-410’s Best Practice Surveys. Using a quadrant analysis, it reveals four distinct patterns of tool behavior—highlighting which tools are thriving and where future updates or investment could deliver the greatest value to CII members.
Looking Back on 2025 and Ahead to 2026: A Message from the Executive Director
As we close out 2025 and look ahead to the year to come, CII Executive Director Mike Pappas reflects on a year of progress driven by member engagement, research advancement, and collaboration across industry and academia. Read the full message here to explore the year’s highlights and what’s ahead for the CII community.
Implementation Level of CII Tools
As CII members continue to ask which tools and practices deliver the most value in real-world application, RT-410 set out to answer a critical question: how widely are CII tools being implemented at both the organizational and project levels?
This blog shares key findings from a recent industry survey that measured adoption levels across a curated set of CII tools using standardized usage scores.
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Elevating CII Research – Adopting Gold Standards for Excellence
By adapting the NIH’s gold standard principles, CII is establishing a clear and aspirational framework that strengthens the rigor, transparency, and collaborative integrity of its research, ensuring more credible, impactful, and transformative outcomes for the industry.
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Welcome to Our New (and Returning) Funded Studies Committee Members!
We’re thrilled to welcome several new members to the Funded Studies Committee. Some of them joined us in Nashville at the Annual Conference meeting, and we’re excited to have their expertise and energy contributing to CII’s research mission. See who's joined here!
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Top 10 Downloads on the CII Website
CII members often ask which practices and tools are most used. While download counts don’t confirm implementation, they are a strong indicator of interest and relevance. These insights help us understand where members are seeking guidance, and which topics are gaining traction across the industry. Find out what members are exploring most!
CII Research Shines at the 2025 Annual Conference
The 2025 CII Annual Conference was a vibrant celebration of research, collaboration, and impact. Read to see the five distinct and complementary ways CII research is supported!
Congratulations to Our 2025 Annual Conference Award Recipients!
Learn more about our 2025 CII Annual Conference award recipients!
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!
CII’s New Executive Director Mike Pappas Starts November
We are pleased to announce that Mike Pappas, Ph.D., PE has accepted the position of Executive Director of CII, effective November 1, 2025.
Mike currently serves as the Project Management Program Director at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Click to learn more!
CII 2025 Q2 Research Updates
This blog showcases CII’s latest research momentum in Q2 2025, featuring bold efforts to benchmark best practices, revolutionize supplier qualification, elevate safety communication, and strengthen business alignment in front-end planning—all designed to drive smarter, more efficient capital projects.
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.
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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.
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.