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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.
Recapping CII Research in 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026
CII had another strong year in research, continuing to fulfill our mission as the leading R&D platform for our members.
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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!
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.
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.
Latest CII Research Publications - Now Available
Explore the research publications of 2023.
CII Tools Blog Series: Construction
Our CII Tools blog series concludes with tools that can help with achieving zero injuries, implementing constructability, and improving and sustaining project readiness
CII Tools Blog Series: Alignment, Scope and Risk (Part 2)
Our Top CII Tools blog series continues with MORE TOOLS to help with the Alignment, Scope and Risk of your projects.
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.
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.
Latest CII Research Publications - Now Available
Explore seven of CII's freshest research publications of 2022.
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.
Lifecycle Triple Bottom Line Approach for Evaluating High-Performance Building System Investments
The CII Facilities and Healthcare Committee explains how, ultimately, the Life Cycle Triple Bottom Line approach provides a more complete picture for evaluating high-performance building system investments.