Introduction
Carrie Sturts Dossick
The students in CM515 Virtual Construction Management in the Spring Quarter of 2024 worked individually on case studies of innovation in the Construction Industry. Each student selected a topic that they were curious about, connected with industry professionals working in that area, interviewed those professionals, gathered documents, observed work, and summarized their case study analysis in this book. Each chapter explores different elements of innovation using different perspectives and ways of thinking about a “case”. Here in you will meet teams and individuals. You will learn about different types of software, and different workflows and practices. You will discover that innovation is made by people navigating institutional constraints, making many different types of decisions, and negotiating change across project teams and industry networks. Welcome to an exploration of innovation in 2024.
