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Over the past several years, many contractors—Balfour Beatty included—have begun integrating hardwired Virtual Reality (VR) headsets into the early stages of preconstruction and design, with most use cases centering on creating 3D renderings of Building Information Models (BIM).

The use of Virtual Reality (VR) is central to Balfour Beatty’s digital innovation strategy and an increasingly hot topic in the construction industry. Following the success of Balfour Beatty’s 2016 global Virtual Reality (VR) storm—a rapid collaborative sharing session—we have been steadily expanding our VR capabilities and implementation to benefit our clients and projects.

Check out how cloud technology powers our “Tech Tool Belt” for teammates on projects and in the office.

Balfour Beatty completes its largest continuous concrete pour in California at 500 Folsom St. The milestone involves 888 concrete trucks, 8,218 cubic yards of concrete, and 2.5 million pounds of reinforcing steel.

The sounds of childhood jingles and nursery rhymes are not what most people would expect to hear on a jobsite. Nor the sight of an ice cream truck. However, that is exactly what you will find if you visit one of General Superintendent Neal Ernest’s summer jobsites.

More than 600 people gathered with Balfour Beatty and The Related Group to celebrate a remarkable milestone – the topping out of Icon Midtown, the tallest residential tower built in Atlanta since the recession.

Beth Davis was visiting construction sites before she could walk. A second-generation builder who learned the ropes of large commercial projects from her dad, the Ohio native has spent her entire 18-year career with Balfour Beatty.

Using Lean Construction to shorten project schedules and reduce risk.