Dr. Michael Max Buehler is the Head of Infrastructure and Urban Development at the World Economic Forum. Michael has more than 16 years of academic, industry, consulting & NGO experience globally in the engineering & construction, mining and real estate sectors including project management positions and consulting assignments on major capital and P3 projects, as well as extensive experience in closely collaborating with leading global public figures from government, business and civil society.
Over the past decade, digital progress has transformed whole industries, ushering in a new technological era now known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Platforms and streaming service...
¿Cómo pueden América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) aprender de otras naciones y acelerar la digitalización de su entorno de construcción y del sector de servicios para fomentar la innovación e...
How can Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) learn from other nations and accelerate the digitisation of its built environment and service sector to encourage innovation in advanced urba...
More commercial disputes happen in energy, mining, infrastructure and urban development than in other industries. Projects in these sectors demand long timeframes and the co-ordination of...
According to the US National Association of Homebuilders, 82% of construction companies consider their main concern to be a shortage of construction workers. Sure enough, figures show tha...
Según la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT), más de 2,3 millones de trabajadores mueren cada año como resultado de accidentes laborales o enfermedades relacionadas con el trabaj...
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 2.3 million workers die every year as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases. To put this number i...
“Traffic is driving me nuts. Am going to build a tunnel boring machine and just start digging …”
Can cities be mindful? Given the bricks and mortar of the urban environment – not to mention noise and overcrowding – you might think the answer is no.
根据世界经济论坛基础设施与城市发展部的研究报告显示，对建筑业来说，招到优秀人才并且管好他们将会是未来几年中必须面对的挑战。不仅对建筑行业，对其他很多行业来说也是如此。既是发展的日益成熟要求越来越多掌握各类最新技能的不同级别的工人，而人口结构的变化带来的却是对未来熟练技工数量不足的忧虑，与之相伴的还有一直以来对劳动力需求的高度波动性，这些都是人们主要忧虑的问题。
Recruiting and managing talent in the coming years will be challenging for the construction sector, as it will be in many other industries, according to our latest report. The prospective...
“When you look at the books about well-being, you see one word – happiness... Happiness is determined by factors like your health, your family relationships and friendships, and above all...
While most other industries have undergone tremendous changes over the past few decades, and have reaped the benefits of process, product and service innovations, the construction sector ...
Why do we need a new approach to leadership?
