While infrastructure projects have continued during the pandemic, COVID-19 is impacting the construction industry in numerous ways. Richard Kennedy, President and CEO, Skanska USA, joins Barbara to discuss technology trends accelerated by the pandemic and new partnerships for improving how we build and maintain the infrastructure needed today and in the future.  
 
<ul><li>Smart Buildings: <a href='https://new.siemens.com/us/en/products/buildingtechnologies/smart-buildings.html'>https://new.siemens.com/us/en/products/buildingtechnologies/smart-buildings.html </a></li>
<li>Smart Infrastructure USA: <a href='https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/about/businesses/smart-infrastructure.html'>https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/about/businesses/smart-infrastructure.html </a></li>
<li>Microgrids: <a href='https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/topic-areas/distributed-energy-systems/princeton-resilient-campus.html'>https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/topic-areas/distributed-energy-systems/princeton-resilient-campus.html </a></li>
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While infrastructure projects have continued during the pandemic, COVID-19 is impacting the construction industry in numerous ways. Richard Kennedy, President and CEO, Skanska USA, joins Barbara to discuss technology trends accelerated by the pandemic and new partnerships for improving how we build and maintain the infrastructure needed today and in the future. Smart Buildings: https://new.siemens.com/us/en/products/buildingtechnologies/smart-buildings.html Smart Infrastructure USA: https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/about/businesses/smart-infrastructure.html Microgrids: https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/topic-areas/distributed-energy-systems/princeton-resilient-campus.html

While infrastructure projects have continued during the pandemic, COVID-19 is impacting the construction industry in numerous ways. Richard Kennedy, President and CEO, Skanska USA, joins Barbara to discuss technology trends accelerated by the pandemic and new partnerships for improving how we build and maintain the infrastructure needed today and in the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<ul><li>Smart Buildings: <a href="https://new.siemens.com/us/en/products/buildingtechnologies/smart-buildings.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://new.siemens.com/us/en/products/buildingtechnologies/smart-buildings.html&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Smart Infrastructure USA: <a href="https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/about/businesses/smart-infrastructure.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/about/businesses/smart-infrastructure.html&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Microgrids: <a href="https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/topic-areas/distributed-energy-systems/princeton-resilient-campus.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://new.siemens.com/us/en/company/topic-areas/distributed-energy-systems/princeton-resilient-campus.html&nbsp;</a></li>
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