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Frederick W. Dodge set out more than 130 years ago to make construction project information more accessible for construction professionals, who could use this data to effectively secure resources and supplies. He gathered data by riding his bicycle around Boston, studiously taking notes about projects in the surrounding area on a series of meticulously cataloged index cards. This detailed project information was the primary product of the earliest iteration of our company, F. W. Dodge, which provided unmatched knowledge and data surrounding the commercial construction industry 鈥� a mission as vital today as it was at the company鈥檚 founding.

As a Network, we incorporate both human and technological aspects into the solutions we provide customers. The Blue Book was founded in 1913 by Joseph O鈥橫alley, President of the Society of the Allied Building Trades, who first published a subcontractor鈥檚 registry for New York City, listing companies by their trade. The company expanded to publish regional buyer guides listing commercial construction companies, where regional 鈥渂lue book鈥� editions were delivered to property managers, facilities managers and commercial general contractors. The Contractor鈥檚 Blue Book, became known simply as The Blue Book and helped subcontractors, material dealers and manufacturers, general contractors & builders, architects & engineers and real estate management firms build construction relationships across the industry.

With the addition of Integrated Marketing Systems (IMS)鈥╢ounded in 1991, we added the capability to deliver agency verified advance notices of public pre-design phase projects across thousands of public agencies ahead of official agency publication. This allowed IMS customers time to strategize on public opportunities and manage the Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Qualifications (RFQ)/Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) process well ahead of deadlines.

In 1906, Clinton Sweet developed the concept of gathering construction product information from manufacturers, organizing it according to the work habits of professionals, and distributing it to qualified recipients. The original 鈥淪weet鈥檚 Indexed Catalogue of Building Construction鈥� was published by Architectural Record and eventually sold to the F.W. Dodge Company in 1912. Sweet鈥檚 Catalog is famous for being the first to normalize the size, design, and typography of all the catalogs used by Architects and Engineers and bind them together into one publication with an index. This marked the end of the problem of firms being bombarded with catalogs of varying size and design from every manufacturer, and the beginning of standardized catalogs which allowed for greater efficiency for both manufacturers and architectural firms. The Sweets tradition continues as a building product resource for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners to search, select and specify from an online database of thousands of building products, with access to specifications, BIM objects, CAD details, catalogs, project galleries, and more.

Our latest addition to Dodge Construction Network is Principia Consulting , founded in 1995, who has built a reputation as one of the preeminent research and consulting firms in the building materials sector, providing high quality data, analytics and insights to Fortune 1000 manufacturing, distribution, dealer and other key stakeholder clients. Principia鈥檚 consulting services help clients simplify the increasing complexity involved in construction projects, while ensuring reliable growth, improved scale and increased profitability throughout the commercial construction process.

With over a century of industry leading experience, Dodge Construction Network continues to advance and serve the needs of the entire construction industry.