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Managing the Construction Fleet

May 17, 2013

When managing a construction project, every cost counts. As fuel prices remain high, more construction companies are turning to fleet-management solutions in order to cut down on fuel use and save money. These systems can also save time by monitoring workers’ locations and making sure the vehicles are where they need to be.

Evrard-Strang Construction, www.evrardstrangconstruction.com, Marion, Ill., learned firsthand how fleet management can benefit a business. The company specializes in design build, construction management, and commercial and industrial construction, and the implementation of a fleet-management system allowed it to save on fuel and insurance costs.

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May/June 2013

Volume 16 Number 04

2013 Constructech App Catalog

Looking for the right app to get the job done? The Constructech App Catalog has the app for you.

March/April 2013

Volume 16 Number 03

Constructech 2013 Commercial Top Products: The Road Ahead

Driving the industry forward with the right technology.

A convergence of trends is driving construction companies and corporate owners to consider moving off traditional legacy-based systems and seek new solutions to keep up with the current demands of the industry. Terms like mobile, BIM (building information modeling), and collaboration aren’t just buzzwords anymore. Rather, these concepts and processes are leading contractors and owners toward a new way of thinking that encompasses a change both in business initiatives and technology adoption for 2013.



Commentary

Build with Big Data

Of course mere chatter among the analyst community is never a good measuring point for jumping on board with an idea, but the fact of the matter is more conversations in IT are being generated around the ability to effectively gather, interpret, and act upon data. In a way data has always been, well, data. But suddenly it’s “Big” and we all should be preparing for the outcome. To truly understand Big Data is to recognize it can be a very complicated subject. At its core, Big Data involves being able to predict key patterns and events, as well as to understand how and why they are taking place, sometimes even before they occur. When all this information is linked together from literally one aspect to everything else that was collected in the past, the potential impact for a market like construction could be huge.

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Green Technology

A New Approach to Green Homes

Green homes have long been discussed as a means to save homeowners energy and money. Technological features such as the remote monitoring of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), and more all contribute to a homeowner minimizing their home’s carbon footprint.

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Infrastructure Update

Tech Ensures Toll Road Efficiency

Let’s be honest: Nobody likes toll roads. But if we have to have them, we may as well make them convenient and efficient. RFID (radio frequency identification) technology has certainly helped drivers in that respect. But technology, mainly in the form of M2M, is also helping from a company standpoint.

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