Residential Builds Innovative Homes
The residential construction market is seeing a resurgence of new projects, driven by the use of new, emerging technologies—both in the construction of the projects and in the homes themselves.
Tech Enables Virtual Tour of Historic Properties
Digital transformation is impacting the construction industry in a number of different ways. For instance, technology is helping preserve historical properties into a digital experience.
Construction Builds Smart, Stronger Structures
Following natural disasters such as Hurricane Irma and the storm that contributed to the bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy, the construction industry is focused on how to rebuild stronger—and smarter—structures.
Your Fleet Keeps You Safe
From the skies, to the roads, to the jobsite, a construction fleet should be designed to keep workers safe. With new, advancing technologies, anything that moves on a construction project can be equipped with systems to ensure greater safety.
Top 3 Tips for the Construction Workforce Shortage
A culture shift has been happening for more than 30 years—one that has driven more young adults to college and away from the trades. This has led to a significant shortage of workers in the construction industry.
Will We Learn from Lynchburg?
The situation last week in Lynchburg, Va., was one no one wanted to read or write about, let alone live through, but it seems Mother Nature has little regard for human comfort and, at times, even human life. Heavy rainfall in Lynchburg put infrastructure back on everyone’s minds, as the potential collapse of the College Lake Dam weighed heavy on the minds of Virginians and Americans everywhere for several days.
Top Emerging Tech for Your Construction Project
Drones, wearables, and bricklaying robots: These are just a few of the new, cutting-edge technologies that are being touted for the construction jobsite. Today, analysts are pointing to pretty significant growth in all of these areas.
Inside Smart Buildings of Today
Buildings are getting smarter. Today, materials have embedded technology that enable them to make decisions about how the building should operate more efficiently. Additionally, IoT (Internet of Things) platform allows a building manager to make decisions related to a building’s performance based on realtime data and insights. All of this is coming together to help create smarter buildings.
The Next Generation of Smart Buildings
All across the globe, new buildings are being built that demonstrate how connected technologies will change the way people live and work. One new example of this is the Corning Optical Communications Headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.
Partnerships Address Interoperability Challenges
Lack of interoperability among construction companies is one of the biggest hurdles to adopting technology. Lately, technology providers have been coming together in an effort to streamline project workflows for contractors.