The Cloud: Part 2 Changing the dynamic of field-to-office communication

Part 1 of this article presented the backstory of technological evolution and the emergence of the cloud, leading to the big question: How can...
GPS platform profitability

Streamlining the Ready-Mix Road

GPS platform designed to seize control of road logistics and profitability GivenHansco, a developer of integrated producer-driven software products for the concrete ready-mix industry, launched...

Scheduling Toolbox

When Ranjeet Gadhoke, vice president of project controls at Zachry Construction Corporation, went looking for a schedule-data analysis tool, he experimented with numerous options,...

What Spreadsheets Lack

Advantages of using construction management software By Michael Wright While the construction industry loves new tools and technology for the jobsite, the industry has been much...
defined schedule

An Argument for Specialized Scheduling Software

Managing and following a defined schedule is imperative to keeping heavy civil construction operations moving. These complex projects rely on coordinated activities among employees,...

Subcontractor Management

Despite a reported 91-percent medium or high level of improvement in productivity, only 27-percent of general contractors have moved to automate their pay app...

Mitigating Risk

By Michael Wright Construction projects are inherently complex, and this complexity inevitably leads to risk including risk to the health and well-being of workers, risk...

Solution Linkage Connect

Hitachi Construction Machinery announces a new fleet management system, Solution Linkage (SL) Connect, to meet the real-world needs of modern worksites. With easy access...

Technology Overload

It seems every article you read or every salesperson you speak with is always touting the latest and greatest that technology has to offer....

Elevation Pro

InSite Software's latest takeoff software, Elevation Pro, has brought earthwork takeoff and GPS machine control modeling to a whole new level. This new software...