Supply Chain

By William Wappler In 1989, one of the most innovative and complicated construction projects I know was built in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden. It’s the Ice Hotel....

Mobile Workforce Tech

By Mike Merrill The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic downturn sparked transformative and essential change for the construction industry, shining a light on the importance...

FleetWatcher Streamlines Paving Operations

AlignOps FleetWatcher is a construction-specific fleet and materials management solution built for heavy civil and asphalt operations. The platform combines telematics, load-cycle tracking, e-ticketing,...

Four Benefits of Job Documentation Technology

By Glynn Dowdle / Photo credit to OpenSpace Technology has dramatically increased our efficiency, making it easier and faster to build commercial jobs and with better...

Why are truckers installing on-board scales?

Electronic on-board scales are not new to the trucking industry. Introduced more than 30 years ago, electronic on-board scales were used in trucking applications...

The Changing Modern Jobsite

The development and deployment of construction technology are arguably progressing at a faster rate than at any point in history. New advancements in 3-D...

Dowel Bar Retrofit Process

By Kari Moosmann In 2011, the concrete pavement restoration/preservation industry celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first high-production, large-scale dowel bar retrofit (DBR) project constructed...

Adopting Telematics

Video telematics, IoT devices, and other fleet technology can help increase revenue and advance efficiencies to improve the fleet or general contractor’s bottom line—especially...
fire safety

Reinventing Commercial Fire Detection

Protecting life, property, and reputation is now much easier for commercial facilities ranging from hospitals, universities, and indoor football practice fields to museums and...
aerial imagery

Clear View Ahead

Mike Stone Associates, Inc. is a property asset management and consulting firm in the Houston area, and has experienced significant growth since its founding...