Construction technology options are abundant nowadays, yet choosing, implementing, and integrating the right technology for a contractor’s particular needs can be overwhelming, leaving many...

Since the mid-2000s, shotcrete usage in underground construction has soared because contractors can install it more quickly and efficiently than traditional cast-in-place concrete systems....

The advantages and disadvantages of using AI resources in commercial construction fleet operations, including ChatGPT. By Hadley Benton Today’s highly sophisticated and evolving Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven...

We’ve been hearing for a while that virtual reality (VR) is the wave of the future. I’m here to tell you the future is...

Traditional telematics is a dot on a map—it is one-way data that requires someone to sit at a computer, interpret what the information is...

Nearly every contractor has experienced problems caused by design errors on the jobsite. As one of the most common reasons behind delays and rework,...

Shims are used by the hundreds on the jobsite. They serve as temporary alignment aids to hold objects in place until they can be...

A backhoe on a rural jobsite was overheating. Unfortunately, no one realized it except the contractor—who was at another jobsite. The contractor had received a...

Productivity is king on every jobsite. Whether the welding project happens on a mining claim in the remote Yukon Territory or at a trucking...

By Jeff Winke In the 1950s, Ace Books began publishing Ace Doubles, which were two separate novels combined in a single volume. For example, a...