Getting Started with AI

Done right, AI brings a lot of benefits to construction. It can boost safety, streamline the bidding process, help close staffing gaps, and maximize...

Data Analysis Helps Contractors Improve Project Performance

Helping contractors improve project performance By Donna Laquidara-Carr, Ph.D., LEED AP Are contractors poised to begin improving project performance through better access to data? Two studies...
Safe load limits

Technology for Safe Load Limits

By Shashank Bhatia As global regulations continue to evolve, MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platform) makers will be forced to adopt, deploy, and develop new technologies....

Construction Tech

After a slow start to 2022, the construction industry added 60,000 jobs in February to reach employment numbers slightly below its pre-pandemic level. However,...

Actionable Data

Serving the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 70 years, Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc., a Northern California business unit of U.S. Concrete,...

Jobsite Connectivity

The vision is there. Wouldn’t it be great if the entire jobsite—the general contractor, subs, designers, owners, equipment vendors, and material suppliers—were all working...
fabric

Fabric by Choice

Contractors are discovering a new profit center by installing versatile, stretched fabric wall finishing systems instead of going with the usual options of paint,...

Fire-resistant Anchors

In the past few years, fire has been an increasing concern when buildings are being retrofitted, restored, or modernized. On June 14, 2017, a...

Bid Ready

At long last, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—now commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—has published project information and guidelines to help...

Different Spin

By Seth Ulmer Contractors wear many hats during their life—mechanic, electrician, and heavy equipment operator, just to name a few. Having the knowledge and proper...