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....

Telematics Improves Effcient Equipment Management

The importance of control in the construction market can’t be overstated. Successful construction contractors have solid control over their costs, means of production, deadlines,...

Drone Benefits

Drones have become invaluable for collecting data from the hardest-to-reach places on a jobsite. Recent technological advancements have made drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),...
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Innovations in Fine-Aggregate Exposed Concrete

Wet-play spaces like these at the Tandy Family YMCA, in Tulsa benefit from Bomanite’s Sandscape, which can be combined with a Revealed treatment to...

EMSolutions Covers Many Bases

Caterpillar recently rolled out EMSolutions, a new equipment management solutions program aimed at helping fleet managers cut unnecessary costs, including fuel and labor expenses....
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Proactive Best Practices

The evolution and accessibility of technology is creating efficiencies across all industries, including construction. Site and fleet managers are looking for ways to educate...

Wireless Essentials

NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association represents over 1,160 companies (a majority who are small business contractor firms) who build, deploy, and maintain America’s...

Success is in the Details

Ensuring the vision outlined in architectural renderings translates to building material manufacturing and then construction, requires careful attention to design and technical detail. For...

Preventing Loss

By Donna Campbell Due to the advances in technology designed for the construction industry, there are more innovative solutions to choose from for estimating and...

Active Driver

By Pete Plotas Companies across industries are being plagued by mobile device distraction in the workplace at an alarming rate. In the construction industry, mobile...