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,...
logistics

Outsourcing Logistics: Monitoring and Tracking Company-Owned and Third-Party Trucks

By Matthew Brinker In the heavy work materials industry, some companies operate their own trucks to ship raw materials and/or finished products to customers, while...

Maintaining Critical Road, Rail, and Bridge Infrastructure

Arecent 60 Minutes TV broadcast—“Falling Apart”—explains that “America’s roads, bridges, airports, and rail lines are outdated and need to be fixed.” It also states...

Buzzing Builders

Purdue University engineers and entomologists are making some sweet discoveries about how honeybees build and structure their honeycombs, which could lead to new fabrication...

Augmented Reality

By Sarah Nicastro Augmented reality (AR) is one of the most exciting and compelling technologies for service organizations because it is easy to visualize the...

The SAW Solution

The Capital City Machine Shop in Doraville, Georgia, specializes in welding and remachining large industrial machinery and equipment. The company has added equipment and...

Poor Site Prep

When it comes to construction, the most important work occurs before the first shovel hits the dirt—or at least it should. “If a contractor uses...
innovation

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...

Construction Technology, Implementation, and Beyond

Shared wisdom on the interface between construction technology and construction reality Construction has always been an old school kind of business, even among the tech-savvy....

Proper Piping

By Mark Ligon Many applications, including drainage and irrigation, require piping to be installed underground. Both PVC and CPVC can be laid underground, combined with...