Technology Solutions

Smarter Machine Control

A contractor spec’s a new excavator with auxiliary hydraulics, takes delivery, and then buys a rotating shear. The machine has the plumbing. What it does...

The Facts about Self-Healing Concrete

Every owner and facility manager knows the cycle: Concrete cures, concrete cracks, water and chlorides find their way in, reinforcing steel corrodes, and the...

The Cash Trap

A commercial concrete sub pulled me aside last month. His $100MM firm is profitable and growing. But he's out of cash. It's sitting in his accounts...

New Hope for Old Buildings

A research project carried out by the fischer Group of Companies in collaboration with Purdue University  has shown that existing buildings can be made significantly...

Swappable Battery Ecosystem

Bartell Global will power even more electric construction and surface preparation equipment by turning to the innovative 48V 1.5kWh1 Commercial Swappable Battery Pack (Si1.5)...

The Digital Backbone

While some sectors have spent recent years sprinting toward digital maturity, construction and engineering organizations are finally crossing a major threshold as the potential...