The Constructor
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Outriggers are interior lateral structural systems provided to improve the overturning stiffness and strength of high-rise buildings. It is a lateral.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
There is good news for fleets that care about safe disposal of PPE and the environment. With the Covid-19 threat ongoing, an estimated 129 billion face masks and 65 billion plastic gloves are being produced every month.
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The Constructor
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Canada-based infrastructure technology company, Niricson, has developed a unique drone-based data collection and damage-assessment system to inspect.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Trimble side-by-side evaluations of excavator operators using conventional as well as guided methods of trenching produced data showing just how effective machine control can be.
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The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
BIG is designing the Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC) on an 800-acre site in West Virginia. The HCC is the next milestone to demonstrate the operation of the Hyperloop system as a commercial product. The project attempts to turn infrastructure into architecture by fundamentally tying the architecture of the HCC to the physical infrastructure of the transportation system.
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Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
A great logistics network and a world-class education system enable the Land of Lincoln to generate the fifth-highest GDP among states. - Read: Illinois: The Intersection Of Talent And Innovation at BusinessFacilities.com.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
LSU and Rutgers University researchers are collaborating to develop an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to bring emerging robotic technologies, such as a wearable exoskeleton, to the construction industry that will save lives and time.
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Getting machine learning and artificial intelligence to work for construction is often a matter of finding where it would be most useful.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
In an effort to meet and engage women where they live and work, Women of Asphalt (WofA) has officially launched eight state branches.
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As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
The pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) will invest in current and new facilities, and create 180 jobs in Davidson County over the next five years. - Read: August Bioservices Investing $64M In Tennessee Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Goodfellow Bros., a longstanding Caterpillar customer, received one of three commemorative Cat D6 XE dozers, an electric unit specially decorated to celebrate Caterpillar’s production of 175,000 medium high-drive dozers.
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
At its first all-virtual Autodesk University conference, software vendor Autodesk announced three new construction cloud products, a partnership for electrical design and a new digital twin offering for owners and operators.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has updated its Dig Assist machine control application for excavators with new features designed to make it even faster and easier to create plans and put more information at operators’ fingertips.
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Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
The president-elect stated emphatically during campaign stops in Texas that “not one more foot” of wall will be built under his administration and federal land seizures will stop; efforts to end or curb temporary status programs also will reverse.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Tritium, a maker of DC fast-charging technology for electric vehicles (EVs), has unveiled a platform to enable scalable electric vehicle charging networks.
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Ontario and Quebec infrastructure lead country in industry activity, says Procore statistics, while Alberta and British Columbia recovery is slowed by changed energy sector economics
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
L Series Deere backhoe loaders have been upgraded. Models in the series include the 310L, 310SL, 315SL, 310SL HL, and 410L. These backhoe loaders now have a 4.5L John Deere PowerTech EWL diesel engine that has more power, torque, and reliability.
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Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.
Contractor Magazine
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Show Management, co-sponsors ASHRAE and AHRI, and the Innovation Awards panel of judges wish to acknowledge and honor the 2021 award winners despite the recent cancellation of the live event.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
The HX, International Truck’s premium vocational model, is going into next-generation form with new composite hoods and a larger steel cab featuring interior refinements. International executives say the revised HX, for heavy extreme, is aimed at primarily at the construction market.
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Moving COVID-19 remedies through development, testing, production and global distribution has pharmaceutical and R&D firms and their industry designers and builders rushing to maximize space and productivity.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
While architectural billings failed to show much progress during October, signs of improving business conditions at firms have emerged, according to a new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
I hear from people who argue that I’m being too negative about the future, that real construction market recovery is just around the corner.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released results of a study on building commissioning that found a median energy savings from 3% to 16%, depending on building type. The study examined the cost of commissioning and resulting energy savings of 1,500 North American buildings across three decades. The study represents buildings totaling 34.7 million square meters (373 million sf) of floor area.
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
California and Oregon now are dam co-licensees for estimated $450M Klamath River project to resolve federal concerns, but major work by contractor Kiewit is pushed back one year.
Natural Building
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Kathleen Draper, a climate change activist has constructed a 1,500-square-foot, three-bedroom straw bale home that she said will help reduce global warming and keep her comfortable in the harshest New York winter. “I call it my ‘dwelling on drawdown’ project,” she said, referring to the future point at which the atmosphere’s greenhouse gas levels stop climbing and start declining, halting climate change.
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Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
The president-elect stated emphatically during campaign stops in Texas that “not one more foot” of wall will be built under his administration and federal land seizures will stop; efforts to end or curb temporary status programs also will reverse.
The Korte Company
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Form follows function. Architecture’s most recognizable axiom first appeared in an article written by Louis Sullivan in 1896. Five years prior, a Sullivan-designed structure widely considered to be illustrative of the famous phrase rose ten stories above Seventh and Chestnut streets in downtown St. Louis. The Wainwright Building —one of America’s first steel “skyscrapers”—still stands (and it’s just 30 miles from our headquarters in Highland, Illinois).
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
A free digital design tool that can help reduce the carbon footprint of a site is putting climate-friendly landscape architecture on a better path.
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