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Northwest 2020 Higher Education Award of Merit: Oregon State University A.A. "Red" Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory

ENR Construction

This new laboratory serves as the headquarters for the TallWood Design Institute, a model of education and research for Oregon’s growing expertise in engineered wood products and mass timber construction.

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Daimler NA Unveils Two Electric Freightliner Models

Construction Equipment

Freightliner Trucks premiered two fully electrified commercial vehicles - a Freightliner eCascadia heavy-duty truck and a Freightliner eM2 106 medium-duty truck - Wednesday during the Daimler Trucks Capital Market and Technology Day in Portland, Oregon.

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The True Cost Difference: Car Allowance vs Mileage Reimbursement

Construction Business Owner

Download the guide and dive into: Differences between vehicle stipend and mileage reimbursement True costs of a flat car allowance when taxes are taken into account Factors impacting the cost of Cent Per Mile & FAVR reimbursement models Business tools to help you control spend Fill out the form on this page to download the white paper.

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What Computer Hardware you need at the Jobsite from Start to Finish

Construction Business Owner

mhodges Thu, 06/29/2023 - 07:28 Building information modeling (BIM) is driving better design and manageability of projects and is being adopted as a government mandated approach for projects across the globe.

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Prepare for the Construction Industry Evolution With a Digital Transformation

Construction Business Owner

Not many years ago, it would have been impossible to design, plan, and execute an entire building plan from a single, three-dimensional blueprint via building information modeling (BIM) technology, but today it is. This is why construction companies must undergo a construction digital transformation.

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Drone Surveys Improve Automated Road Construction

Construction Equipment

Automated machine guidance (AMG) links construction equipment with onboard computers that use data from 3-D models and GPS to guide operations. The Oregon Department of Transportation is exploring surveying with unmanned aircraft for construction projects using an Aibotix Aibot X6 Hexacopter. pounds of cameras and sensors.

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Proven Technology for All Construction Phases

Construction Business Owner

Making sound investments in workstation hardware for BIM can present a special challenge for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) companies.