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The Tunnel That’s Failing New York City
THIS 110-year-old two-track tunnel beneath the Hudson River carries 200,000 people a day – and it’s crumbling. Between 2014 and 2018, major failures caused 65,000 minutes of train delays. That’s roughly 45 days of commuters stuck on platforms, trains or facing a...
Trimble Spot on with Autonomous Robotic Scanning solution
Project progress can be monitored remotely and in 3D with a laser scanner and Trimble FieldLink software mounted aboard Boston Dynamics’ site-roving Spot robot. “Using the X7 laser scanner integrated with Spot lets us document changes on the jobsite and make important...
Defining the Problem, Solving the Problem
Episode Info Claudia Gunsch is the Theodore S. Kennedy Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University, where she also serves as the associate dean of research and infrastructure for the Pratt School of Engineering. She says her favorite part of...
Priority of Nature-based Solutions in Construction Projects
Episode Info With COP26 just weeks away, the need to design in sustainability and climate resilience into every element of the built environment has never been more in the spotlight and is the focus of the latest episode. NCE editor Claire Smith and reporter Catherine...
Substance Use and Mental Health in the Construction Industry.
Episode Info Hixson is off this week so it’s a solo show with digital media editor Warren Frey but we still have plenty to talk about, especially the second part of our Cracks in the Foundation series about substance use and mental health in the construction industry....
PODCAST – A New Field-collaborative Planning Space As Touchplan!
Episode Info The Construction Tech is back this week with Noah Baker joining Spencer to talk about Touchplan! Noah is the Senior Solutions Engineer for Touchplan which is a field-collaborative planning space that aims to make the planning and management of...
The World’s Biggest Observation Wheel Built in Dubai
When the London Eye opened in 2000 it was intended to be a temporary attraction - but it proved so popular that it became a permanent fixture of the skyline, making towering observation wheels the new must-have landmark of the new millennium. Since then, more than 18...
Vienna is Building a $6BN “City Within a City”
RENOWNED for its unique blend of architecture and stunning cultural landmarks, Vienna is among Europe’s top travel destinations.But while it is perhaps best known for its well-preserved heritage buildings, the capital of Austria has been pioneering new approaches to...
PODCAST – 10 Reasons Why You Could Become a Successful Entrepreneur
Episode Info Whether you already have a career you really like or you're just getting started, engineers always want more. They want to improve themselves and their life, do greater things and achieve more. It’s no surprise most of them want to become entrepreneurs....