Experts
Mass Timber Leads to Mass Savings in Green Construction
Brief The drive to reduce the carbon footprint of construction is getting a helping hand from trees. A number of projects, including a 25-story high-rise in Milwaukee, are using mass timber to reduce construction traffic, on-site workers and construction time, by...
5 Ways Drones Facilitate Concrete Construction Safety
Brief Drones help concrete contractors foster jobsite safety through remote inspections, images of site progress and information not visible at ground level, writes J.P. Giometti from Heavy Construction Systems Specialists. Contractors can also use drone imagery to...
What Does the Next Decade Hold for Concrete?
Brief The concrete industry could look very different in a decade thanks to the advent of 3D concrete printing and more research into the sustainability of concrete, writes Jonathan Kozlowski. Another innovation that could be on the horizon is turning concrete...
Which Concrete Vibrator is Right for the Job?
Brief Choosing an appropriate concrete vibrator depends on many factors, including the concrete mix and job specifications. Other considerations include if there is electricity available, the amount of reinforcing steel and how the concrete will be used. ...
Smart Cities Could Benefit From Infrastructure Bill
Brief The Senate's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill presents an unprecedented opportunity to test smart city technology, says Sanjeet Pandit, global head of smart cities and digital transformation at Qualcomm. Cities are advised to begin considering which...
Digital Product Speeds Materials Procurement
Brief Agora has raised an additional $33 million to develop a digital platform designed to expedite purchase orders in construction and materials management in the field. The technology processes more than $140 million in materials orders annually. Insight The...
Concrete-AI Aims to Help Pptimize Mixes
Brief Concrete-AI, a startup developed by engineering professors at the University of California at Los Angeles, is using artificial intelligence to predict the performance of concrete based on factors such as mixture proportion, type of coarse and fine aggregate,...
Benefits, installation Best Practices for Fiber Cement Siding
Brief In this column, James Hardie, a manufacturer of high-performance fiber cement products, outlines the benefits of fiber cement siding as well as installation advice. Fiber cement siding offers superior weather resistance and will not rot when wet, Hardie says....
4 Alternatives and Their Advantages in Construction
Brief A webinar has explored alternative construction technologies that are gaining wider acceptance and has reviewed advantages they are offering the industry. Ella Mure recaps panelists' explanations of modular buildings, panelization, mass timber framing and...