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Battered By Floods, U.S. River Communities Try New Remedies
ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — Hollywood Beach Road was once such prime real estate that the neighborhood had its own airstrip, enabling well-heeled residents to zip back and forth between homes in nearby St. Louis and weekend cottages on the Meramec River in suburban Arnold,...
Study Shows the Benefit of Real-Time 3D Technologies
A new study has found that real-time 3D visualization (RT3D), which allows users to create virtual experiences for virtual reality, augmented reality and other platforms, is on the rise in the manufacturing and AEC industries. The research by Forrester Consulting...
Buildings Have Their Own Microbiomes – We’re Striving to Make Them Healthy Places
Architects and building engineers strive to create safe, productive places where humans can live and work. We have developed complex codes, regulations and guidelines to achieve goals such as structural safety, fire safety, adequate ventilation and energy efficiency,...
Oracle’s Guide to Applying Data to Different Projects
Data continues to fascinate the construction industry. Where other industries are much more mature in terms of their ‘big data’ journey, in construction it’s still gaining traction. Construction is often considered being behind in its digitisation journey, but in this...
Industry Finds New Innovations to Stay Ahead of COVID-19
Construction technology tools such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and BIM will continue to see steady growth in the construction industry between now and 2025, while more specialized solutions such as smart building technologies and 3D printing will see rapid growth...
To Keep Civil Infrastructure Projects Moving, Look to the Cloud
More than 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total number of jobless claims to around 22 million in the last month, all as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One way we can help soften the impact of the pandemic is to enable people to...
Study Finds Construction Safety Practices are Essential to Protecting Workers, Community During Pandemic
A new analysis that quantifies how construction activity during the coronavirus pandemic elevates health hazards for workers as well as members of the general public in Austin, Texas, reinforces the importance of jobsite safety methods. The study, commissioned by...
5 Things Construction Businesses Can Control During the COVID-19 Crisis
5 Things Construction Businesses Can Control During the COVID-19 Crisis Control these five areas of your construction business to address uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps the hardest part of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the uncertainty – not...
Post-coronavirus Contingency Planning for Contractors, Qwners
One would be hard-pressed to find any construction industry player that hasn't been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While a few U.S. jurisdictions have banned construction work altogether, many more have limited which projects can move forward. However, according...