Experts
Drones are Becoming a Valuable Tool for Roofing Contractors
The military has long used drones for surveillance and to take out terrorists, but the roofing industry is getting closer to being able to use drones for commercial purposes. And roofers aren’t the only companies that will benefit from drone and image capture...
7 Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2020
What are the current trends in the building market? We'll expand on a few of these later in the article, but according to sites like ESUB, here are some of the most notable tech trends in the construction industry at the moment. Technology Advancements and Integration...
Construction and Robotics Building a Foundation: Expert
Construction is waiting for the rise of robotics, but mechanical helpers are already here. Procore director of business development for the marketplace Kris Lengieza addressed an audience of construction professionals recently at Procore Technologies latest...
The Construction Players of the Future
Digital technologies have transformed industries, from automotive to transportation to banking. Even agriculture. which has historically been slow to transform, has taken a huge leap toward digitalization.1 For a long time, the engineering and construction (E&C)...
PropTech and ConTech Aren’t So Far Apart
If you are in the real estate industry, you are in the construction industry as well. In that light, today’s State of Construction Technology report released by JLL should be required reading. It provides not only an overview of the sectors within the construction...
Is Your Company on the Path to Be a Best in Class Construction Business?
Most construction business owners I meet, talk to and work with have the same goals. They all want to grow, make high profit margins, have great customers. They give them steady work, be organized and in-control, have systems in place to run their business, have an...
How Robots Are Changing the Construction Industry
Along the banks of Lake Michigan, 20 masons lay bricks for a huge dorm, as big as three football fields, at the Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois. Compared with those in years past, these workers are doing far less laying and “buttering” and, instead, are focused...
Julie Neph, Chief Engineer of the Mackinac Bridge Authority, Keeps 4 Million Motorists Safe Every Year
Julie Neph always had an appreciation for buildings. As a student who excelled in math and science, Neph recognized that engineering would be her likely career path. "I knew I wanted to work with buildings," Neph said. "I wanted to know why a building was standing the...
3 Dangers to Coverage Hidden in Many Standard Construction Insurance Policies
Many contractors, subcontractors and developers believe the purpose of having commercial general liability (CGL). Insurance policies is to cover injuries to workers on-site or defective work causing property damage to the construction itself. But they do not realize...