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3 Ways Autonomous Robotics Can Benefit Construction Pros
While the construction industry has traditionally been slow to adopt technology, innovative solutions are making that hesitation a thing of the past. From GPS to telematics, emerging tech offers contractors the ability to track equipment, utilize data and get work...
The Humble Concrete Block
In the early days of Great Plains settlement, fire was a threat. Driven by the wind, it could sweep across grasslands and crops.It might be started by lightning or human error. Fires deliberately set to burn off vegetation could get out of control. The threat extended...
On ConstrInfluence of Supervisors Construction Safety Rises in New Study
Jobsite workers continue to be a critical part of safety programs, and new data show that construction firms rely on the leadership of their supervisors to improve safety. NEW YORK – February 5, 2020 While improving jobsite safety has always been a top priority in the...
Are You Insured Against Cyberattacks? Here’s What Contractors Need to Know
Mark Smith, senior vice president at CRC Insurance Group, was one of the featured speakers at Friday's annual meeting of the Associated General Contractors of Washington in Bellevue. Smith leads CRC's nationwide Cyber Liability Team, and is a wholesale insurance...
3 Sustainable Building Trends & How to Implement Them
Two months into the new decade, the construction industry is as busy as ever. Within this booming industry, teams are seeing increasingly more projects going green. According to Dodge Data and Analytics’ “World Green Building and Construction Trends 2018”...
PCL, Clark, DPR, Mortenson, Others Embrace Offsite Construction
Although traditional site-built construction companies are sometimes portrayed as fearing competition from modular builders, many of them have been relying on their own offsite techniques for years. These large contractors incorporate prefabrication into their...
DevelopYour High-Potential People
Why is it important to develop your high-potential employees? Simple—if you’re not investing in them, they’re apt to go somewhere else, where they can get the education, training, and career advancement they desire. It’s too expensive and disruptive, in today’s...
Electrified Construction Equipment Gaining Momentum
Electrification has been increasing in most market segments as of late, including the construction equipment industry. This has been due to the necessary technologies becoming more mature and affordable—aided by their development and use in the on-road segment—as well...
Green Building Standard – Jourdan Younis, Managing Director at Alpin Middle Eas
If you’re wondering what green building looks like in Saudi Arabia and where the industry is headed in the future, look no further. You’ll learn exactly what green building in Saudi Arabia is all about (and the rapid changes that lie ahead). How Saudi Arabia is...