Collaboration often leads in innovation. If we want digital transformation to prosper in construction, then we need all the generations to come together to identify how to make that happen. The industry also needs knowledge sharing about the tools of the trade, so to speak. This is why my interest was piqued when a new […]
Connected Mother’s Day Gifts for Home and Health
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Have you decided what you are going to get for your mom, grandma, aunt, or sister? Consider giving that special loved one in your life a connected gift for the home or health this Mother’s Day. I had all the intention of writing a complete list, but to […]
Transportation and the City of the Future
People are not laboratory mice. But people often are happy to experiment with new technology, new surroundings, new approaches to life in general that can be considered laboratory projects. With the backing of major corporations, such experiments can lead to the future in the present. At a site in Higashi-Fuji, Japan, in a prototype town […]
Smart Security
Smart homes are becoming both popular and flexible. Buyers can choose from a long menu of options to be installed in a new construction, a remodeling project, or just added at random. The market presents options for every area of the home and buyers are warmly adapting to these choices. A new whitepaper, Value Beyond Home […]
Bringing Construction Digital Twins to Life
Throughout the last two years, the construction industry has done whatever it takes to deliver projects despite huge challenges. However, the uncertainties faced by engineering and construction firms will worsen as governments begin to boost their post-COVID spending on infrastructure and inflationary pressures begin to bite. Technology can play an important part in changing how […]
Work Zones: ‘Let’s be Careful Out There’
In the 1980s TV show Hills Street Blues, Sergeant Phil Esterhaus would tell his officers at the end of roll call, “All right, that’s it, let’s roll. And Hey!… let’s be careful out there.” It was a popular “catch phrase” in those days and certainly can be applied equally well today. Especially in light of […]
Creating Greener Building Spaces for Healthy Living
Green building. The green light has traditionally meant proceed, go, continue moving forward. As we move forward in our search for better living conditions, the building industry has adopted the term “green” as well. We are not referencing, except in rare occasion, buildings colored green. Yes. They may have greenery covered exterior walls—and in some […]
Leading Contractors Are Building Better, Smarter, and Faster with Big Data
Today’s challenging global landscape is weighing on an already competitive construction market. As a result, commercial contractors have accelerated their adoption of technologies to protect and grow marketshare, differentiate project delivery, and “future proof” their businesses against what is likely to be more tumultuous times ahead. In order to achieve their objectives, contractors require reliable, […]
Safety: A Tech Strategy at the Jobsite
We are in the middle of a blog series, where we are looking at safety trends in construction. Today, let’s look at safety at the construction jobsite. With March being National Ladder Safety Month, the ALI (American Ladder Institute) is raising awareness about ladder safety, in order to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and […]
Construction Equipment Is All about the Data
Jason Perez, cofounder and CEO, Yardz, recently sat down with Constructech Editorial Director Peggy Smedley to talk about the company and why having the right data can ensure that available construction equipment is where you need it, when you need it, at a jobsite, with simply a click. Connected World (CW): Why don’t you start […]
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