Technology

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    How Suffolk tracks steel erection with in-house tech

    Live Dimensions, developed by the Boston-based contractor, helps keep tabs on the meticulous details of vertical construction.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    UW-Madison breaks ground on $420M engineering center

    The structure, which was at the center of a prolonged funding fight, will feature mass timber and sustainability components.

    By • April 22, 2025
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    Trendline

    Preconstruction

    Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Trump orders permitting agencies to embrace tech

    The president’s April 15 memo directs relevant federal agencies to submit a technology implementation plan within 45 days.

    By • April 21, 2025
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    How location intelligence transforms construction

    GIS technology is redefining how construction projects are planned, managed, and delivered.

    By Marc Goldman • April 21, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Graycor hires construction vet to lead Southwest division

    Brett Helm brings 30 years of construction experience and will pursue new opportunities in advanced manufacturing and semiconductor fabs.

    By • April 18, 2025
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    New Releases

    New construction technology releases: April 2025

    Offerings this month cover preconstruction, a new reporting tool and a timber design platform.

    By , • April 16, 2025
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    Cumming Group merges with semiconductor advisory firm

    The move, with World Wide Professional Services, comes amid a boom for semiconductor projects as public and private groups invest in the space.

    By • April 16, 2025
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    Nvidia to spend $500B to manufacture AI chips in US

    The chipmaker will work with TSMC, Foxconn, Amkor and others to produce its Blackwell chip and other artificial intelligence infrastructure in Arizona and Texas. 

    By Kate Magill • April 15, 2025
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    Rosendin to demo robotic solar panel installers on Texas jobsite

    The electrical contractor claims the tech will triple installation speeds, enhance worker safety and help address the industry’s persistent labor shortage.

    By • April 14, 2025
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    AI agents emerge as potential targets for cyberattackers

    Digital entities — such as bots and artificial intelligence agents — pose a growing cybersecurity risk for enterprises, researchers found.

    By Alexei Alexis • April 9, 2025
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    Opinion

    How to use tech to fill construction’s skills gap

    While new technology can be daunting for workers and managers alike, a venture chief says starting small and educating onsite personnel can help firms stay ahead of the curve.

    By Gonzalo Galindo • April 9, 2025
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    4 contech firms up their AI offerings

    Both startups and established players are racing to bolster their solutions with artificial intelligence to help contractors work smarter, not harder.

    By , • April 9, 2025
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    Walmart adds mass timber to new corporate HQ campus

    Mercer Mass Timber helped erect four CLT and glulam buildings, alongside additional offices with full frames made of the material.

    By • April 7, 2025
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    6 contech startups take in combined $194M

    One firm reached unicorn status with its Series C funding round, which boosted its valuation over the $1 billion mark.

    By • April 2, 2025
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    Hacker linked to Oracle Cloud intrusion threatens to sell stolen data

    Security researchers from Trustwave SpiderLabs provided additional evidence backing up claims of a breach.

    By David Jones • April 2, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy completes $650M Texas hospital campus

    The St. Louis-based builder used tech including LIDAR, BIM and 3D modeling to help it complete the project ahead of schedule.

    By • April 2, 2025
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    [Podcast] The Power of Construction

    In this series, experts from Procore and Construction Dive’s studioID explore the issues industry pros face as rapidly evolving labor, technology and design challenges rewrite the built environment playbook

    April 2, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Suffolk taps Whiting-Turner vet for Dallas COO role

    Evan McKee will work to build Suffolk’s portfolio across commercial, higher education, institutional and healthcare as the firm increasingly leverages tech on area projects.

    By • March 28, 2025
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    Researchers back claim of Oracle Cloud breach despite company’s denials

    Security researchers from CloudSEK provided additional evidence supporting a hacker’s claim to have exfiltrated 6 million records.

    By David Jones • March 26, 2025
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    Q&A

    How launching a drone program elevated Illinois GC’s safety, productivity

    Poettker Construction’s rollout was brisk, but the builder said it’s essential to stay grounded in construction fundamentals when implementing the tech.

    By • March 26, 2025
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    Data quality is holding construction back. AI may help.

    Firms struggle to turn data into actionable insights despite its abundance, industry experts said at the New York Build conference.

    By • March 25, 2025
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    6% of architects use AI regularly

    There’s a large generational divide in how architects use artificial intelligence, according to a new American Institute of Architects study.

    By • March 24, 2025
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    Contech leaders detail AI’s potential

    New technologies can benefit estimating, compliance and project management functions, panelists at a recent webinar said.

    By • March 20, 2025
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    AI project failure rates are on the rise: report

    The share of businesses scrapping most of their AI initiatives increased to 42% this year, up from 17% last year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. 

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 19, 2025
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    How Zachry Construction used AI to speed up its estimating process

    By tweaking the scheduling outputs from legacy software, the company cut 28 days off a $149 million highway project's timeline.

    By • March 19, 2025