Using technology to enhance workflow fundamentals

In one of the least digitized industries, technology finds a vital role in contractors' strategy and workflow.

April 30, 2020

Coronavirus contech headquarters: How contractors are using tech to continue essential work

A roundup of Construction Dive stories focused on contech solutions helping to push construction forward during the pandemic. 

Updated July 7, 2020

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Construction Technology

As construction technology continues to evolve, here’s what savvy contractors need to know.

By Construction Dive staff

Connex software maker acquired by investment firm

Command Alkon, now owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, eases the ordering of heavy construction materials like concrete.

By Zachary Phillips • April 29, 2020

Who will save the startups?

The runway, or dead space, between VC financing could determine a startup's ability to weather a recession — that, or an offering industry can't resist buying.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 29, 2020

How to get started with remote bidding

Dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have to shift their processes. Businesses will be able to overcome with these resources and tools.

April 28, 2020

DPR repurposes 360-degree imaging for crucial WeWork project inspection

The contractor facilitated a critical fire marshal inspection at The Gulch in Nashville, Tennessee, that would have otherwise been canceled due to social distancing guidelines.

By Kim Slowey • April 22, 2020

Software companies develop tech safety nets to measure social distancing

Using image-capture data or GPS sensors, developers say their applications can notify workers and superintendents in real time if workers don't maintain social distancing. 

By Zachary Phillips • April 22, 2020

Study shows the benefit of real-time 3D technologies

Also known as digital twins, RT3D representations, which allow for evolving, virtual versions of the built environment to be visualized during planning phases, are poised for AEC industry growth. 

By Jennifer Goodman • April 22, 2020

Six ways AP automation is critical to your business continuity plan

With the transition to working from home, many companies are struggling to figure out how to keep their business going. We have the solution.

April 16, 2020

Report: How major contech solutions will grow by 2025

A new white paper from professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP details the technologies that will grow the most, and how prepared contractors are to implement them. 

By Zachary Phillips • April 15, 2020

AI-based tool tracks US construction activity, slowdowns

The OxBlue Activity Index provides a near real-time glimpse into the areas of the country that are the most and least affected by coronavirus shutdowns.

By Jennifer Goodman • April 15, 2020

Building officials turn to video inspections to mitigate COVID-19 risk

The coronavirus outbreak demands that inspectors introduce technology to their process, the International Code Council says, and those that do will likely continue using this method of inspection after the health crisis.

By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2020

Immersive virtual meeting platform allows AECOM to host public project discussions

Developed in response to the need for social distancing, the tool allows clients to remotely host live public discussions on community construction projects with interactive elements.

By Jennifer Goodman • April 8, 2020

ConTech Conversations: Katerra's head of construction operations talks ERP, tech buy-in

Rob Caputo tells Construction Dive how Katerra's business model runs on enterprise resource planning from a bill of materials during the design stage, similar to what's done in manufacturing.

By Zachary Phillips • April 8, 2020

As coronavirus necessitates technology usage, investors seem keen on contech

Despite limitations on construction activity, investors are showing a pervasive optimism in the space, believing the crisis could force contractors to demand more from back-office and project management tools.

By Kim Slowey • April 8, 2020

Maximizing uptime in construction: Closing the on and off-highway gap

Achieve a higher level of productivity by deploying effective strategies that minimize downtime and maximize uptime.

April 8, 2020

Modular Monitor: Offsite offers unique response to healthcare systems in a crisis, Part 1

Society is locked in a coronavirus-spurred war against time and space constraints, and modular builders say they have a role in ending it.

By Joe Beeton • April 6, 2020

Vital actions every construction project needs to take to tackle COVID-19 now

 Every project is struggling with hurdles prompted by COVID-19. Here are ways you can tackle the problems now. 

April 3, 2020

Construction Dive survey: Tell us your tech practices during the coronavirus shutdown

We want to hear from more contractors about how they're continuing work during shutdowns. 

By Construction Dive Editors • April 1, 2020

AI app debuted to track jobsite social distancing practices

Using cameras onsite, contractors can enact a virtual safety net to document when workers are moving within 6 feet of each other, Smartvid.io's CEO said.

By Zachary Phillips • April 1, 2020

Tech 101: Digital use cases

The approach involves defining a problem that technology could solve and is one of the main ways that construction companies can increase success with tech, experts say.

By Zachary Phillips • April 1, 2020

Remote control: Contech firms pitch ways to progress projects during social distancing

Tech and software firms offer solutions for managing on-site work while maintaining social distancing guidelines.

By Zachary Phillips • March 25, 2020

Australian collaborative that includes Lendlease working to inject tech into the construction process

Building 4.0 CRC recently received $16 million in funding to update the construction life cycle for the “fourth industrial age.”

By Zachary Phillips • March 25, 2020

How Swinerton employs robots, apps and 3D to communicate with clients, jobsites

Operations Manager Paul Nielsen walks us through how important tech is to the contractor's construction process, from an image-capturing robotic dog to its custom app that makes “napkin sketches” reality.

By Zachary Phillips • March 25, 2020

Construction asset tracking software: Competitive advantage or a necessity?

With millions of construction jobs unfilled, advanced technologies leave a big opportunity to work smarter, faster, and safer.

March 24, 2020