Lab welcomes contractors to try out technology

Oracle has invited AEC professionals to its Innovation Lab for hands-on experience with drones, AR tools and more in a real-life setting.

By Laurie Cowin • Aug. 29, 2018

Tech Toys: DroneDeploy, Viewpoint, more unveil upgrades

A drone mapping tool uses machine learning to generate 3D images and Hadrian X rounds third base on its way to full-scale robotic construction.

By Construction Dive Editors • Aug. 29, 2018

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Construction Technology

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

By Construction Dive staff

Streamline submittals from start to finish with BIM 360 & Pype

Failure to follow a defined process can delay the start of a project by weeks and impact the project's budget and quality objectives.

Aug. 28, 2018

Report: Katerra suffers growing pains

Despite being an industry darling, the tech-driven offsite construction startup founded in 2015 is reportedly struggling with quality and personnel issues. 

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 23, 2018

Skanska VP: Tech adoption no longer a choice for contractors

To meet owners' requirements and attract younger workers, Stacy Scopano says contractors need to ramp up use of AI, AR/VR and other technologies.

By Kathleen Brown • Aug. 22, 2018

Digital Deals: BuildingConnected buys TradeTapp, DOD funds 3D concrete printer, more

Autodesk also injected $8 million into Rhumbix, a big name in the tracking and performance analysis space, and a construction equipment automation software firm was purchased by a publicly traded Chinese GPS company.

By Construction Dive Editors • Aug. 22, 2018

How industry pressure points drive tech innovation

Construction firms looking to improve productivity should align technology investments with business objectives and seek buy-in from field workers, according to panelists of a recent FMI Corp. webinar.

By Laurie Cowin • Aug. 22, 2018

Contractors expect more change in next 5 years than past 50

Companies that believe "great change is imminent" are six times more likely to innovate, an AGC study titled "Managing Risk in the Digital Age" found.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 22, 2018

5 tips for making winning bids

From getting on lists to looking the part, contractors share how they position themselves for success.

Aug. 22, 2018

AGC panel posits ways contractors can survive in a time of 'peak disruption'

Tech leaders from Skanska, Mortenson, McCarthy and more conferred strategies for maximizing innovation and investment at an Associated General Contractors event in Chicago last week.

By Kathleen Brown • Aug. 17, 2018

Myriad technologies help KEF Infra lead modular

The newest Katerra acquiree is honing its market position with sensors, connected devices, various software applications and robots.

By Laurie Cowin • Aug. 15, 2018

Tech Toys: Autodesk's Navisworks integrates with VR, Procore debuts Field Productivity line and more

Other new digital tools include real-time hoist car monitoring, Motorola's two-way radio and a hardhat tech device that targets worker productivity and safety.

By Laurie Cowin • Aug. 15, 2018

Startup focused on AI for infrastructure scores $4.5M funding

SenSat's product learns from a virtual representation of the jobsite to present project teams with the most efficient course of action.

By Kathleen Brown • Aug. 15, 2018

AR allowed concrete company to catch flaws in design

Elements to prevent bird nesting had been omitted on a bridge model, but an augmented reality tool revealed the error before construction began.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 15, 2018

MIT class designs 82,000-square-foot mass timber prototype

The more tall wood structures that can be built and safely occupied, the better the chances that building codes will eventually change, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said.

By Kim Slowey • Aug. 13, 2018

Digital Deals: Autodesk, Komatsu, TrueLook, more ink agreements

Plus, GreenStaxx and Triumph Modular refine a Lego-like building process for student housing and tech startup Concrete Sensors attracts Cemex funding.

By Kathleen Brown • Aug. 8, 2018

Revamped electrical contractor training prioritizes technology

The National Electrical Contractors Association integrated BIM and moved to electronic documentation in an overhaul of its apprenticeship training program.

By Laurie Cowin • Aug. 8, 2018

Robot learns to build, adapt using Lego models

Autodesk's BrickBot is programmed to autonomously build from 3D models and could be a precursor to construction and manufacturing applications.

By Laurie Cowin • Aug. 8, 2018

Get control over your project controls workflows

Build collaboration and coordination in project controls workflows with Autodesk BIM 360.

Aug. 2, 2018

Tech still not on minds of many construction CEOs, survey shows

Construction executives' bearish take on technology will continue in the coming year, according to Vistage's Q2 2018 CEO Confidence Index Survey.

By Joe Beeton • Aug. 1, 2018

Tech Toys: Geopipe gets Cemex nod, Leica breaks ground with utility detector, new tools emerge

Geopipe's AI tools won Cemex Ventures' attention, Leica Geosytems launched a utility locator with cloud-based integration and more digital solutions were announced.

By Construction Dive Editors • Aug. 1, 2018

How AI can drive the most value for construction

Despite the industry's reluctance toward artificial intelligence, experts said it can help companies expedite early processes, create the best plans for a given project and identify if a project is going awry.

By Laurie Cowin • Aug. 1, 2018

Startup makes 'digital twin' of project activity with cameras, AI

​Indus.ai recently raised $3.7 million to further develop its machine-learning camera solution used on jobsites of players such as Skanska USA.

By Kathleen Brown • Aug. 1, 2018

SmartLAM head: The US is ready for cross-laminated timber

Adoption has been slow, Casey Malmquist said, but now, "that's all changing," especially after initiatives like the 2015 International Building Code made more allowances for mass timber.

By Laurie Cowin • July 30, 2018

Composite bridge withstands twice the load of concrete, steel

University of Maine engineers recently used computer-controlled hydraulics to simulate truck loads on its new girder bridge system, which it says can be assembled in a few days and survive a century.

By Kathleen Brown • July 25, 2018