Smart buildings market prepares to take off

Factors including the cost of smart building systems and the process of keeping them secure could challenge growth in the sector.

By Hallie Busta • May 31, 2017

Forward Labs emerges to challenge Tesla in solar roofing

The market is heating up for building-integrated rooftop photovoltaics that emulate high-end materials like slate and metal.

By Katy Tomasulo • May 31, 2017

Explore the Trendline➔

Construction Technology

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

By Construction Dive staff

OfferPad joins Zillow's new Instant Offers service

The internet is playing an increasingly important role in the home search and sales process.

By Katy Tomasulo • May 30, 2017

PlanGrid takes job-site reporting to the cloud with launch of Field Reports

The new mobile and desktop app allows crews to file and update a host of reports, including custom forms, from their mobile devices.

By Hallie Busta • May 30, 2017

TX developer uses blockchain to finance community construction

Digital asset technology is growing in use across industries as a way to facilitate and track business transactions.

By Katy Tomasulo • May 26, 2017

Better Buildings Initiative reaches $1.9B in total energy, cost savings

Organizations that have signed on to the U.S. Department of Energy program are on track to reduce their energy consumption by 20% by 2020.

By Mary Tyler March • May 24, 2017

FHWA delays enforcement of highway greenhouse gas emissions rule

Opponents of the Obama-era regulation, including the AGC, said it extended beyond the authority established in previous infrastructure funding bills.

By Emily Peiffer • May 24, 2017

Study: BIM use picking up steam for infrastructure projects

The technology's growing prevalence among horizontal construction companies follows BIM's rise to become a dominating force in vertical building.

By Emily Peiffer • May 24, 2017

AECOM teams up with Chinese 3-D printing company WinSun

Use of the fabrication method is expanding from being a way to create components on-demand to a means of quickly constructing entire buildings.

By Hallie Busta • May 24, 2017

Mass timber 101: Understanding the emerging building type

Tall wood building is gaining traction in the U.S., and a possible code update could soon take it to new heights, says Perkins+Will's Building Technology Lab director.

By Hallie Busta • May 24, 2017

Harvard to give 1920s house a green overhaul

HouseZero, a project of the university's Center for Green Buildings and Cities, wants to show the potential for existing homes to be upgraded for energy efficiency.

By Katy Tomasulo • May 24, 2017

A push for prefab: Why offsite construction methods are moving to the mainstream

Growing interest among large corporate owners is helping to legitimize the small but growing segment of the industry.

By Kim Slowey • May 18, 2017

Parrot launches drone division targeting construction, agriculture

The new business segment will offer hardware options from $1,000 to $5,000 — a middle ground between its current low-end and high-end offerings.

By Emily Peiffer • May 17, 2017

Thyssenkrupp proposes net-zero energy elevator concept

As buildings get taller, vertical transportation tech is in a race to keep up, and the German elevator maker's latest news combines operational and energy efficiency.

By Mary Tyler March • May 17, 2017

Startup Cover snags $1.6M to design, build personalized accessory dwelling units

The company uses software to manufacture high-tech, energy-efficient ADUs based on a buyer's location and design preferences.

By Mary Tyler March • May 17, 2017

Boston leads list of 32 US cities to improve energy efficiency score in 2017

Boston, New York and Seattle lead the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's biannual scorecard that ranks 51 U.S. cities.

By Kristin Musulin , Jackie Snow • May 17, 2017

Q&A: How WeWork's construction team is using tech to scale up

Tim Dumatrait, head of construction for the coworking business, discusses how it's handling the surge in interest among larger firms for smaller-scale office space.

By Hallie Busta • May 17, 2017

Staying social: 6 ways to drive leads on Facebook, Instagram

Builders and remodelers share how they are using social media to grow their businesses, stay in touch with clients and add a little personality to their services.

By Katy Tomasulo • May 16, 2017

Apple announces $1B expansion of Reno, NV data center

Northern Nevada has seen a wave of tech company development, including Tesla's $5 billion gigafactory and Switch's $1 billion data center.

By Kim Slowey • May 12, 2017

UPDATE: Tesla's solar shingles are now available for pre-order

The company says the system will cost roughly $21.85 per square foot and that it will include a mix of solar and non-solar shingles that look the same from the ground.

By Hallie Busta • May 10, 2017

Atlanta pledges to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035

The city is the largest in the Southeast to make a commitment to completely sustainable energy sources.

By Mary Tyler March • May 10, 2017

At Boston's 121 Seaport, Skanska plays with process, form for office construction

The project team used the relatively uncommon up/down construction method and modeled an elliptical shape to create a green building on an accelerated schedule.

By Hallie Busta • May 10, 2017

NASA grants $100K to winning teams in 3-D printed space habitat competition

The Foster + Partners | Branch Technology team took first place in this phase, which focused on developing materials that can build structures on other planets.

By Emily Peiffer • May 10, 2017

Seattle to build world's first light-rail track on floating bridge

A model of the project passed critical tests subjecting it to environmental conditions, proving it could respond to slight surface movement.

By Mary Tyler March • May 10, 2017

Inside Autodesk's new workshop for 21st-century construction

The software maker showed off its 34,000-square-foot digifab lab in Boston, where architects, contractors, academics and students are exploring new building tech.

By Hallie Busta • May 9, 2017