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ColumnTech Toys: Raken debuts offline mode, HoloBuilder adds SiteAI to portfolio
Plus, TrueLook's new jobsite camera includes built-in LTE and a smartphone app lets users create augmented and virtual reality project imagery.
By Laurie Cowin • Dec. 12, 2018
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The 7 most striking construction technology innovations of 2018
As the year wraps up, we're looking back at the technological strides that have been made, spanning artificial intelligence, drones, robotics and more.
By Kathleen Brown • Dec. 12, 2018
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Building Ventures closes $53M debut round, backed by industry giants
DPR, Gilbane, Mortenson and other AEC powerhouses supported the venture firm's inaugural fund, aimed at identifying early-stage companies with the potential to drive industry innovation.
By Kathleen Brown • Dec. 12, 2018
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SponsoredCustom solutions for a busy city rooftop
By using custom-fabricated Duro-Last® materials to replace the existing stone-ballast system, Commonwealth Building Systems, LLC fulfilled their project ahead of schedule.
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ColumnTech Toys: Autonomous drones that don't use GPS, refreshed crane lift planning software
Other new products include an application that can manage point clouds with a massive dataset and a production-scale 3D printing system.
By Laurie Cowin • Nov. 21, 2018
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Tech Toys: The latest drone, VR, robot, software upgrades for construction
These are some of the newest announcements in the world of technology tools that promise to save contractors time, money and labor on the jobsite and in the office.
By Kathleen Brown • Nov. 21, 2018
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Digital Deals: The latest M&A activity and integrations in construction technology
These construction tech firms marry their niche solutions with other technologies and provide more comprehensive and interoperable tools.
By Kathleen Brown • Nov. 20, 2018
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Autodesk CEO: Automation is the answer
In his keynote address at Autodesk University in Las Vegas last week, Andrew Anagnost touted the strength of automation in construction as a means of creating efficiencies and empowering certain human roles.
By Laurie Cowin • Nov. 14, 2018
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Wieland chalks up productivity gains to paperless project
Not a sheet of paper can be found at the rural paper mill project where Wieland Construction and its subcontractors are managing progress entirely from mobile devices, shaving hours off the schedule every day.
By Kathleen Brown • Nov. 12, 2018
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3 robots mechanizing construction sites, plus 3 to watch
When trying to keep up with robotic research and prototypes, it’s easy to short circuit, so here's a short list of some of the technologies already making a difference on jobsites, along with a few that promise to make their mark soon.
By Laurie Cowin • Nov. 07, 2018
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ColumnTech Toys: Propeller, DJI partner on drones, Ditch Witch releases VR simulator
This round of product announcements also includes TrueLook's high-resolution jobsite camera and Trimble's mobile app for compact machine grade control.
By Kathleen Brown • Nov. 07, 2018
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3 reality capture tools that can monetize project data
Recording site conditions with laser scanners, drones and cameras allows firms to catch design mistakes in time, plan realistic task sequences and more.
By Kathleen Brown • Oct. 24, 2018
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ColumnTech Toys: parachutes for drones, internet-connected hardhats and more
BuildingConnected, PlanGrid and Viewpoint also rolled out new applications to streamline jobsite workflows.
By Construction Dive Editors
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Sponsored5 benefits of a digital quality control program
A digital quality program offers many benefits that can improve your QA/QC workflows and elevate your business as a whole.
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ColumnDigital Deals: AECOM, Arrow foster digital transformation, InEight acquires AI scheduler
Plus, ArchiCAD paired with Solibri's Model Checker and Viewpoint added Prophix' corporate performance management software to its Strategic Partner program.
By Kathleen Brown • Oct. 17, 2018
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ColumnTech Toys: AECOM develops AI-powered tool, Cape drone platform unveils updates
Other announcements include an exoskeleton that reduces a worker's muscle fatigue and an app that creates legally binding video contracts.
By Laurie Cowin • Oct. 10, 2018
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SponsoredDesign-Build contract tools
Discover how the emergence of design-build project delivery has led to shorter project delivery times and reduced scheduling costs.
By Kevin F. Peartree on behalf of ConsensusDocs
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SponsoredSustainable roofing for the next generation
Through the use of Duro-Last Roofing products, learn how Pella Regional Health Center was able to recycle and reuse over 8,000 pounds of material.
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Q&A
Why a robot is MVP on a Hoar Construction project
Construction Robotics' semi-automated mason — SAM — laid 250,000 bricks on a recent project six times faster than a human worker could, project manager Bill Lampkin told Construction Dive.
By Kathleen Brown • Sept. 19, 2018
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ColumnDigital Deals: DroneBase brings 4D to pilot network, Solibri boosts BIM experience, more
Plus, BuildingIQ makes new and existing buildings smarter, and software provider Bangert adds Acumatica's cloud-based ERP to its portfolio.
By Kathleen Brown • Sept. 19, 2018
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ColumnTech Toys: Real physics guide dirt-moving simulator, cranes become autonomous and more
EarthCam enhanced its high-resolution live jobsite streaming and time-lapse offerings and IntSite is testing its artificial intelligence for crane operations in the field amid a round of venture capital backing.
By Construction Dive Editors
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OpinionData offers vision into construction equipment blind spots
Data about equipment rentals can be just as important to the bottom line as the equipment itself, but accessing it requires a breakdown of silos, Mark Bishop of United Rentals says.
By Mark Bishop
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Unpacking BIM: How contractors can reap the rewards of a digital workflow
BIM isn't a turnkey solution, a Yates executive says, but there's potential payoff for contractors that coordinate all the people, software and processes involved.
By Kathleen Brown • Aug. 29, 2018
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ColumnTech 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
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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