The construction industry is historically late to adopt technologies, but it seems, as of late, that there have been all kinds of amazing technological advances in the industry, making it inevitable that at least a few will stick. While some of these advances are still being tested and evolving, others are slowly starting to infiltrate job sites and make a huge impact, whether it’s labor cost savings, energy savings, time savings, or creates a more sustainable end product.

This infographic below was created by Gutter Masters, an Australian manufacturer and installer of guttering, downpipes, and fascia covers, and gives a great and visual summary of some of the technologies and techniques that you may be seeing on your upcoming job sites.

Below the infographic, you’ll find many articles that we have written about some of these products and other related technological advances. Enjoy!

Infographic created by Gutter Masters

The Future of the Construction Industry: Techniques & Technologies | GutterMasters

3D Printing Articles by Construction Junkie

Featured

Feb 23, 2017

Green Building, Technology

World’s First 3D Printed Bridge Officially Opens

Feb 23, 2017

Green Building, Technology

3D printed construction has been on top of the news the past few years, but we have yet to truly see many real world applications of the process. Last year, Dubai unveiled a completed 3D printed office building, which they say was built in only 19 days, but news has been pretty slow until the world’s first 3D printed bridge was completed recently.

Feb 23, 2017

Green Building, Technology

Jul 7, 2015

Technology, Green Building

First Completely 3D Printed Office to Be Built, Furniture and All

Jul 7, 2015

Technology, Green Building

Dubai is no stranger to doing historic things in the construction industry, especially since it houses the World’s Tallest Building, the Burj Khalifa. This time, their putting themselves back into the news with the Word’s first completely 3D printed office building.

Jul 7, 2015

Technology, Green Building

Jun 24, 2015

Project Management, Technology, Tools

3D Printing Robots Will Build Bridge in Amsterdam On Site

Jun 24, 2015

Project Management, Technology, Tools

Up until now everything that has been 3D printed for construction use has been done so in a lab and sent out to a job site and been assembled by humans. The makers of MX3D are on the cutting edge of autonomous 3D printing on location.

Jun 24, 2015

Project Management, Technology, Tools

Jun 19, 2015

Technology

The First 3D Printed House in US is Set to be Built in New York

Jun 19, 2015

Technology

3D printing has been around for several years, but, up until recently, it has not infiltrated the construction industry. China has printed a few buildings and a 3D printed house in the Netherlands is currently under construction, as well. Now, the United States is getting into the 3D building mix...

Jun 19, 2015

Technology

Other Interesting Construction Technological Advances

Featured

Feb 1, 2016

Construction Videos, Project Management, Technology

Building Tunnels with the Zipper Truck System

Feb 1, 2016

Construction Videos, Project Management, Technology

Arches have been used throughout the centuries, but they have always required large amounts of form work (or a master mason). Now, at least when it comes to tunneling, arches require one of the largest machines in the world. The Zipper truck system, known as Arch Lock, is basically a mobile arch form work that, when used with precast concrete wedges, creates an instantly strong system.

Feb 1, 2016

Construction Videos, Project Management, Technology

Sep 11, 2015

Technology

Before You Buy Another iPad for Your Construction Project...

Sep 11, 2015

Technology

Tablets have been finding their way into construction Project Managers' hands for a while now. With applications like Bluebeam, ProCore, and PunchPro, the use of iPads and tablets have become more common place and necessary. Currently, many Project Managers have a laptop or desktop PC and then carry an iPad for punch list during site visits.

Sep 11, 2015

Technology

Jul 8, 2015

Technology, Tools

This Robot Wants to Build Your Block Walls for You

Jul 8, 2015

Technology, Tools

As 3D printed buildings and structures continue to rise in popularity, other on-site robots are hoping to make a name for themselves as well. Long held to being indoors and in controlled environments, robots are now being designed by engineers to endure dynamic situations in the field, to deal with wind movement, bouncing, and other situations.

Jul 8, 2015

Technology, Tools

Jun 25, 2015

Technology, Tools

Behold, the Hard Hat of the Future (the Future is Now)

Jun 25, 2015

Technology, Tools

Hard hats have been around for over a hundred years now, but besides their higher frequency of use, they haven’t changed much. Well, it’s 2015 now and also the year that Back to the Future predicted that we’d be flying around on hover boards, so someone has decided to make something of the dusty, old, worn out hard hat.

Jun 25, 2015

Technology, Tools

Jun 12, 2015

Tools, Technology

Cool Tools: DeWalt Bluetooth Battery That Can Stop Thieves

Jun 12, 2015

Tools, Technology

There are a ton of tools on any given job site, which makes it close to impossible to be able to monitor where they all are. Not much can hold up job site progress more than rechargeable batteries going missing or not being charged. To solve that issue, tool manufacturing giant Dewalt is soon releasing a line of Bluetooth enabled rechargeable batteries.

Jun 12, 2015

Tools, Technology

Jun 10, 2015

MEP, Technology, Green Building

New Roofing Material That Stays Cooler Than Ambient Air Temperature Has Huge Energy Savings Possibilities

Jun 10, 2015

MEP, Technology, Green Building

If given a choice between being on a roof in the summer or in the middle of a dessert, I’m not sure which one I would choose. Find out what a team of Australian researches have come up with to keep roofs cooler than the hot summer air around them...

Jun 10, 2015

MEP, Technology, Green Building

May 22, 2015

Technology

Trimble Brings Microsoft’s Holographic Headset to the Construction Industry

May 22, 2015

Technology

Unless you constantly work with 2D drawings, it’s extremely difficult for someone to determine what the final product will look like, which leads to tons of last second changes and a mad dash to finish on time. While Revit’s three and four-dimensional drawings are a step in the right direction, Trimble and Microsoft have an idea to get those models out of the computer and onto the job site.

May 22, 2015

Technology

May 19, 2015

Technology

A New "Bio" Concrete Additive That Heals Its Own Cracks

May 19, 2015

Technology

Back in late 2012, a team of Dutch scientists began work on a new type of concrete additive. All concrete additives modify the physical properties of the concrete in some way, whether by making the concrete harder, set faster, or more resistant to cracking. However, what the Dutch team set out to do was to make a concrete that was "alive;"

May 19, 2015

Technology

The First Bionic Suit Aimed at Construction Workers Has Arrived

May 4, 2015

Technology, Tools

The First Bionic Suit Aimed at Construction Workers Has Arrived

May 4, 2015

Technology, Tools

With the recent release of Avengers 2, there’s no better time to discuss the world’s first bionic suit made specifically with the construction industry in mind. Unfortunately, unlike the suit Iron Man wears, this one doesn’t allow you to fly or shoot beams out of your hands, but it does show some unbelievable upside for the productivity of a manual laborer.

May 4, 2015

Technology, Tools

Kite Bricks Aims to Revolutionize the Way Structures Are Built

Apr 20, 2015

Technology

Kite Bricks Aims to Revolutionize the Way Structures Are Built

Apr 20, 2015

Technology

Remember back to when you were a child, playing on your living room floor with hundreds of multi-colored Legos littering the area around you as you attempted to assemble your dream house. Now, imagine doing that as an adult, but for real. That’s exactly what the inventors of Kite Bricks hope to accomplish.

Apr 20, 2015

Technology

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Sep 17, 2019

[VIDEO] Watch a Remote Controlled Excavator Chomp Through a 600’ Tall Cooling Tower 1 Bite at a Time

Sep 17, 2019

The most popular method of demolition these days is by implosion, but not always welcome in certain areas or situations. The use of explosives can greatly damage neighboring buildings and spread hazardous materials over a large radius, which is why a cooling tower at the Mülheim-Kärlich power plant in Germany had to be slowly dismantled from the top.

Sep 17, 2019

Sep 16, 2019

World’s Largest Crane Set to Begin Work on its First Project

Sep 16, 2019

Late last year, crane manufacturer, Sarens, announced that their brand new – and enormous – crane, was ready to be sent off to it’s first job. After several months of prep, the Sarens SGC-250 has finally made it onto its intended jobsite and is ready to lift.

Sep 16, 2019

Sep 12, 2019

Skilsaw Releases First Ever Cordless Worm Drive Saw | Tool Junkie

Sep 12, 2019

For the past few years, tool manufacturers have been making cordless tools possible that no one thought could be done. We now have battery powered table saws, 12” miter saws, even battery powered pipe threaders. But one thing that no one has done yet, until now, is a battery powered worm drive circular saw.

Sep 12, 2019

Sep 11, 2019

Skanska Partnered with Vest Manufacturers to Create Better Fitting PPE for Women

Sep 11, 2019

It’s no secret that the construction workforce is dominated by men, but women are slowly increasing their numbers in recent years as gender barriers continue to be knocked down. With construction jobs expected to continue to grow over the next few years, women will play a significant role in filling job openings.

Sep 11, 2019

Sep 10, 2019

Ohio Contractor Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison After Employee Death by Fall in 2017

Sep 10, 2019

Construction employers are legally responsible for following and enforcing safety regulations on their jobsites. If caught not abiding by these rules and failing to keep workers safe, an OSHA violation and fine can follow. Recently, however, several contractors are also facing criminal charges following employee deaths on their jobsites.

Sep 10, 2019

Sep 9, 2019

[VIDEO] Hurricane Dorian Causes Tower Crane to Crumple in Canada

Sep 9, 2019

After causing devastation in the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian worked its way up the U.S. East Coast last week and eventually made its way up to Nova Scotia, Canada as a Category 2 storm. The storm left more than 369,000 without power in the Canadian Region, according to CBC, but also caused a tower crane to buckle and collapse in the city of Halifax.

Sep 9, 2019

Sep 6, 2019

Expert Panel Approves $100M Fix for San Fran’s Sinking, Tilting Tower

Sep 6, 2019

A little over 3 years ago, reports surfaced that San Francisco’s luxury high rise, the Millennium Tower, has been consistently sinking and tilting since it was completed in 2009. Lawsuits have been underway for years involving dozens of lawyers from many different parties, but an expert panel has just approved a $100 million plan to keep the building from sinking and tilting any further.

Sep 6, 2019

Sep 5, 2019

The Benefits of Using Mobile Scaffolding

Sep 5, 2019

If you are looking for the right scaffolding for your construction project, you will need to consider the choice of scaffolding available to you. However, there is one type of scaffolding that is chosen for a number of different projects because of the benefits that come with it. This kind of scaffolding is Mobile Scaffolding and regardless of whether you are working on a roof or working on the brickwork of a building, they are often a great choice.

Sep 5, 2019

Sep 4, 2019

[VIDEO] How Are Underwater Structures Built?

Sep 4, 2019

Unless you work on infrastructure and some other specialty structures, you’ve probably always wondered how underwater structures are built. It’s always admittedly been a bit of a mystery to me, as I only encounter relatively small amounts of water on my retail construction sites. Some dewatering here and there or a small creek relocation can add some difficulty to a project, but they’re manageable.

Sep 4, 2019

Sep 3, 2019

“Six Figures, No Suits” is a Construction Documentary You Need to Watch

Sep 3, 2019

As large of an industry as the construction industry is and with the amount of characters that I’ve met in my career, I’ve always been surprised at the lack of television programming covering large building projects. The Construction Channel, an online new media company, is taking matters into their own hands and has recently released episodes of a documentary series called “Six Figures, No Suits” (SFNS)

Sep 3, 2019