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[sponsored] In a world where construction is desperately seeking young people to fill the gaps of an aging workforce, it seems pretty obvious that someone should have come up with a way to incorporate video games into the construction process. Well, thanks to Buildfore’s CtrlWiz, someone finally has, and it allows users to manipulate 3D models within Navisworks with an Xbox controller.
Read moreThe two major issues with asphalt roadways are their lifespan and their vulnerability to weather and temperature. The optimum lifespan of an asphalt road is about 25 years and that is dependent on a large variety of factors. In the Northern United States, this lifespan could substantially less, 15 to 20 years. One of the largest frustrations with our current road systems is the time it takes to build and resurface roadways. Many of the solutions proposed are costly and un-sustainable.
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The metallic structure is called microlattice and it is 99.99% air. In fact, it's so light that it can balance on top of a dandelion. The microlattice takes a queue from nature and mirrors bone structure to gain its strength, rigidity, and lightness.
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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.
Read moreGoogle has just released a new photo app with unlimited cloud storage called Google Photos. Cloud based photo applications are nothing new, and, in the construction industry, they allow supervisors can take photos in the field and the project manager can see them back in the office instantaneously. However, the new Google Photos app takes photo storage to the next level, even scary levels at times.
Read moreGreen Badger LEED Construction Software
Most of us in the construction industry believe in the idea of LEED principles, but the backbreaking paperwork and documentation is an enormous hassle. It also seems really silly to use tons of paper to track your progress and submit reports, when the whole point of LEED is to reduce waste and save energy. Now, there's a software that allows you to track your project's LEED project and create instantaneous reports without the use of paper right from the job site.
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