The video below shows a Scottish construction worker cleverly trying to land a hard hat on his head by creating a catapult with a piece of lumber. It doesn't go very well.
Read moreNew App Helps Contractors Recover Lost or Stolen Property
Screenshots taken from Rejjee App. (Far Left) Input product information for easy access later. (Middle) View of tool and equipment inventory (Far Right) Easily report your property lost or stolen and/or create a police report or and insurance claim with the click of a button.
Contractors use a lot of tools and sometimes those tools end up getting lost or stolen. It's widely estimated that 93% of stolen property is ever recovered and the vast majority of that is motor vehicles. Many contractors never take the time to document the tools and equipment they buy, but now there's an app that not only makes it easy to document your company's assets, but also employs a crowd-sourced effort to help you recover the items.
Read moreNew Thermal Imaging Phone Attachment Combines Mobility and Functionality
The FLIR ONE accessory attachment for IOS and Android comes with two cameras: one that takes photos and videos and one that captures the thermal image. The app then takes the images from both of the cameras and combines them in order to make one detailed image that would otherwise be blurry if it was a standalone thermal image
Read moreIs the West Coast Water Crisis Good For Construction?
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By Richard Heim, NCDC\NOAA (U.S. Drought Monitor) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The water crisis on the West Coast of America has had some investors in Silicon Valley saying, "water is the next oil." What does this mean for the construction industry?
Read moreBehold, the Hard Hat of the Future (the Future is Now)
Photo courtesy of DAQRI
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 moreConstruction Junkie Nominated for Best Use of Social Media by a Construction Website
Now through August 31st, the voting polls will be open for Construction Marketing Ideas' Social Media Competition, which will crown the construction related website with the best overall use of social media as champion. Please cast your vote for Construction Junkie!
Read more3D Printing Robots Will Build Bridge in Amsterdam On Site
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.
Read moreWhat to Do if You Find an Underground Storage Tank on Your Construction Job Site
Photo by the US Army Environmental Command
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), there are over 500,000 underground storage tanks (USTs) in the United States that contain petroleum or other hazardous substances. The materials held in many USTs are dangerous to the earth and to humans if they are released from the tank. Find out what you should do if you find a UST on your job site...
Read moreCool Tools: Zero-Noise & Zero-Emissions Mobile Power Source
Photo courtesy of Boulder Power Technologies
Generators are great for supplying power to job sites where temporary power is not yet available, but, unfortunately, the loud noise and gasoline fumes also accompany the convenience. This can be especially problematic near residential neighborhoods where noise restrictions are in place, and in enclosed spaces, which cause hazardous air quality conditions for your employees. Boulder Power Technologies has just released a solution to this problem...
Read moreThe First 3D Printed House in US is Set to be Built in New York
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...
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