At this point, delays have become part of the construction family. The unbreakable relationship between delays and construction projects has been subject to studies, reports, and news over the past decade. A universal phenomenon that has no clear explanation, right?
Read more[VIDEO] STACK Updates Preconstruction Software with Plan Overlays, Proposals
As I mentioned in my article yesterday, the World of Concrete has a ton of technology companies that exhibit on a yearly basis. I was able to catch up with STACK Construction Technologies to see what they had in store for their preconstruction software for 2020.
Read more[VIDEO] Procore Announced Several Updates at World of Concrete 2020
The World of Concrete is full of exhibitors showing off tools, equipment, and materials involving concrete, but there is also a large group of technology companies looking to touch base with specialty contractors in attendance. Procore is one of those technology companies and they showed us several product enhancements already released in 2020.
Read moreA Simple Guide for Not Getting Someone Killed in a Trench Collapse
photo by Andy Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0
Trenching and excavation hazards are one of the most simple issues to eliminate on the construction job site, yet, every year, dozens of workers are buried alive or badly injured by collapses. Why? Mostly laziness or pure ignorance.
Read moreA Guide for Staying in Compliance with OSHA’s Recordkeeping Requirements
I just recently posted a yearly reminder for contractors of a certain size to electronically file their OSHA form 300A with the government. The electronic reporting of that form is only a portion of all of the recordkeeping requirements your company might be responsible for, so to help with that, Safesite has published “A Short Guide to OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements” on their website.
Read more[VIDEO] Implosion Fails to Bring Down Dallas High Rise, Dubbed ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’
Crowds typically swarm to the site of a building implosion; it can be more exciting than a firework show. Sometimes, though, spectators get the thrill of seeing the process not go quite as planned. Dallas residents got tat thrill over the weekend, when an implosion of a high-rise building in Uptown Dallas refused to come all the way down.
Read more[VIDEO] New KEEN Utility Work Boots for Release in 2020
KEEN Utility work boots burst onto the construction scene in 2009, about 4 years after the company was founded. Since then, they’ve brought their signature style and technology to a wide range of boot types to cover all types of work.
Read more[VIDEO] Giatec Releases Upgraded SmartRock Concrete Maturity Sensor
Concrete Sensor maker, Giatec, launched their first wireless concrete sensor in 2015 and, since then, they have continued to improve both their hardware and software. At the World of Concrete 2020, the company announced a re-design of their SmartRock sensor and I was there to get the details.
Read moreSmartBarrel Turns Orange Construction Barrels into a “Virtual Superintendent”
courtesy of SmartBarrel
Tracking time sheets is a difficult task on a construction site. Unlike most businesses, you don’t have the luxury of a static workplace with one central area for hourly employees to clock in and out. I recently had a conversation with founder of SmartBarrel, Albert Bou Fadel, and he told me about how his company can help solve a lot of the woes contractors are feeling in regards to time keeping and other field-based reporting tasks.
Read moreHonda Shows Off Its Autonomous Offroad Work Vehicle at WOC 2020, Wants Test Partners
photo courtesy of Honda
Robotics is making a big push in the construction industry lately, including Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dog, the TyBot rebar tying robot, Built Robotics’ self-driving track loader, or even 3D printing machines. Some threaten to reduce the need for certain labor, or at least displace it, while others, such as Honda’s recently announced Autonomous off-road ATV, merely wants to be your friend and lend you a hand — for now, anyway.
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