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Is Construction Finally Becoming a Tech Industry?
Artificial intelligence offers exceptional potential for the construction industry. It can help construction companies make more informed decisions, improve efficiency, increase safety, minimize risk, reduce costs and many other valuable benefits. Yet although nearly two-thirds of construction managers believe that their industry is “keeping pace with tech awareness,” other studies show that 65% of them report…
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White House ballroom spotlights historic construction risks
The images of the East Wing demolition at the White House stood in stark contrast to the modest alterations originally floated by the White House in July. When first announced to the public, President Donald Trump said the ballroom project “won’t interfere with the current building” and would sit “near it but not touching it.”…
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CertainTeed Expands Palatka, FL Gypsum Plant with Ribbon-Cutting
Saint-Gobain, through its building product subsidiary CertainTeed Interior Products Group, today held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark completion of major expansion activities at its CertainTeed Gypsum manufacturing facility in Palatka, Florida. First announced in 2023, the project has doubled production capacity at the facility and will create 110 new jobs in the greater Jacksonville…
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AI, data centers add to economic development, experts say
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Panelists at Nvidia GTC on Wednesday discussed how the growth of data centers and internet-connected technologies is creating various opportunities for the manufacturing and construction industries. Between 2010 and 2018, global data center workloads and virtualized computing…
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Amid uptick in M&A, OpenSpace acquires progress tracking firm
Dive Brief: OpenSpace, a construction technology firm focused on reality capture, announced that it has entered a deal to acquire Disperse, a progress tracking startup, according to a Tuesday news release. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move comes subsequent to a partnership between the two firms, announced in June, for an…
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Digitising programme management: get the basics right
Stefan Mordue, vice-chair of the CIOB Digital & Innovation Advisory Panel and senior manager of education and partnerships at Bentley Systems, explained what the industry can expect from the playbook. “It’s designed to be a practical guide that shows how digital approaches to programme and project management can really add value, whether it’s improving productivity,…
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OSHA’s 2025 Rules Tighten Safety Requirements: Why Recordkeeping Software Is Now Essential
Construction remains one of the most hazardous industries in the U.S., and OSHA’s new 2025 regulations raise the bar for compliance. With the industry still accounting for more than one in five workplace deaths, safety is no longer a back-office task — it’s a core business function. OSHA’s recent updates reflect a shift toward prevention…
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Caterpillar posts all-time Q3 sales record of $17.6B despite tariffs
Dive Brief: Caterpillar’s sales hit an all-time high of $17.6 billion during the third quarter, up 10% from last year, despite tariffs weighing on the company’s three major segments. Results came in higher than the company expected, driven by higher sales volumes across its construction, resources and energy and transportation segments, CEO Joseph Creed said…
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Steel’s green signal at Moorgate
Occupying a previously vacant City of London plot, 21 Moorfields spans an important underground station with an architecturally detailed exposed steel frame The eastern façade (along Moorgate) cantilevers out over the Elizabeth Line ticket office. Image: Ben Bisek Accommodating Deutsche Bank’s London headquarters, the 17-storey 21 Moorfields project required some complex engineering to create a…
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Gigafactory is fully charged with steel
Helping to deliver a significant increase in UK electric vehicle battery production, a gigafactory in Sunderland has set new benchmarks in modular and efficient construction. 1,600 steel frames, fitted with MEP components, were manufactured offsite for the project. Image: Matthew Nichol Photography Expected to manufacture batteries for 100,000 vehicles annually, AESC UK’s Sunderland gigafactory is…