Tag: tech
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Virginia Tech unveils hard hat, helmet rating system
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Virginia Tech’s Helmet Lab has released a first-of-its-kind rating system for construction hard hats and helmets that mirrors rankings used for sport helmets. The findings, shared publicly Monday, indicate that Type II helmets — or…
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UK reliance on Chinese renewable tech rises with Octopus deal
Britain’s largest electricity supplier, Octopus Energy, has signed a deal with Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang Smart Energy, potentially bringing Chinese-built turbines to the UK for the first time. The partnership aims to expand wind power capacity, reduce energy costs, and accelerate the country’s clean energy transition. However, the deal also highlights the UK’s…
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Amid hot data center market, Skanska grows advanced tech unit
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: As the high-tech and data center markets remain hot for builders, Skanska USA is expanding its advanced technology division, the firm announced Monday. Skanska Advanced Technology will now combine the contractor’s mission-critical infrastructure capabilities —…
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Command Alkon Advances Batch Innovation with New Tech – CCR-Mag.com
Command Alkon, the leading software and solutions provider for the heavy building materials industry, reaffirms its commitment to batch innovation and enhancing the efficiency and precision of concrete production processes with the integration of cutting-edge technologies like Batch AI and Plant Analytics, and multi-plant remote batching. Batch AI is an advanced, AI-enhanced technology that works with…
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Command Alkon Advances Batch Innovation with New Tech – CCR-Mag.com
Command Alkon, the leading software and solutions provider for the heavy building materials industry, reaffirms its commitment to batch innovation and enhancing the efficiency and precision of concrete production processes with the integration of cutting-edge technologies like Batch AI and Plant Analytics, and multi-plant remote batching. Batch AI is an advanced, AI-enhanced technology that works with…
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38 PRETTY Home Utility Tech Items—Doorbells, Thermostats, Smoke Detectors—No Need To Hide These
Two weeks ago, I came out swinging with a post entitled “Design Hot Take: Can Designers Stop Trying to Hide Everything Useful?” In that piece, I went off about hiding things like thermostats and doorbell chime boxes behind art, routers, and remotes inside faux boxes, photoshopping things like outlets and cords out of images…the home…
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Virginia Tech, HITT coalition awards $280K in innovation grants
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Coalition for Smart Construction, a combined entity between Virginia Tech and HITT Contracting that aims to help the construction industry advance via new technology, has announced the first recipients of the initiative’s seed grants…
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Virginia Tech, HITT coalition awards $280K in innovation grants
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Coalition for Smart Construction, a combined entity between Virginia Tech and HITT Contracting that aims to help the construction industry advance via new technology, has announced the first recipients of the initiative’s seed grants…
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Epicore and REUS Cares Roll Out Heat Safety Tech Initiative
Epicore Biosystems has introduced a new wearable hydration device, the Connected Hydration Armband, alongside a partnership with REUS Cares to deploy the technology among agricultural workers in Latin America. The lightweight, reusable armband monitors sweat, electrolytes, fluid loss, skin temperature and movement. Using this data, it provides real-time rehydration alerts tailored to individual workers, aiming…
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Alicia Boler Davis Named President of Ford Pro, Bringing Automotive and Tech Expertise
Ford Motor Company has named Alicia Boler Davis president of Ford Pro, the automaker’s commercial business unit, effective October 1. Davis brings over 30 years of experience spanning automotive, technology, and customer operations, including leadership roles at General Motors, Amazon and most recently as CEO of Alto Pharmacy. She succeeds Andrew Frick, who has led…