Tag: tech
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Tech in Concrete Construction Insights
At its core, concrete construction hasn’t changed much. If you excavate deep enough to the core of the work, there isn’t much of a difference between the concrete contractors do today versus what was done back in ancient Roman times. What has changed (and significantly, I might add) are the materials, methods, the science, the…
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BH24, Flexinova Drive Global Change in Spray Tech Innovation
BH24 Inc., in partnership with Flexinova Global Inc., is introducing a new standard in spray and bottle technology. With a global patent pending for a revolutionary multi-compartment spray mechanism, the companies are reshaping how industries across the world design, package, and use sprayable products. Founded in Miami, BH24 Inc. began as a startup with a…
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Tech giants unveil 5 new data center sites
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle unveiled five new data center sites in Texas, New Mexico, Ohio and the Midwest, which puts the Stargate initiative ahead of schedule to hit its $500 billion, 10-gigawatt goal by the…
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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…