Tag: tech
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Construction Labor Shortage? How Tech Helps Contractors Adapt
Headlines about labor shortages in the construction industry are nothing new—for years, contractors have known that there was plenty of work but never enough workers. Even so, the construction labor shortage seems to have taken on a new acuity. According to Newforma’s 2025 AECO Project and Information Management Survey, 41% of firms in the AECO…
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Early Tech Adoption in AEC: What Actually Works
Since the 1980s, the AEC sector has seen several technological breakthroughs, including CAD, the Internet, BIM, and, more recently, AI. Their introduction and implementation have followed the “diffusion of innovations” model quite well. I’ve been privileged to work with companies in the Innovators and Early Adopters categories: architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and software developers alike.…
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Early Tech Adoption in AEC: What Actually Works
Since the 1980s, the AEC sector has seen several technological breakthroughs, including CAD, the Internet, BIM, and, more recently, AI. Their introduction and implementation have followed the “diffusion of innovations” model quite well. I’ve been privileged to work with companies in the Innovators and Early Adopters categories: architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and software developers alike.…
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Contractors tout tech as AI arms race continues
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: As artificial intelligence continues to gain prominence in the construction world, two large builders are touting their new solutions as effective tools of the trade. Granite Construction and Skanska have shared in-house tools that the…
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Legrand Partners with KODE Labs on Smart Building Tech
Legrand®, a global leader in electrical and digital building infrastructures, today announced the launch of the Wattstopper i3 Platform, a next-generation lighting and building intelligence solution powered by KODE Labs, a global leader of advanced smart building technology. The partnership positions Legrand to lead the lighting controls industry into a new era of unified experiences, seamless integrations,…
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Innovate for craftworkers, and tech will follow: Mortenson exec
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Trent Mostaert says he has the coolest job in the world. Over the past few years, the vice president of industrialization for Minneapolis-based Mortenson has been keeping an eye on physical artificial intelligence. That’s the area of…
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How Suffolk tracks steel erection with in-house tech
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Tracking the progress of structural steel erection on any job is paramount. One incorrect or misplaced beam can potentially put the whole project in jeopardy. Yet, the problems with how firms track steel are manifold — some…
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How Suffolk tracks steel erection with in-house tech
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Tracking the progress of structural steel erection on any job is paramount. One incorrect or misplaced beam can potentially put the whole project in jeopardy. Yet, the problems with how firms track steel are manifold — some…
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Trump orders permitting agencies to embrace tech
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: As the White House continues to overhaul the environmental review and permitting process, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on April 15 that will require federal agencies to integrate technology into their review workflows in…
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Traulsen Wins 2025 Kitchen Innovations Award for Tech
Traulsen is pleased to announce that its Dynamic Response Refrigeration™ (DRR) with Smart Control™ technology included in its R/A Series refrigerators and freezers has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious 2025 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award. The company will feature R/A Series equipment with this technology at the National Restaurant Association Show, May 17-20…