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Category: Interaction of Expertise


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Researchers propose AI-guided system for robotic inspection of buildings, roads and bridges

January 30, 2024

Via: ScienceDaily

Augmenting visual inspection technologies — that have offered partial solutions to speed damage assessment in recent years — with a new machine learning approach, the researchers have created a system that they believe could enable efficient identification and inspection of […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Curbing CO2 at the Source: CHRYSO & GCP Demo Live at World of Concrete 2024

January 11, 2024

Via: gb&d magazine

CHRYSO & GCP will showcase its portfolio of solutions for the entire concrete construction journey at World of Concrete 2024. In addition, GCP Specialty Building Materials will feature its waterproofing and soil conditioning systems. Visit Booth #S11827 for live admixture […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Researcher turns one of the basic rules of construction upside down

July 11, 2023

Via: ScienceDaily

Structural engineers are familiar with seventeenth-century scientist Robert Hooke’s theory that a hanging chain will mirror the shape of an upstanding rigid arch. However, new research now shows that this common-held belief is incorrect because, regardless of the similarities, the […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

5 factors that can make your construction risk register obsolete

July 11, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

A risk register is a tool that construction project managers use to predict, document, track and manage issues that could negatively impact their ability to achieve project goals. In the last year or so, a number of factors relating to […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Fast, automated, affordable test for cement durability

July 5, 2023

Via: ScienceDaily

The results of the study, led by Illinois civil and environmental engineering professor Nishant Garg, are reported in the journal npj Materials Degradation. “Concrete is one of the most consumed materials on our planet, second only to water,” Garg said. […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

US Treasury Analysis Highlights ‘Surge’ in Manufacturing Construction

June 28, 2023

Via: ENR

When President Joe Biden spoke at the groundbreaking last September for Intel Corp.’s $20-billion semiconductor chip plant facility in New Albany, Ohio, he touted the project as one of many that would help transform the Rust Belt into a “Silicon […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

How to navigate the used crane market

June 27, 2023

Via: Construction Europe

When asked to express an opinion regarding the current state of the used crane equipment market – the answer is a single word: “depleted.” Right now, there is extremely high demand and a corresponding low supply with respect to many […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

‘Bench it, shore it, shield it, slope it’: Utility contractors spotlight trench safety

June 20, 2023

Via: Construction Dive

“It happens instantaneously,” said Emil Szotko, construction safety specialist for OSHA’s Region 5 in Chicago. When a construction trench caves in, the force is powerful and dangerous for those working inside; their fate is often sealed immediately. “Working in trenches […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

8 Tips to Help You Smooth Out Your Construction Project

February 3, 2023

Via: ENR

We have compiled a list of tips to help you smooth out your construction project: 1. Make sure you have quality information In construction, information is power. Having timely, accurate, and well-shared information will take you far away. Coordinate and […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

The Transformational Potential of Non-Metallic Materials

November 30, 2022

Via: ENR

Around the world, researchers and materials scientists are seeking answers to a key question: how do you improve the environmental performance of major industries like construction, while maintaining competitiveness? It is clear that, to support international sustainability goals, new approaches […]


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Construction planning numbers leap in October despite recession fears

November 8, 2022

Via: Construction Dive

Demand for data center construction bolstered the commercial component of the momentum index over the past several months, according to Dodge. This time around, the commercial component increased 13% in October largely due to a jump in office and hotel […]


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How a corner bead eliminated rust and cracks for coastal custom home

November 7, 2022

Via: Construction Dive

Any drywall finisher in highly humid climates like the one you’ll find in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl., knows you have one beastly enemy you need to conquer: moisture. For properties like this upscale custom home from Coastal Oaks Construction — […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

EPC, EPCM OR EPCOM – The Evolving Complexity of EPCs

October 19, 2022

Via: ENR

EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) companies are responsible for designing and constructing some of the most complex bridges, buildings, energy grids, power plants, etc – in the world. Whether it is offshore, at high altitude or on uncertain terrains like […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Building group launches national BIM program

September 13, 2022

Via: Construction Dive

Unlike other sectors such as manufacturing, the construction industry hasn’t realized significant productivity gains through the implementation of technology. Indeed, construction has averaged just 1% productivity growth in the past 20 years, according to the NIBS release. The BIM process […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

What Contractors Need to Know About Risk Management in Construction

August 26, 2022

Via: ConstructConnect

As a construction contractor, you likely contend with multiple risks each day. Every project on which you perform work is unique and likely involves both risks and potential benefits. To be more successful, you must understand how to identify and […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

5 Green Buildings in California

August 22, 2022

Via: gb&d magazine

California doesn’t mess around. The state takes sustainability seriously and ranked 10th among the 2019 Top 10 States for LEED, according to the USGBC. CALGreen is California’s first green building code and the first in the nation state-mandated green building […]


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Which Building Construction Materials Are Ecological?

June 14, 2022

Via: ArchDaily

In the current scenario of a climate crisis, thinking about an architectural project without defining ecological guidelines has become practically unacceptable. One of the main emitters of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, the construction sector is increasingly looking for new […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Infrastructure Projects: The New Future for Construction?

April 4, 2022

Via: ENR

Latest global predictions suggest that spending on new infrastructure projects has now overtaken spending on property construction and will continue to lead for the next decade. Kenny Ingram, Vice President, Construction & Engineering at IFS, looks at what this means […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Contractor optimism high entering 2022, per AGC report

January 13, 2022

Via: Construction Dive

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has played a large part in this confidence boost. Respondents were most optimistic about highway and bridge construction, with 63% expecting a large dollar value of projects to compete for. They were also […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Achieving team agility through construction site visibility

December 13, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

In a time where everyone and everything is connected to the Internet of Things, visibility sounds like a given. With the world constantly connected, it would make sense then too that every industry was similarly plugged in. But for the […]