Fri October 07, 2016
Construction Giants Team with NASA on Centennial Challenge
Caterpillar Inc. has announced that it is working with Bechtel, Brick and Mortar Ventures and Bradley University to sponsor NASA's latest Centennial Challenge—the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge....
Jon Gambrell - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu October 06, 2016
Futuristic Dubai Dreams of Hyperloop Transit Tubes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A network of tubes whisking passengers across a country at close to the speed of sound may seem like a sci-fi pipe dream, but in the already futuristic city of Dubai it would fit right in....
Wed October 05, 2016
Chicago Company Creates New Underground Infrastructure Mapping Platform
City Digital, a Chicago-based UI LABS collaboration, has announced it has developed the underlying technology components to create a new underground infrastructure mapping (UIM) platform. The platform will generate, organize, visualize, and store 3D underground infrastructure data, saving cities and utilities millions of dollars in construction and planning processes....
Wed October 05, 2016
Bandit Launches New Mobile-Friendly Banditchippers.com Website
Bandit Industries has a new home on the internet. The website address is still the same – www.banditchippers.com – but the site features all-new content with easy-to-navigate menus. The new banditchippers.com is also optimized for mobile devices, so it can be easily viewed and navigated through smart phones and tablets....
Fri September 30, 2016
VIDEO: Update of Apple Campus 2 Construction as Seen From a Drone's POV
Drone pilots have recently captured to the flyover footage of the on-going construction taking place at the site of the Apple Campus 2. At this point most of the structural work has been completed, though much landscaping work has yet to be completed....
Lindsay Whitehurst and Susan Montoya Bryan - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 30, 2016
Facebook Chooses New Mexico Over Utah for Data Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Facebook has chosen a village on the edge of New Mexico's largest metropolitan area as the location for its new data center, an announcement that spread quickly as elected officials celebrated a hard-fought win that could have ripple effects for the state's struggling economy....
Giles Lambertson - Mon October 03, 2016
Minecraft is Latest Toy to Feed the Construction Industry
Because the future belongs to the young, tomorrow's construction employees are necessarily today's children. It follows that toys and games can help shape tomorrow's work force. This is not really news....
Jeff Winke - Mon October 17, 2016
What to Do When You Get 'Yelped'
A local construction contractor who I've gotten to know over the years recently got slammed on Yelp, the online review service where users post compliments or criticisms of the services they received....
Wed September 28, 2016
Construction Boss: Thousands of Builders Will Lose Jobs to Robots
The Telegraph is reporting that skyscrapers in the City of London could soon be built by robots rather than by people, according to the boss of one of the UK's biggest construction firms. The result would be huge productivity gains as more work could be done by fewer people – but also mass layoffs as traditionally labor-intensive construction projects hire fewer and fewer staff....
Fri September 23, 2016
Minnich Manufacturing Launches Redesigned Website
Minnich Manufacturing, a manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete paving vibrators and vibrator monitoring systems, launched its fully redesigned website, www.minnich-mfg.com. Responsive design and simplified navigation make the bold new Minnich website easy for contractors to use on any device....
