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Virginia DOT and City of Sacramento are using PlanGrid technology for field inspections, among others expanding cloud-based project management tools.

When preparing to place concrete for a floor deck, it can be easy to miss a few out-of-place sleeves or other elements, which can cause problems down the line once the deck is cured.

Developing AI-based visual-analysis tool for facade inspections, changing how buildings are maintained

The pandemic is driving rapid change in design and construction technology, but the same adoption rigor that existed before it still delivers the best results.

A new wearable sensor is offering construction workers and safety managers an early-warning signal.

Pozzotive, a ground glass pozzolan to be produced at new Connecticut plant, is one innovation that could qualify.

Hawaiian Dredging has used manual processes to track the productivity of the cranes on its jobsites in the past, but a deployment of Versatile's CraneView sensor package is automating some of that tedious and difficult work.

New technologies and processes for digitally managed materials tracking and deliveries are challenging long-held ideas on project logistics

Ready-mix concrete producers have long resisted adopting digitized delivery and verification processes, mostly due to regional producers coping with different rules and varying customer demands across so many jurisdictions.

Even as vaccines begin to get approved, keeping construction sites open and monitoring safety compliance will be with us even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.