Telematics, wearables, online collaboration, 3D model management tools and the ever-evolving ways contractors collect and use data took center stage in the first day of ENR's all-virtual FutureTech construction technology conference.

Innovations in construction technology are reconfigured for the COVID-19 pandemic as firms look to preserve the momentum behind digitization

Infrastructure software provider's leap from family-run operation to publicly traded company realizes a long-term goal to reward employees and boost shareholder liquidity, says CEO.

With in-person business arrangements now less common due to the coronavirus pandemic, online equipment sellers are seeing a growth in traffic as well as a need to adapt.

Mapping and geomapping giant Esri acquired nFrames, a photogrammetry software company based in Stuttgart, Germany, that automates the process of creating 3D maps from photos and LiDAR data.

As the 2020-21 college year starts, design and construction students, educators and employers adapt to—and debate—altered boundaries of learning and team interaction, now and long term.

In the latest consolidation move in the tightening construction software market, wetlands documentation app company Ecobot announced it has acquired software maker WetForm, one of its main competitors. 

Keeping track of power tools and other assets through a Bluetooth-based distributed network has been the intended purpose of Milwaukee Tool’s One-Key system. 

Data from tech tools such as Procore, Smartvid.io and others are helping firms understand what's going on in state economies and work through the new restrictions. Some are even thriving.

Thought leaders see new, broader technology applications and an era of leveraging lots more historical project data