Building on a late 2017 partnership with Autodesk to support file transfers within AutoCAD, cloud-based data storage company Dropbox now is adding document format support and software integration for the Aconex, BulldozAIR, Fieldwire and PlanGrid project data management systems as well.
Driven by rising construction activity, an opinion survey of contractors, fleet managers, equipment dealers and rental shops is showing a generally positive outlook for the U.S. construction equipment market in the next year.
Building infrastructure for autonomous vehicles can smooth down some of the rough edges of the technology, but the real work of navigation happens in the cars.
Looking to boost the output of one of its biomedical manufacturing facilities, project owner Biogen challenged its design-build team to complete a major upgrade of the plant at Research Triangle Park during a 14-week shutdown period.
Successful pilot efforts for new technologies and processes often don’t make the jump to standard practice. ENR talks to industry firms about what they’re doing to ensure that good ideas find a place in construction workflows.
The acquisition will expand Trimble's presence in the owner-focused project management software market, while e-Builder plans full integration into the Trimble Connect suite of products.
With a climb seen in U.S. construction activity and a sense that equipment makers may finally have absorbed price hikes from decades of emissions-compliance upgrades, activity was brisk at the World of Concrete show, held in Las Vegas on Jan. 23-26.
