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Construction Industry: Ready for A Blockchain Revolution?

PART ONE: The construction industry is in for a significant change with the advent of blockchain technology. In the first of a three-part series, we will explore the potential benefit for your construction business.

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How Agile Methodology Can Work for Construction

‘Agile’ is a very precise term. It was designed to be an adaptable, lightweight process, and highly flexible for changes and conditions that may change on the fly. Could the agile methodology benefit construction in the design phase?

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Which Segment of Technology Adoption Does Your Company Belong To?

While the thought of new technology is exciting for some, it takes some time and proven results for others to get behind adopting a change in one’s workflow. This can be explained in detail in the Diffusion of Innovation...

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Seven Reasons to Switch to hh2 Remote Payroll

If you're in the construction industry, we have seven great reasons how hh2 Cloud Services will give you total, customizable control over all aspects of your time entry.

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Does your Construction Time Tracking Solution Integrate with your Accounting System?

The construction industry typically runs on razor-thin profit margins from project to project, and accurate bidding keeps profits from vanishing. A time tracking system that doesn’t integrate with accounting diminishes the accuracy of labor recorded on a project.

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How to Solve Sustainability? Data is the Solution Says Procore’s CEO

Procore Technologies, Inc. CEO, Tooey Courtemanche, stated that construction technology is the key to unlocking a more climate-conscious construction industry.

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Slate Technologies Buys Industrialized Construction AI Firm Splash

Slate Technologies, a California-based artificial intelligence (AI) software platform for the construction industry, announced last week that it is acquiring Splash Modular, a North Carolina-based software designer of industrialized construction (IC) and design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA).

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Construction Industry is Significantly Susceptible to Cyber Threats

Construction is the third most common industry hit by ransomware attacks. In all, it made up 13.2% of all ransomware attacks in North America.

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Integrating Technology Boosts Construction Efficiency

The construction industry is a technology laggard, but some experts see new interest in innovations. Owners are realizing that integrating technology increases construction efficiency.

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Five Ways to Get Employee Buy-In on New Technology

The construction industry is a notorious laggard when it comes to adopting new technologies. HCSS recommends a five-part method for achieving employee buy-in.

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Future Infrastructure Experts Are Current Roblox Players, Industry Says

Construction in the metaverse and virtual reality excites gamers; some companies say today's VR users represent tomorrow's engineers.

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Mixing Graphene with Concrete Solves Many Problems

Concrete takes first place as the world’s most commonly used construction material. Some criticize concrete’s structural soundness. A group of civil engineers offers Graphene as a superior solution to concrete.

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Tech Solutions Solving Labor Shortage Issues?

Despite the recent growth of construction jobs, a labor shortage remains, especially with small contractors and businesses. In September, the National Federation of Independent Business reported that 51% of small business owners couldn't fill job openings, more than double the 22% historical average.

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"Spreadsheets Are Crushing Project Managers," Article States

Businesses continue to use spreadsheets as practical tools. Most agree that Excel offers a robust solution. But an article in Construction Dive poses that too many spreadsheets and not enough automation cause difficulty for construction project managers.

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Construction Industry Lagging behind Technologically — Digital Solutions Can Help

Despite being one of the largest sectors of the global economy, the construction industry is notoriously slow to adopt new technologies; this leads to shortfalls in productivity. According to a report by McKinsey Global Institute, "Reinventing Construction: A route to higher productivity," labor productivity across all sectors has grown by 2.8% in the last 20 years, but construction productivity has only increased by 1%.

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Start-Up Turns Non-Recyclable Plastic into Building Blocks

Although many believe plastic's recyclable properties reduce pollution and alleviate the trash crisis, only 9% of the 42 million tons of plastic used in America each year recycles. Some blame a deficiency in recycling infrastructure. The truth is, recycling facilities can't reclaim most plastics—even if fabricators print that triangular symbol on the bottom.

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Artificial Intelligence at Work Sites is More Than Autonomous Machines

Artificial intelligence impacts peoples’ lives across all sectors; they can ask Siri or Alexa a question, use a smart thermostat, or receive recommendations from Netflix. The construction industry also benefits from AI. And AI in construction goes much further than autonomous vehicles.

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New Report Shows Workers More Willing to Go Digital than Their Companies

The construction industry has a reputation for late adoption of new technology. Still, a new survey from Dodge Construction Network, a Dodge Data and Analytics subsidiary, says that 95% of office and field workers want new digital tools. In another question, 95% of respondents said that such tools would streamline their work.

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Mosaic Raises $44 Million for Construction Planning Process, Buys Home Builder

Mosaic Building Group, a Phoenix-based construction tech startup, has raised an additional $44 million in Series B funding, bringing their total funding to $68.75 million. Mosaic designed its software to manage construction infrastructure in a way that will allow real estate developers to focus on things like land acquisition, sales, and architecture. Ultimately, Mosaic says, their goal is to make residential construction more scalable.

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Switzerland Quietly Leading the World in Sustainable Concrete

Some scientists speculate that concrete production contributes to 6% of the world’s greenhouse gasses. Switzerland intends to improve those numbers with revolutionary concrete creation techniques.

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4 Ways Drones Help Concrete Construction

Construction companies use drones mostly to get bird’s eye views of job sites. However, concrete contractors do more with drone technology.

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Five Things to Think About When Adopting New Construction Technology

Every week, it seems like a new construction technology claims to revolutionize the industry. But are these technologies right for you, and will they succeed as the claimed magic bullets that completely revamp your workflow? Here are five questions to ask:

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Biomimetics Draws Building Solutions from Nature

Biomimetics, an innovation inspired by nature, encourages new ways to create building materials by incorporating biological “technology” in the natural world.

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Warren Buffet’s New Take on Modular Housing: Make it Like IKEA

Danny Forster Architecture, a New York firm, has partnered with MiTek Inc, a company owned by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, to create the Modular Activation Platform (MAP); they intend to solve some of the main problems with modular construction.

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Robotic Construction System Combines BIM with Speed

Purdue University presented a new robot at the 2021 Technology Showcase: The State of Innovation. The new design integrates BIM (building information modeling) and construction robotics in a new way to reduce the time it takes to complete basic tasks and to make up for labor shortages.

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Should Wooden Construction Be Considered Sustainable?

The publication Arch Daily recently published an op-ed questioning the long-held belief that using wood in construction is a more sustainable, more environmentally-friendly method. Wood is a renewable resource, which other materials, like steel and concrete, are not.

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Artificial Intelligence Can Track Progress of Construction Projects

New artificial intelligence technologies at use in Europe can seamlessly track a project’s progress and see if it is falling behind schedule.

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New Product Nexiite Efficient Alternative to Concrete

The new Canadian company Nexii has created a material that is 33% more energy efficient than concrete and that allows for rapid construction of buildings—including small, medium, and large structures. Based in British Columbia, the company says its new building material, combined with an improved design and assembly process, allows for buildings that are cost-efficient, durable and even disaster-resistant.

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Thermoset Technology in Architecture

What was once a material originally engineered for the construction of airplanes, thermoset technology is increasingly being contemplated in the production of not only specific building features, but the entire way buildings are designed.

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Is Fungus the Future of Sustainable Building?

Has a new technology has turned the sustainable construction field on its head: fungus?

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