Technology

The U.S. construction industry is currently riding the wave of a significant boom, fueled by increased spending and rising demand for new projects. However, as companies strive to capitalize on this growth, they must navigate ongoing challenges, including labor shortages, escalat...

The construction industry is still facing a workforce crisis. Despite an uptick in hiring, a persistent labor shortage continues to challenge contractors, developers and business owners. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 13,000 new construction jobs were added...

While covering the 2024 ABC Construction Technology and Innovation Committee Field Trip, Construction Executive found itself at the JLG Innovation Center in Hagerstown, Maryland, where brainstorming, prototyping, product testing and sneak-peaking all take place. In addition to de...

While artificial intelligence continues to dominate headlines, the construction industry seems, at first glance, an unlikely candidate for AI-driven transformation. The field is highly physical and rooted in tangible processes—placing AI in this environment may seem like a "squar...

The supply chain is coming back home, and for the construction industry that means more materials to procure, track, organize and manage. Because of this, the market is ripe for AI technology to facilitate this process. Construction Executive sat down with one of these companies ...

Labor shortages are not a new problem for the construction industry, but they are getting worse. According to the proprietary model used by Associated Builders and Contractors, the industry still needs 439,000 additional workers in 2025 just to keep up with the projected demand f...

The construction industry, long associated with traditional methods and labor-intensive processes, is undergoing a radical transformation. Faced with challenges such as inefficiencies, labor shortages and rising global infrastructure demands, the sector is embracing new technolog...

The paramount goal of traffic management is to keep workers and drivers safe. This basic traffic control tenet is nonnegotiable, and cutting-edge automation technology can help achieve it. However, using automation effectively depends on real-time data collection and deployment o...

Construction machinery emits around 400 megatons of CO2 annually, with excavators accounting for nearly 50% of all CO2 emissions from construction vehicles. The World Green Building Council reports that materials and construction account for 11% of global carbon emissions. Given ...

Forward-thinking companies know that technology isn’t just about creating new efficiencies: It’s about remaining competitive in bids to win work and win the war for talent. Both customers and competitors are becoming increasingly digitally savvy, and with tight margins, leaders n...