This week’s rundown includes an IoT hardhat, compact multifunction printer and services marketplace. Don’t miss the BuiltWorld Hackathon, results of a study on software usability and award winning structural rehab system.
Four Tips to Make Sure Drones Don’t Leave You High and Dry
A decent amount of red tape comes with the adoption of drones in the workplace, so here is what construction owners and contractors can do to avoid putting their companies and crews at risk.
Using Drones for Inventory and Job Flyover on Heavy Civil Construction Sites
Now that drones are readily available, heavy civil contractors can use them for stockpile inventory, volumetric measurement and grade control, and job flyover as well as other value added applications.
Future of Heavy Construction: Are Computers New Coworkers?
Heavy civil/construction firms are investing in tools, technology and new systems as competition shifts to skilled technology-savvy workers. They will embrace collaboration among teams, processes and systems by leveraging BIM to design, construct and operate.
Construction Technology and Software Rundown: Week of Oct. 16, 2017
Here’s the rundown on new software for estimating, asset management, BIM and subcontractor prequalification. Also featured are 3-D mobile mapping and data analysis, ELD and an online tool for spotting potential vibration damage.
Construction Technology and Software Rundown: Week of Oct. 1, 2017
The tech rundown takes flight with a new type of drone, a drone data processing platform and a service for wind forecasts. New software monitors jobsite tasks, streamlines data and creates digital forms. View images of areas in Florida and Texas hit by hurricanes.
Four Tips to Make Sure Drones Don’t Leave You High and Dry
When the average person passes by a construction site, he or she expects to see scaffolding, cranes and backhoes, but it is becoming increasing more likely that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will be whizzing around as well.
IoT Is the Next Frontier for Drone Data
The construction industry is perfectly positioned to take IoT one step further and combine it with drone data to track and optimize operations.











