5 Ways Virtual Design and Construction Improves Business Performance Objectives 5 Ways Virtual Design and Construction Improves Business Performance Objectives

5 Ways Virtual Design and Construction Improves Business Performance Objectives

If you’re a construction project manager, you’ve probably heard about the great benefits of VDC and how fantastic it is to be able to construct a three-dimensional, visual model of your project before you ever break ground. The trouble with new technology isn’t always finding the benefits though – it’s making the business case for […]

How Robots are Changing Construction robots changing the construction industry

How Robots are Changing Construction

How Robots are Changing Construction (Robotics Break New Ground in the Industry)   Earlier this year, a San Francisco-based technology firm, Built Robotics, made headlines by sharing its progress toward self-operating construction machinery. The company led by a former Google engineer has received several million in venture capital to continue its development of the construction […]

What is Modular Construction What is Modular Construction?

What is Modular Construction

What is Modular Construction?   Modular construction is a new hot topic in North America. The buzz can be seen in interesting conceptual videos posted on social media sites every week. But beyond the interesting concepts, what is modular construction? And how is it impacting the construction industry? SoftBank Group Corp. is putting its massive […]

Lean, Mean Building Machine: How to Increase Productivity on the Jobsite Increase productivity on the jobsite

Lean, Mean Building Machine: How to Increase Productivity on the Jobsite

Lean, Mean Building Machine: How to Increase Productivity on the Jobsite     While other industries have experienced increases in productivity, the business of building has not. Research finds that automation and technology are slow to be adopted by the construction industry.   In 2016, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report found that global productivity […]

5 Pitfalls of Construction Timesheets construction timesheets

5 Pitfalls of Construction Timesheets

Despite the technological revolution of the last few decades, the construction industry has lagged behind many others, including agriculture and manufacturing, when it comes to increasing productivity. For most analysts, this is because the construction business has been slow to adopt automation as part of its core business practices – most construction tasks are being […]

5 Ways to Improve Profits with Construction Job Costing Software Construction Job Costing Software

5 Ways to Improve Profits with Construction Job Costing Software

In today’s construction business, there are two types of contractors: those using construction job costing software to provide more accurate estimates, understand the intricacies of each project, and maximize profits, and those going out of business. In a highly competitive global market valued at over $10 trillion, most firms operate at razor-thin profit margins and […]

How 3D Printing Has Injected Itself into the Construction Industry How 3D Printing Has Injected Itself into the Construction Industry

How 3D Printing Has Injected Itself into the Construction Industry

The global construction business has grown in market capitalization since the mid-1900s, and today it boasts an incredible annual value of $10 trillion. Still, the individual firms face significant obstacles when it comes to competing effectively in the current market – labor shortages, increasing material costs, and issues with supply chain are just three reasons […]