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Uses and Benefits of Leveling Laser Tools
When a standard level is too cumbersome for one person or not precise enough for your leveling needs, leveling laser tools are the answer. They have countless applications on the...
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How Technology Will Help Solve the Skills Gap in Construction
Construction companies are facing challenges in their search for skilled workers. In a 2019 survey from Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk, 80 percent of...
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Artificial Intelligence Is Reinventing Construction Scheduling
Artificial intelligence is finding a role in virtually every major industry, and for good reason: It’s good at solving really hard problems that limit productivity and efficiency...
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High-Decibel EvacTags Facilitate Faster Worksite Evacuations
When it comes to safely and efficiently evacuating a jobsite, two factors rule the day: having a detailed site-specific evacuation plan in place, and having a way to ensure that...
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Ground Penetrating Radar Results Anyone Can Understand
A buried utility line is struck about once every six minutes, according to the Common Ground Alliance. That statistic should worry any jobsite manager who needs to trench or...
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Creating Temporary Mobile Microgrids
Microgrids are transforming the energy landscape in the United States and Canada. Powered by a variety of sources, such as solar arrays, wind turbines and diesel and natural gas...
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5 Top Tech Tools for Boosting Productivity
Given the current skilled worker shortage, companies need to make the most of the workers they have. Technology can help. More than 66 percent of contractors surveyed cited...
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The Benefits of Load Pins in Trenches and Other Excavations
Many contractors today are using hydraulic bracing systems — a combination of modular struts and walers — to shore up the vertical faces of an excavation and prevent soil movement...
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Building a More Resilient Infrastructure with Composites
Take a close look the next time you see a work crew erecting a new utility pole or making structural repairs to a bridge. The materials they’re using may be made from composites...
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When Is it Time to Bring 3D Laser Scanning In-House?
When Is it Time to Bring 3D Laser Scanning In-House? In the past, 3D laser scanning has been used primarily to collect as-built data for the pre-build phase of construction...