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How Cloud-Based PDM Connects Design and Construction Teams
Cloud-based Product Data Management (PDM) systems have become essential in connecting design professionals with construction teams. When teams work well, projects win. They also make fewer pricey errors. Consider this: designers and builders often struggled to communicate, which led to confusion and hindered project progress. When organizations use cloud PDM, teams can easily share information,…
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Bobcat E17 and E20: A Deep Dive into the New Compact Excavators
Bobcat Co. recently expanded its compact excavator lineup with the new E17 and a next-generation E20 model, targeting contractors working in landscaping, residential construction and other applications requiring power in confined spaces. To understand the practical applications for contractors, Equipment Today spoke with Bobcat product specialists at The Utility Expo 2025 about the design philosophy,…
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Creating a Sanctuary: How Your Home Nourishes Body and Soul
A home is much more than four walls and a roof. At its best, it is a place of refuge, a sanctuary that supports well-being, and a canvas for personal expression. In an increasingly hectic world, the spaces we inhabit have the power to restore calm, inspire joy, and nourish both body and soul. The…
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Turner unveils ‘wall to wall’ partnership with OpenAI
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Turner Construction, the largest contractor in the country by revenue, has embarked on a deal with OpenAI to give every Turner employee access to ChatGPT Enterprise, according to a Tuesday announcement. The partnership, which will…
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Construction Startup Competition taps 2025 contech finalists
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: After narrowing down hundreds of submissions from burgeoning contech firms, the Construction Startup Competition has selected 2025 finalists for its top awards, according to an Oct. 22 announcement from Cemex. The construction material manufacturer’s venture…
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ARTBA Responds to OSHA’s Proposed Heat Safety Rule
As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues developing its proposed federal standard to address heat-related illness and injury in the workplace, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has submitted detailed written responses outlining the transportation construction industry’s perspective on how such a rule should be structured. I’ve written previously about state-level…
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Warehouse demand grows as companies push through tariff uncertainty
Dive Brief: Demand for U.S. industrial real estate space surged in Q3, with net absorption reaching its highest level since Q1 of 2023, according to commercial real estate giant Colliers. Net absorption, or the change in occupied space, was 60 million square feet in Q3, an increase of nearly 20 million year over year. Despite…
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Infrastructure construction projects are ‘becoming smarter,’ says Ferrovial Construction CEO
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. From the construction sites of the I-66 corridor in Virginia to the New Terminal One at JFK Airport in New York City, Ferrovial sees risk management and digital innovation as the bedrock for getting the jobs done…
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Landmark suicide prevention guidance launched
The first British standard dedicated to addressing the risk of suicide and its impact in the workplace has been published. The standard – BS 30480 Suicide and the Workplace – has been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI). It aims to provide employers with practical and evidence-based recommendations to help plan for, respond to and support…
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BWF CEO: We are united against ‘dumbing down’ of apprenticeships
Helen Hewitt, CEO of the British Woodworking Federation (BWF), tells CM People why industry leaders are coming together in response to the government’s proposed apprenticeship reforms. Last month, an open letter addressed to the prime minister made headlines as a powerful coalition of construction industry leaders and professional bodies warned that government-backed reforms to apprenticeship…