Tag: Headlines
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Digital construction 2025: a year in 10 headlines
To get to grips with information management, we must go back to first principles. So said RLB Digital head of information management strategy Emma Hooper. She noted: “People can’t do their jobs without information, and when information is difficult to find or incorrect, it wastes time and money, and can even cause potential harm. In…
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Prefabricated Construction in the Headlines
Prefabrication and modular construction are one solution to the construction productivity conundrum. Here are some of the latest articles on the topic. Innovation to help builders do more with less The article asserts that the shortage of labor is the key driver of automation and prefabrication in the industry. Read the article by Josh Kulla…
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Construction Robots and Drones in the Headlines
Here’s a selection of recent articles on robots and drones coming to the construction site. Watch this on The Scene “Ekso started out trying to build Iron Man suits for the military, then spread into the world of physical therapy, with powered walking suits that help people learn to walk again after strokes or accidents. Over…
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Construction Innovation in the Headlines
Here are my latest picks on construction innovation news. ORBA Convention: Construction firms must embrace a culture of innovation to keep up Gregg Shoppman, principal at FMI Corp., and Bridgit co-founder Lauren Hasegawa, spoke at the recent Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) 88th Annual Convention in Toronto. Shoppman pointed out that, on a macro level, the…