Wed September 07, 2016
CTDOT Launches New Website for Walk Bridge Program
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced the launch of a new website for the Walk Bridge Program as part of its ongoing effort to keep the public informed as this railroad bridge project in Norwalk advances....
Tue September 06, 2016
Caterpillar Sponsors Hackathon
Software developers, data scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs will convene in San Francisco from September 23-25, 2016 for a 54-hour hackathon sponsored by Caterpillar and Unearthed, an Australia-based open innovation organization for the global resources sector....
Tue September 06, 2016
John Deere Integrates SmartGrade Technology Into the 750K and 850K Dozer Models
John Deere is building on its lineup of SmartGrade crawler dozers with the integration of the machine control offering on the 750K and 850K models. Adding SmartGrade availability on these larger machines will improve job site accuracy and quality of work through the complete integration of the Topcon 3D-MC2 Grade Control System....
Fri September 02, 2016
Deschutes County Site in Running for National Geothermal Research Lab
BEND, Ore. (AP) The U.S. Department of Energy is considering a site in Oregon's Deschutes County for a national geothermal research lab. The land near Newberry Volcano is leased by Seattle-based geothermal firm AltaRock Energy Inc., which performs testing there....
Giles Lambertson - Mon September 19, 2016
BLOG: New Drone Rules Open the Door Wider for Construction Usage
The Federal Aviation Administration's new rules on drones give construction industry companies more reason to fire up unmanned flying vehicles. However, the FAA is keeping the drones on a short leash, which is apt to prove aggravating....
Fri August 26, 2016
AEM Launches Final Phase of Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the launch of the final phase of the Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge, an incentivized competition sponsored by the trade association to solicit groundbreaking ideas and solutions that address some of the biggest challenges facing United States infrastructure....
Steve LeBlanc - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu August 25, 2016
New Law Will Increase State's Reliance on Renewable Energy
BOSTON (AP) The state will ramp up its reliance on renewable and alternative sources of energy under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker. The new law requires utilities to solicit long-term contracts with offshore wind farm developers to bring at least 1,600 megawatts of wind energy, enough to power about 240,000 homes, to Massachusetts in the next decade....
Megan Wild - Wed August 24, 2016
BLOG: Five Game-Changing Advancements in Construction
For many builders in the United States, construction is an art that's rooted in tradition. With techniques that have been field-tested and refined over the years to time-honored customs and, in some cases, even superstition, we all have our ways....
Giles Lambertson - Tue August 23, 2016
BLOG: Remember When People Laid bricks? You Can't? Neither Can I.
For at least 7,000 years, people have been piling up bricks to create structures. It is a time-honored construction method. The method is likely to be honored for many years yet to come, but the “people” element may go missing....
Mon August 22, 2016
New Tech Could Monitor Worker's Health and Safety
The website Techcrunch is reporting that a startup called SmartSite has released hardware and cloud-based software to help the construction industry track what their employees are exposed to and take measures to protect them from harm....
