Harsh lessons and hopeful developments were the top line ideas at the BuildTech virtual conference, ENR’s annual look at the state of construction technology and management.
A requirement passed last fall for new construction and expansions in Madison, Wis., to include bird-safe designs and materials has been formally challenged by an advocacy group representing several Wisconsin construction and real estate industry associations.
Disruptions to the U.S. construction market caused by the pandemic were significant, but have not fully derailed activity, according to a forecast from Portland Cement Association
Hawaiian Dredging has used manual processes to track the productivity of the cranes on its jobsites in the past, but a deployment of Versatile's CraneView sensor package is automating some of that tedious and difficult work.
With mass-timber structures gaining momentum in the U.S., ENR takes a look at some of the largest wooden structures in the world and the future of lumber-based construction.