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Martina McIsaac, formerly head of Hilti Canada, takes the reins of Hilti North America at a time when the company is pursuing a broad strategy of expanding its digital products and the connectivity of its tools. 

Citing a growing and increasingly crowded  field of grade-control systems and site layout technology, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers announced on Feb. 18 that it is working with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on a common standard for grade-control data sharing.

New SmartMarket Report on prefabrication and modular construction updates 2011 Dodge research that focused only on prefabrication.

Dueling Swedish-made hydrodemolition robots were at World of Concrete to try and boost the demolition technology's profile in the North American market.

Emerging technologies, including autonomous vehicles, are transforming traditional infrastructure roles

Standing before a crowd of curious onlookers at a corner of the show floor at the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas, Advanced Construction Robotics president and cofounder Jeremy Searock made a sales pitch for TyBot, his company’s rebar-tying robot.

At the King George the Fifth dock site on the River Thames, a contractor is using smart sensors to monitor the strength of concrete it’s casting to form 75,000 sq meters of slab over water to extend the footprint of London City Airport.

Environmental scientist invented GIS mapping and now brings his consulting firm’s data to designers and contractors