Construction Technology Oracle Buys Newmetrix to Integrate AI Tech Into Cloud Platform Acquired firm's artificial intelligence will boost capability to detect and reduce project risk Jeff Yoders December 16, 2022 No Comments Purchase will enable Oracle to pursue plans to expand its AI-based safety analysis to other areas of construction on its cloud platform. Read More
Environment California Groundwater Mapping Homes in on Optimal Replenish Sites Pam McFarland December 14, 2022 No Comments Airborne electromagnetic sensor technology helps state agencies identify best locations for building groundwater reservoirs. Read More
Bentley Launches Digital Twin Tools, Infrastructure Cloud Jeff Rubenstone November 23, 2022 No Comments Getting the digital twin workflow into the typical design, construction, operations cycle has been a thorny problem for digital twin advocates.Read More
Construction Technology Trimble Launches Hilti Tracking Integration, Microsoft Cloud Service James Leggate November 11, 2022 No Comments IT firm shared its latest surveying robots and automated machinery at its Dimensions+ conference in Las Vegas, now set to be an annual event.Read More
Carbon Emissions-Tracking App Gravity Climate Adds Procore Integration Jeff Rubenstone November 9, 2022 No Comments Keeping track of the operational and embodied carbon-emissions of a business used to be seen as a bit of a sustainability novelty.Read More
New Procore Payment Service Aims to Cut Down on Delays Jeff Yoders November 9, 2022 No Comments Procore will soon launch Procore Pay, an integrated payment system, the company announced Nov. 8 at its Groundbreak conference in New Orleans.Read More
Technology Funding Parts-Matching Platform Gearflow Gets $5.5M, Led by Brick & Mortar Site that pairs equipment parts with customers will use the funding for improvements Jeff Yoders October 23, 2022 No Comments The startup will fund further development to interconnect the supply chain for heavy equipment parts.Read More
Design Technology Nordic Design Groups Push Autodesk for Revit Upgrades Architects from Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland have joined to call for more design software development and pricing commensurate with it Jeff Yoders September 16, 2022 No Comments Architects from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland have joined a 2020 call from UK designers for more development of Autodesk design software. Read More
Cybersecurity Threats Drive AEC Firms to Better Data Practices Jeff Yoders August 31, 2022 No Comments Contractors, construction managers and design professionals were more than twice as likely to be the target of ransomware than other users of cloud-based security technology. Read More
Legal Posing as Contractors, Nigerians Scammed Project Owners for Nearly $6M, FBI Says James Leggate August 15, 2022 No Comments Three individuals were extradited to the U.S. to face charges in North Carolina, Texas and Virginia over the alleged impersonation scams. Read More