The most extensive Cold War construction undertaken by the United States was building an elaborate network of missile bases. The first U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was the Atlas, a 75-ft-long, 10-ft-dia, 130-ton weapon.
Telematics and positioning market giant Trimble outlined a new partnership with original equipment manufacturer John Deere, doubled down on its partnership with Caterpillar and announced a natural language artificial intelligence-based tool in its Trimble Connect project management platform at the Trimble Dimensions conference held in Las Vegas, Nov. 11 to 13.
Industrializing design and building practices using manufacturing techniques has long been promised as a more efficient construction method. But recent advances in the kit-of-parts approach is bringing the idea closer to fruition.
Doug Burgum, Republican governor of North Dakota, is named to lead a planned new National Energy Council of all sector federal regulators, while others are tapped for top posts at energy, transportation and environmental agencies.