ENR Associate Technology, Equipment and Products Editor Jeff Yoders has been writing about design and construction innovations for 20 years. He is a five-time Jesse H. Neal award winner and multiple ASBPE winner for his tech coverage. Jeff previously wrote about construction technology for Structural Engineer, CE News and Building Design + Construction. He also wrote about materials prices, construction procurement and estimation for MetalMiner.com. He lives in Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, where the pace of innovation never leaves him without a story to chase.
Buildots recently has raised $45 million in series B financing, with other construction technology startups gaining solid investment as the sector remains hot.
The Massachusetts-based materials manufacturer will supply all of the low-carbon concrete from both its existing and planned facilities for Microsoft's upcoming projects.
Industry contractor groups generally welcomed certainty around disputes that will be heard, particularly by NLRB while Wilcox's case is adjudicated by the lower courts.
A federal appeals court granted a preliminary injunction to keep the project labor agreement mandate in force after a lawsuit by North America's Building Trades Unions challenged suspension of those pacts.
The money is expected to fund wall construction across the Southwest border for the next three years under indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract vehicles that could be renewed in 2028.
Attendees heard optimistic visions of AEC practitioners soon having more connected workflows and more reliable data pipelines, proactive solutions for jobsite uncertainties and tools to replace meetings and work phases.