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.
Sensera Systems closed a $27-million Series B funding round in late February led by 10 Atlantic Group, with added investment by Egis Capital Partners and MUUS Asset Management.
Autodesk has released Forma Building Design and made Revit the first connected client, meaning granular data can flow to it from Revit with no file exchange or conversion needed.
US equipment giant claims South Korean owner of American rival manufacturer spied on its own product designs, says Bobcat shouldn't have been granted patents in question
Caterpillar has responded to a lawsuit from Doosan Bobcat alleging it infringed on 14 patents for everything from machine controls to energy management. Cat asserts that it was in fact Bobcat that reverse-engineered its technology through a "competitive intelligence program."
Construction robotics startup Kewazo plans to invest in building out its own AI platform, while Procore and NVIDIA announce partnership to develop high-fidelity data center models.
Artificial intelligence continues to dominate the equipment development conversation, particularly for more than 140,000 attendees at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG trade show earlier this month in Las Vegas.