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.
70 W. LaSalle, first project in the LaSalle Street Reimagined Program, is underway. The project is part of LaSalle Street Reimagined, a city-led initiative to convert commercial to residential in the Loop.
The platforms offer analytics of electrical utilities and data processing of their related drone data, boosting Bentley Systems' asset analytics strategy.
Digital transformation and visual project tracking continue to change construction processes, as firms take key steps to expand and boost their capabilities.
Suffolk Technologies, the venture capital arm of Suffolk Construction, closed out its sixth BOOST construction technology accelerator program with its Demo Day in Boston Nov. 20.
A lawsuit in U.S. federal court and a complaint to the International Trade Commission against Caterpillar and its largest Texas equipment dealer allege patent violations on machine controls, skid steer designs.
Bedrock Robotics, in partnership with Sundt Construction, is automating excavators for heavy civil site preparation for a 130-acre manufacturing facility project.