In a construction market as diverse as California’s, change is constant. But since 1989, one stalwart of stability has been Tustin-based Largo Concrete.
Opportunity is a word close to Loretta Rosenmayer's heart. From the day in 1988 when she assumed ownership of a small northeastern Illinois trenching and landscaping enterprise named Trench-It to assist in supporting her family, all she has desired is an opportunity to compete and demonstrate her capabilities and those of her colleagues.
With the exponentially increasing ability to capture and analyze vast quantities of data from objects—bridge piers and pavements, for example—the dream of an intelligent transportation infrastructure (ITI) is within reach.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has formally launched its Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI), the first national organization designed to provide a broad-based forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices among utility- and pipeline-infrastructure engineers and surveyors.
Pile-driving adjacent to an Interstate 65 bridge near Lafayette, Ind., appears to have started a subterranean chain reaction that left one of the structure's riverbank piers skewed out of alignment, forcing a 37-mile closure of the northbound lanes that could extend into mid-September.
Image courtesy of Zebra Imaging Inc. Zebra's holographic images are useful for client presentations or enhancing collaboration on complex projects where shared documentation is key. Fifteen years into the 21st century, construction-related technology has yet to produce jetpacks, ironworker robots and other items predicted by science fiction. But one futuristic product is already available—three-dimensional holographic prints that provide unique visualizations of project designs and concepts for collaboration.The technology, developed by Zebra Imaging Inc., Austin, Texas, encodes 3D digital data from a variety of software products onto specially designed polymer film tiles ranging in size from 12 in. by 12 in.
If a rising tide lifts all boats, the resurgent manufacturing sector has several Midwest contractors riding a welcome wave of activity not seen in years.