Through contacts with Silicon Valley firms, Volpatt Construction is embracing a major technology upgrade. Is it a sign of industry-wide changes?

As millions of design and construction professionals work remotely, opportunities for cyber crime increase exponentially.

Keeping track of power tools and other assets through a Bluetooth-based distributed network has been the intended purpose of Milwaukee Tool’s One-Key system. 

After working though a recent pilot project, Turner Construction has found that a smart IoT crane-monitoring device from tech company Versatile is changing the way they run their cranes, with real benefits for productivity and weeks shaved off of construction schedules. 

Tim Nottoli, Walsh Construction’s chief information officer, has seen Google’s Nest and Amazon’s Ring cameras brought onto the company’s construction sites and has dealt with every type of sensor used properly and improperly on the company’s network.

The untapped potential in using more data to plan, build and operate water systems could save billions

An advanced weather service recently taken up by airlines and other industries that need hyper-accurate forecasting is making inroads into construction, and early-adopting roofing companies already are beginning to rely on its granular forecasts and alerts.

Internet connectivity is designed into many more devices than consumers realize, including standby kitchen gadgets, home-entertainment systems, and children's toys.

Putting more sensors on a jobsite can tell you a lot about temperature, humidity, noise and vibration, but doing something useful with that data can be a daunting task.