As jobsites become even more connected with broadband and other services, equipment providers are giving their contractor customers more capabilities to take advantage of project data, whether from a 3D model or even take the steps to make materials supply chains more sustainable.
Contractors still resist changing processes and opening their wallets for factory-installed electric power and autonomous operation, but more are realizing the benefits.
Contractors still resist changing processes and opening their wallets for factory-installed electric power and autonomous operation, but more are realizing the benefits.
Walking a jobsite with a total station in tow to perform layouts can be a time-consuming task, if only because getting survey locations just right can come down to juggling a tablet and a prism pole at the same time.
Gabriel Neves, Tekla bridge structures manager, recalls meeting Sigmund Reinsborg Log, head of section/head of verification and approval for the Department of Structures, an authoritative body of Norway’s Directorate of Public Roads.