Can we compare the driving habits in the U.K. (United Kingdom) and U.S. (United States) and get a valid picture of how to improve fleet operations and driver safety? Is there a way AI (artificial intelligence) and machine vision can help to eliminate accidents? A vendor of machine vision and AI-based telematics, Lytx in England, …
Planning where to spend money is a challenge. The good news is technology can help take the guesswork out of the equation by offering information to help allocate resources in the right areas. For example, SalesLeads, Jacksonville, Fla., provides industrial project reports on companies that are planning significant capital investments in their industrial facilities throughout …
The promise that technology will boost productivity and competitiveness for construction organizations relies entirely on deployment success…and not all deployment recipes are created equal. Deployment winners pay special attention to the specific circumstances that define the construction industry, the unique role of the deployment champions, and their deployment plan. My experience has been that successful …
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If it wasn’t for a booming market for cement in China, 2019 consumption would be considered flat. Even with the rise in demand in China, which reached an estimated 2.28 billion tons, up 4.9% over the year before, and representing 56% of global consumption, the worldwide consumption was only 2.8% higher than 2018 according to …
I have been writing about the IoT (Internet of Things) before we even called it the IoT. In the past few years, traction has steadily picked up in the construction industry and it isn’t going to slow down anytime soon. One area the IoT has made its mark is with tools. Zion Market Research predicts …
No one expects Manhattan luxury homes to be cheap; they wouldn’t be luxury then. But these homes, which make up the top 20% of the market, have seen their prices fall to the lowest level since 2013. According to the final 2019 StreetEasy Market Report, homes had to be priced at or above $3.8 million to …
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Companies are approaching advanced technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence) with some skepticism. The first rule is to ask, what is the advantage? Can AI, for example, improve some aspect of the business? Sage, a cloud-related business management firm, examined the reaction of senior financial management in Canada to the digital transformation in progress today …
Every construction company has something that makes them unique. For some the differentiator is business strategy. For others it is the type of technology that is implemented. Identifying what exactly makes your business special and shouting it from the rooftops is essential to creating a dynamic and profitable business. Let me give you a few …
Weather disasters wreak havoc on houses, but some show their resiliency and withstand the effects and survive. Why? Science can offer suggestions, but builders and owners have to implement them; many are starting to do just that. In 2008 Hurricane Ike made landfall north of Galveston, Texas and devastated most of the homes with wind …
