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Chatty Kathy the AI Bot

The stay-at-home, remote working era has made the computer more important than ever. Everybody does everything online and a company that minimizes their online presence is avoiding the obvious—the present and the future are digital. Today’s homebuyer expects prompt responses to questions as well as easy access to information and they search online for their …

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Constructech Announces the 2020 Constructech Vision Awards Winners

Contact: Laura Black Editor-At-Largelblack@specialtypub.com Naperville, Ill. — November 20, 2020 — The construction industry has adopted new methods and leveraged technology to forge ahead in a new working world. Constructech announced the 2020 Vision Awards winners, which have recognized a challenge that exists in the industry and solved it using innovative solutions, at a virtual …

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Smart Homes: Smart Grid

The “smart home” saves energy and lessens the impact on the environment. Most smart homes are focused on providing comfort and convenience features that are enhanced by electricity through such IoT (Internet of Things) capabilities as regulating temperature, turning on and off lights  by voice actuation remotely, and ordering food replenishment as needed, automatically. The next …

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Celebrating the Women in Construction

Contact: Laura Black Editor-At-Largelblack@specialtypub.com Naperville, Ill. — November 19, 2020 — Last Thursday, November 12, Constructech awarded the recipients of its sixth annual Women in Construction awards, sponsored by Compass Datacenters. What a night to celebrate the growth of women in the industry—from a stagnant 9% to 10.3% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau …

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Constructech Announces the 2020 Constructech Vision Awards Winners

Contact: Laura Black Editor-At-Largelblack@specialtypub.com Naperville, Ill. — November 20, 2020 — The construction industry has adopted new methods and leveraged technology to forge ahead in a new working world. Constructech announced the 2020 Vision Awards winners, which have recognized a challenge that exists in the industry and solved it using innovative solutions, at a virtual …

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Civil Construction Confidence During COVID-19

In what may go down in history as the “COVID Era,” construction has been designated as an essential business in most of the United States. Repair, remodeling, new construction, completion of started projects, residential, commercial, and infrastructure all have been impacted by the pandemic and its business and economic fallout. Infrastructure projects, especially, have often …

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Ipe Pool Gate Details

Follow along with Steve at https://buildshownetwork.com/go/stevebaczek he publishes videos every Friday! Matt and Steve are at it again, touring a current project of Steve’s. Tune in as they chat about some bomber details, that not only look great but perform well. Steve designed a beautiful Ipe fence and deck that will stand the test of …

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