6 Ways To Improve Productivity In Construction Using Technology
- Improving Productivity, TECHNOLOGY
- November 28, 2023
By Michelle Turner, Procore Technology Today Construction technology has long been a key factor in businesses becoming more efficient, safer, and profitable. Instead of manually updating information with pen and paper, which can take days, construction technology enables teams to communicate in real time. It allows teams to easily collaborate from anywhere, helping ensure continuity
READ MOREby Mark Southerland, Ph.D., TetraTech, Inc. and Safe Skies Maryland The Edith Green / Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland. Photo courtesy of M.O. Stevens The Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, one of the country’s busiest, was expanded in 2016 to accommodate more than 2 million annual attendees. At the same time,
READ MOREOriginally published in Construction Climate Challenge on March 26, 2020 It is becoming easier to track the carbon footprint of building materials through a range of new initiatives. This includes a new cloud-based tool backed by a group of high-profile companies and NGO’s, which is making that information free and available to everyone. Research funded
READ MOREBy Kimberly Hegeman Q&A with Raken Co-founder Sergey Sundukovskiy about why contractors need to be aware and proactive to safeguard against climate change’s impact on construction. Climate change is having effects on worker safety, weather delays, construction materials design and insurance costs in the construction industry. Credit: Pexels Many parts of the country and all
READ MOREBy Stephane McShane, Director, Maxim Consulting Group The COVID-19 virus has changed much of what we knew as familiar in our work lives. Many are working remote, causing a change in environment and, perhaps, a shift in how they view work. Being home, interacting with family, spouses, and children along with a heightened awareness of
READ MORE20 school visits, a trip to DC, a month’s worth of education and training…canceled due to the coronavirus circling the globe. The Arkansas “workshop on wheels” simulator trailer is at home in Little Rock, sterilized and waiting to get back on the road. Eventually. In early March, the Be Pro, Be Proud workshop trailer was
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