July 19, 2021 | by: NDA
Some states are already setting the pace with innovative policies that could be models for the rest of the country.
An autonomous robot that ties rebar — the reinforcing rods that are used in building structures such as a bridge — TyBot was putting in a weekend shift after its human counterparts had placed the rebar.
July 15, 2021 | by: NDA
Autonomous machine ‘key step’ on road to unmanned construction site equipment
The European Demolition Industry Report 2021 from the European Demolition Association (EDA) is insightful and offers enormous value for professionals. This year’s document covers the extraordinary impact that the Covid-19 pandemic had on the sector.
Scrap-melting stainless producer scales back output in Kentucky because of low industrial gas supplies.
Construction input prices increased 2.8% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of Producer Price Index data
The median age of construction workers is 41, according to a National Association of Home Builders’ analysis of the most recent 2019 American Community Survey data, an attribute that makes contractors' efforts to attract new workers to the industry even more urgent.
July 14, 2021 | by: NDA
ConstructConnect announced today that June 2021's volume of construction starts, excluding residential work, was $38.4 billion (green shaded box, Table 8 below), an increase of +14.4% vs May 2021's $33.6 billion (originally reported as $32.5 billion).
July 13, 2021 | by: NDA
Contractors saw a slight increase in backlog for the month and anticipate continued expansion in construction activity through the rest of 2021.
Digital twin technology, real world clones that are utilised to monitor the status of its physical counterpart and predict its evolution, is beginning to rear its head in the built environment sector.
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