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3 Ways Construction Businesses Can Modernize With No-Code Dynamic Work Management

Social, Agile and Transformation

Ten years ago, I wrote an article for Engineering News Record on how construction businesses underspend in technology. I referenced Gartner’s survey of technology spending by industry, showing construction dead last, which was the same ranking it held the previous year.

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3 Ways Empowering Tech Helps Construction Companies Attract Top Talent

Social, Agile and Transformation

The construction industry’s aging workforce is a problem that general contractors, subcontractors, and trades must address. Meanwhile, the economy has added 670,000 construction jobs since January 2021, and construction businesses

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Building the future of construction

CIO Business Intelligence

The construction industry in many countries around the world is facing a labor shortage crisis. For construction to continue at the pace needed, something has to change. For construction to continue at the pace needed, something has to change. There is a solution: remote operation of construction machinery. Innovation

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AI-backed robots roll through Seattle construction site, speeding build process and improving safety

GeekWire

Two Didge robots from Nextera Robotics, outside the Kaye apartments development in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Skanska Photo) A couple of high-tech workers are part of the crew helping to construct a new residential tower in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. The pilot program is the first of its kind on the West Coast.

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TraceAir, a construction software startup targeting land development projects, raises $25M

GeekWire

Seattle-based startup TraceAir announced a $25 million Series B funding round to boost its project management software used by home builders and land developers. Founded in 2015, TraceAir aims to improve efficiency and automation by surveying project data with drones that can be analyzed by its software platform.

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Construction software company Procore acquires Seattle mapping startup Unearth

GeekWire

(Unearth Photos) Unearth Technologies , a Seattle startup that develops mapping software for the construction industry, announced Friday it was acquired by Procore Technologies , a publicly traded company based in Southern California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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A Joint Venture Revolutionizes Construction Logistics

CIO Business Intelligence

Construction logistics have traditionally been complicated, intensive, and error-prone and, until recently, there was little indication that this was going to change. Ordering can be maddening, delivery points are often overloaded, and larger construction companies average 150,000 receipts annually. Conceiving a floor plan.