Technology

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    Q&A

    Adopting technology is a team effort: Skanska exec

    Getting on the same page with different groups, including legal and IT, is key to success, says the company's senior director.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    GlobalFoundries commits $16B to expand New York, Vermont facilities

    The chipmaker said the move resulted from President Trump’s push to onshore U.S. manufacturing and expand the domestic semiconductor supply chain for companies like Apple and General Motors.

    By Sara Samora • June 4, 2025
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    Construction Technology

    As construction technology continues to evolve, here’s what savvy contractors need to know.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Safety leaders call for broader access to life-saving medication as construction faces opioid poisoning crisis

    Construction workers are more likely to die of drug overdose than workers in any other occupation, building the case for new safety measures.

    June 2, 2025
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    6 contech startups snare a collective $101M

    Safety and progress tracking, workforce management and decarbonization offerings attracted investor cash in funding rounds this quarter.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    With AI, ‘walk before you run’: Skanska USA exec

    The firm's Safety Sidekick chatbot helps employees access data on jobsite conditions to plan toolbox talks and huddles.

    By • May 21, 2025
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    Theodore Roosevelt’s $400M mass timber library rises in North Dakota

    Mercer Mass Timber, working with general contractor JE Dunn, is supplying around 1,800 cubic meters of engineered material for the 93,000-square-foot structure.

    By • May 21, 2025
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    Seattle manager combines sheet metal work with technology

    Over her 13-year career in the industry, Liz Fong has become an expert in software management, process development and coding.

    By • May 21, 2025
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    New president of Caddell’s commercial division aims to speed growth

    The Arkansas contractor, which has three new offices and a fourth on the way, has grown thanks to its focus on repeat clients, says Ricky Byrd.

    By • May 19, 2025
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    Recession-proofing construction businesses with AP automation

    Hard hats on, costs down: Automate AP to beat delays, boost cash flow and recession-proof builds.

    May 19, 2025
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    Contractors tout tech as AI arms race continues

    Big builders are exploring ways to use artificial intelligence to train employees and solve business problems.

    By • May 16, 2025
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    Safety data: Where to get started

    Speakers on a Construction Safety Week panel discussed examples of using data to alter jobsite practices and expressed how it may be easier than it seems to begin analyzing stats.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    For AI, data is king: FutureTech presenters

    Even as a litany of artificial intelligence-based offerings floods the market, experts say their outputs are only as good as the data they crunch.

    By • May 14, 2025
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    Chicago builder expands modular pipeline

    Z Modular, the offsite construction arm of steel pipe and tube manufacturer Zekelman Industries, tapped new leadership to support the growth push.

    By • May 13, 2025
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    Interested in AI? Here’s what construction leaders should do first.

    With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, construction leaders may be tempted to join the fray.

    May 12, 2025
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    AI, robots take top spot in contech investments

    Nearly half of all funding went to artificial intelligence, marking a sharp uptick from past years, according to a report from Nymbl Ventures.

    By • May 7, 2025
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    KPMG rolls out AI-powered tool for mitigating tariff risks

    The new tool can help with complex analyses that play a role in mitigation strategies a CFO might choose to adopt, according to KPMG’s Andrew Siciliano.

    By Alexei Alexis • May 7, 2025
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    Safety Week 2025

    Granite JV plays it safe at Sacramento’s American River Bridge rehab

    The California-based team has taken a 20/20/20 approach, pausing their work every 20 minutes to perform a 20-second scan of the area 20 feet around them.

    By • May 7, 2025
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    Turner launches offsite manufacturing company

    Its new subsidiary, xPL Offsite, will target projects in the advanced technology segment while also eyeing opportunities outside of that niche.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    PCL to open Phoenix office

    A 20-year company vet will lead the charge in the contractor's push to bolster its commercial building focus in the region.

    By • May 5, 2025
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    A practical application for AI to improve construction

    AI is everywhere — even in construction, where productivity has barely improved in decades.

    May 5, 2025
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    3 reasons all-electric homes make business sense for builders

    Growing market demand and ongoing innovation are tilting the scales toward electrified homes.

    May 5, 2025
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    AI: Your career catalyst (not your replacement)

    How construction professionals are leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance expertise, eliminate tedious tasks and deliver superior project outcomes.

    By Wendi Burke • May 5, 2025
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    Policy uncertainty could trigger ‘recession’ for renewables, analyst says

    A lack of clarity surrounding tariffs and tax credits has triggered steep declines in funding for renewable energy in the first quarter of 2025, per Mercom Capital Group.

    By Emma Penrod • May 2, 2025
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    Innovate for craftworkers, and tech will follow: Mortenson exec

    Trent Mostaert, vice president of industrialization for the Minneapolis-based firm, says that a person-centered approach is key to implementing technology.

    By • April 30, 2025
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    Gilbane breaks ground on $84M Massachusetts college modernization

    Salem State University’s BOLD project will add a geothermal wellfield to support heating and cooling of the forthcoming facilities.

    By • April 28, 2025