by Ida May Barlow | Feb 13, 2019 | BEST of Construction
The pre-construction readiness training program is a training program based out of Fort Myers in Florida that trains young unemployed people for the construction industry in a fraction of the time average training programs normally do. The pre-construction readiness...
by Ida May Barlow | Feb 7, 2019 | What is PlanSwift?, BEST of Construction, Reviews & Comparisons, How to articles
PlanSwift is the number one takeoff and estimating software on the market today, but how can PlanSwift really enhance your takeoff and estimating process? In this article we’ll explore all the tips, tricks, and tools PlanSwift offers to make your life easier. As easy...
by Ida May Barlow | Feb 5, 2019 | BEST of Construction
Millebot – 3D Printer inside a Shipping Container Millebot, a construction startup company, introduced Mile, an industrial sized 3D printer and mill house inside a shipping container, in October of 2016 at Maker Faire Orlando. This massive machine can be used...
by Ida May Barlow | Jan 30, 2019 | What is PlanSwift?, BEST of Construction
The construction industry today is changing into a more technology based industry, with software and different tools that help improve the quality of the project or the work itself, but can takeoff and estimating software really change the construction industry for...
by Ida May Barlow | Jan 28, 2019 | BEST of Construction
Image credit: RMIT University Biosolid bricks could be the future of disposing human waste. Over 30% of our sewage after it’s drained of water, treated, and dried just ends up rotting in a landfill. According to researchers at Australia’s RMIT University, biosolid...
by Ida May Barlow | Jan 23, 2019 | BEST of Construction
Sam100 is a semi-automated bricklaying robot designed for onsite masonry construction. Sam100 was made to assist with the strenuous task of lifting and placing brick, increasing the masons productivity by 3-5x what they could do before while at the same time reducing...
by Ida May Barlow | Jan 17, 2019 | BEST of Construction
Artificial intelligence in construction seems like something from a science fiction novel but it’s actually a lot closer to reality than you think. In New Jersey back in February of 2017, AvalonBay’s 235 unit development burned down just six weeks before it was...
by Ida May Barlow | Jan 15, 2019 | BEST of Construction
KnitCandela is 3D knitted shell technology developed at ETH Zurich and designed to pay tribute to Felix Candela. The heart of this curved concrete shell is knitted while the structure’s formwork is a textile supported by steel cable-net. The structure was designed by...
by Ida May Barlow | Jan 10, 2019 | BEST of Construction
The construction industry is experiencing a severe worker shortage with employers looking to fill an average of nearly 225,000 jobs every month according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nearly 80% of construction businesses reported having a hard time finding...
by Ida May Barlow | Jan 7, 2019 | What is PlanSwift?, BEST of Construction, Reviews & Comparisons
Takeoff and estimating software is an essential tool in the ever changing construction industry. Why spend your precious time doing your bid by hand when there’s software that will do it for you in a fraction of the time with impeccable accuracy? In this article, we...
