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Earthcam Showcases Redesigned Reality Capture App for Progress Reporting
EarthCam Inc.
VR Site Tour interactive images are captured using a standard 360° camera, combined with EarthCam’s environmental sensor data, and automatically assembled into a virtual project tour.
VR Site Tour interactive images are captured using a standard 360° camera, combined with EarthCam’s environmental sensor data, and automatically assembled into a virtual project tour.
Management
StructionSite Unveils Locations Tool for Reality Capture
StructionSite
The Locations tool gives users the ability to filter and view images by different parameters like date range, location, tags and image quality for an understanding of what happened on a jobsite.
The Locations tool gives users the ability to filter and view images by different parameters like date range, location, tags and image quality for an understanding of what happened on a jobsite.
Expert Columns
Constructing a Super-Tall Building
Very few contractors have the opportunity to build a super-tall building (defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as being taller than 300 meters or 984 feet tall). But we are all fascinated by the process and many you would love to get into a construction “skip hoist” attached to the side of the building, ride to the top and see how the magic happens. Concrete as a material dominates the super-tall market now and we in the industry can feel proud of this amazing building technology and what can be achieved.
By pressing a button R&S certified staff move the core forms, temporary steps, the placing boom, and a 6-ton crane 16-feet upward to start construction at the next level:
Expert Columns
Specification Limits on Slab-on-Grade Placement Size
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
ACI 302 has stated since 1980 that a limited placement size concept has not achieved any better shrinkage results, is more expensive, and adds time to the schedule.
Construction schedules and contractor economics typically require concrete placements of 10,000 to 20,000 square feet or from 30,000 to 50,000 square feet when a Laser Screed is used. This figure shows a 300,000 square foot pour that was completed within 24 hours in a single concrete placement.
Technology
Why the Trimble-Microsoft Azure Announcement is Important
At Dimensions+ 2022, Trimble delivers an opening salvo of digital transformation tools with big implications for how construction software and hardware will talk to each other.
Real Time Model Collaboration is one of the initial capabilities delivered under the Trimble Construction Cloud initiative.
Workforce
No Guarantee of a Recession: Dodge Data Presents 2023 Construction Outlook
Dodge Construction Network
Dodge Data & Analytics Chief Economist Richard Branch delivered the company’s 2023 construction industry outlook, saying there is no guarantee of a recession. Avoiding one, however, will require taking a "narrow road."
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Management
Earthcam Rolls Out New Features with Procore Integration
EarthCam Inc.
EarthCam is increasing its commitment to Procore with 21 new features that address image automation, jobsite access control, safety violations, PPE compliance and delivery of live weather data.
EarthCam is increasing its commitment to Procore with 21 new features that address image automation, jobsite access control, safety violations, PPE compliance and delivery of live weather data.
Dirt Work
National Flooring Equipment's Viking Ride-on Scraper for Roadway Construction
National Flooring Equipment
The Viking ride-on scraper is powered by a 49.5 hp turbo diesel Kubota engine and features an 18-gallon fuel tank.
The Viking ride-on scraper is powered by a 49.5 hp turbo diesel Kubota engine and features an 18-gallon fuel tank.
Management
Decarbonizing Medium, Heavy-Duty Trucks
Cummins Inc.
Not all technologies will work for every fleet. The key is to combine the solutions that work based on particular applications and needs, while investing in innovation for future technologies.
Not all technologies will work for every fleet. The key is to combine the solutions that work based on particular applications and needs, while investing in innovation for future technologies.
Management
Environmentally-Acceptable Lubricants: The Right Term to Look for on the Label
Chevron
We’re seeing a growing interest in environmentally-friendly lubricants. Unfortunately, there are a lot of confusing and misleading terms out there in the market.
Under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, as well as the European Union’s Ecolabel (EEL) requirements, oils claiming to be EALs must meet specific criteria.
Dirt Work
Werk-Brau Bucket Keeps Poet In Motion
Werk-Brau Co., Inc.
When POET Biofuels Materials Manager Dan Karhoff noticed increased downtime and rising repair costs to keep their loader bucket operational, he sought alternatives.
When POET Biofuels Materials Manager Dan Karhoff noticed increased downtime and rising repair costs to keep their loader bucket operational, he sought alternatives.
Dirt Work
Load Chart Knowledge Central to Safe Digger Derrick Operations
Terex Corporation
Understanding how to read load charts and applying that information to the operation of a digger derrick is critical.
Reading and understanding digger derrick load charts is vital.
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