When a standard level is too cumbersome for one person or not precise enough for your leveling needs, leveling laser tools are the answer. They have countless applications on the...

Construction companies are facing challenges in their search for skilled workers. In a 2019 survey from Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk, 80 percent of...

Artificial intelligence is finding a role in virtually every major industry, and for good reason: It’s good at solving really hard problems that limit productivity and efficiency...

When it comes to safely and efficiently evacuating a jobsite, two factors rule the day: having a detailed site-specific evacuation plan in place, and having a way to ensure that...

A buried utility line is struck about once every six minutes, according to the Common Ground Alliance . That statistic should worry any jobsite manager who needs to trench or...

Microgrids are transforming the energy landscape in the United States and Canada. Powered by a variety of sources, such as solar arrays, wind turbines and diesel and natural gas...

Given the current skilled worker shortage, companies need to make the most of the workers they have. Technology can help. More than 66 percent of contractors surveyed cited...

Many contractors today are using hydraulic bracing systems — a combination of modular struts and walers — to shore up the vertical faces of an excavation and prevent soil movement...

Take a close look the next time you see a work crew erecting a new utility pole or making structural repairs to a bridge. The materials they’re using may be made from composites...

When Is it Time to Bring 3D Laser Scanning In-House? In the past, 3D laser scanning has been used primarily to collect as-built data for the pre-build phase of construction...