The World of Concrete is full of exhibitors showing off tools, equipment, and materials involving concrete, but there is also a large group of technology companies looking to touch base with specialty contractors in attendance. Procore is one of those technology companies and they showed us several product enhancements already released in 2020.
Read more[VIDEO] Implosion Fails to Bring Down Dallas High Rise, Dubbed ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’
Crowds typically swarm to the site of a building implosion; it can be more exciting than a firework show. Sometimes, though, spectators get the thrill of seeing the process not go quite as planned. Dallas residents got tat thrill over the weekend, when an implosion of a high-rise building in Uptown Dallas refused to come all the way down.
Read moreHonda Shows Off Its Autonomous Offroad Work Vehicle at WOC 2020, Wants Test Partners
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Robotics is making a big push in the construction industry lately, including Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dog, the TyBot rebar tying robot, Built Robotics’ self-driving track loader, or even 3D printing machines. Some threaten to reduce the need for certain labor, or at least displace it, while others, such as Honda’s recently announced Autonomous off-road ATV, merely wants to be your friend and lend you a hand — for now, anyway.
Read more[VIDEO] Meet TyBot, the Autonomous Rebar Tying Robot
Last week, I spent some time out in Las Vegas to attend the World of Concrete 2020, which is an immersive experience for all things concrete and masonry related. While there, I was able to catch up with the team from Advanced Construction Robotics, the makers of TyBot, the autonomous rebar tying robot.
Read moreThe NAHB Has More Than a Dozen Free Video Toolbox Talks on their Website
Providing continuous safety training is a key aspect of building a proper safety culture at the jobsite, and a common way that a lot of contractors handle that is through daily or weekly toolbox talks. Fresh new content for safety topics can be hard to find at times, but the NAHB, in conjunction with the Job-Site Safety Institute and National Housing Endowment, has recently released over a dozen free video toolbox talks on their website.
Read more[VIDEOS] China Built 2 Coronavirus Hospitals in Under 2 Weeks, Here’s How
via China News Service／中国新闻网 , CC BY-3.0
As of Wednesday, February 6, 2020, over 600 people in China have been killed by the corona virus and thousands more cases are being diagnosed by the day, according to the NY Times. With the outbreak so widespread, China had to take drastic measures to help combat against it, including building two large hospital facilities in under two weeks.
Read more“Old Construction Road” is the Country-Rap Song You Didn’t Know You Needed
Music is used to sell products and experiences all of the time, but how often it used to sell a construction company to a potential workforce? St. Louis based construction company, The UP Companies (UPCO), has done just that with a recently released parody of the hit song “Old Town Road.”
Read more[VIDEOS] In-Depth Series on Raiders Stadium Build Continues
For a little over 2 years, the Raiders have been producing and releasing periodic videos, which give an in-depth look into the construction of their nearly $2 billion dollar stadium in Las Vegas. I wrote about this series early last year, but I thought it would be a good time to give an update.
Read more[VIDEO] 2 U. of Texas Towers Imploded within 8 Feet of Another Building
We recently posted our list of the Top 7 Demolition Videos of 2019 and it seems as though we now have the first entry for the 2020 list. This video comes from a familiar face: Controlled Demolitions, Inc. (CDI).
Read moreThe Top 7 Demolition Videos of 2019
In order to do anything in construction, typically something has to be demolished first. Throughout the year, we scour the interwebs to find the most interesting for the most interesting videos of the process across the globe.
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