Technology Construction Industry News Podcast Press Releases Show News & Updates Construction Trends and Technologies Helping contractors grow their businesses Filtered by Technology: Drones ArticlesMost Popular Episode 44: Talking Telematics | AI & Autonomous Equipment Article, 1/25/2017 3:32:29 PM Tuesday, January 17, 2017Listen now to the full episode, or select from the segments below.Segment 1: Transforming Road ConstructionPeggy Smedley starts the show by looking at a few pieces of news that will transform road construction... Continue Reading Drone-enabled Services Take Off Article, 1/19/2017 9:17:31 PM The global commercial drone-enabled services market is poised for take-off.The growing application of commercial drone-enabled services in construction, agriculture and law enforcement means the market for such services will witness high... Continue Reading Drone Sensing and Smarts Article, 1/13/2017 6:28:36 PM Drones, also known as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), are changing how business is performed at the construction jobsite. As this is happening, the technology continues to advance as well, incorporating advanced sensing technology to... Continue Reading Intel’s Aerial Technology Poised to Make an Impact Article, 1/11/2017 2:17:41 PM Intel has big plans to become a major player in the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) market, with a special interest in developing aerial technology for the construction industry. Last month, the company unveiled its first drone, called the... Continue Reading Sensors and UAS Article, 7/29/2016 12:59:31 PM Drones are more than devices designed to capture images of the construction jobsite. New research is adding sensors to systems in order to enable up-close property inspection.The Property Drone Consortium is working on a new... Continue Reading Displaying results 21-25 (of 25) < 1 2 3 > Ep. 79: 2018 Construction Market Outlook Article, 12/6/2017 5:52:13 PM 2017 has been a big year for the construction industry, as the market has begun to pick up. This podcast will look to the future and identify trends about what to expect in the year ahead. Ken Simonson, chief economist, Associated... Continue Reading Quiz: How Well Do You Know CONEXPO-CON/AGG? Article, 9/27/2016 6:08:04 PM Take the quiz! Test your knowledge of CONEXPO-CON/AGG. Continue Reading Ep. 78: Using Big Data to Influence Equipment Operator Behavior Article, 11/30/2017 2:22:59 PM Labor productivity growth in construction has averaged only 1 percent a year during the past two decades. Big data and intelligent machines can help support construction companies out at the jobsite. How can your operators harness it... Continue Reading Episode 68: ELD Mandate | Rent or Buy Article, 7/26/2017 6:39:32 PM Tuesday, July 11, 2017Listen now to the full episode, or select from the segments below.Segment 1: Infrastructure AheadPeggy Smedley starts the show by exploring the latest news that just might transform infrastructure construction in... Continue Reading Is Your Ego Getting in the Way of Your Profitability? Article, 10/6/2016 1:49:52 PM By Ron Black, Owner, The Mentor GroupRegister to attend Success or Statistics? Why Some Contractors Fail & Others Thrive in Today’s Volatile Market education session at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. Register NowThe gross output of the construction... Continue Reading AGC’s Ken Simonson: Top 4 Industry Trends for 2017 Article, 10/26/2016 1:18:15 PM As 2016 winds down, construction industry professionals are focusing on the challenges and opportunities that will present themselves in the year ahead. In an exclusive interview at the recent AED/AEM Equipment Economic Forum, Chief... Continue Reading Episode 40: Tracking Assets | VR at the Jobsite Article, 12/21/2016 2:14:13 PM Tuesday, December 13, 2016Listen now to the full episode, or select from the segments below.Segment 1: LiDAR Market TrendsPeggy Smedley starts the show by examining a report that identifies growth in the LiDAR market and discusses what... Continue Reading Attendees Continue to be Amazed at CONEXPO-CON/AGG Press Release, 3/10/2017 1:14:18 AM Attendees braved rising temperatures and thick crowds both indoors and outdoors at CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE on Thursday, navigating the 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space.The breadth of equipment on display across the Las Vegas... Continue Reading The Excavator of the Future Article, 10/10/2017 12:10:42 PM Increased government spending on infrastructure is driving new technology to be placed on excavators. Infrastructure development is of prime importance in any country, as it is directly proportional to the economic growth of a nation.At... Continue Reading Sustainability: The Future of Building Materials Article, 8/15/2016 2:13:41 PM Imagine a construction jobsite without 3D printers, robots, and drones. Instead, there are simply building materials that are able to take shape on their own, helping build the jobsite of the future.While this reality is certainly a ways... Continue Reading Displaying results 31-40 (of 100) < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > X
Episode 44: Talking Telematics | AI & Autonomous Equipment Article, 1/25/2017 3:32:29 PM Tuesday, January 17, 2017Listen now to the full episode, or select from the segments below.Segment 1: Transforming Road ConstructionPeggy Smedley starts the show by looking at a few pieces of news that will transform road construction... Continue Reading
Drone-enabled Services Take Off Article, 1/19/2017 9:17:31 PM The global commercial drone-enabled services market is poised for take-off.The growing application of commercial drone-enabled services in construction, agriculture and law enforcement means the market for such services will witness high... Continue Reading
Drone Sensing and Smarts Article, 1/13/2017 6:28:36 PM Drones, also known as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), are changing how business is performed at the construction jobsite. As this is happening, the technology continues to advance as well, incorporating advanced sensing technology to... Continue Reading
Intel’s Aerial Technology Poised to Make an Impact Article, 1/11/2017 2:17:41 PM Intel has big plans to become a major player in the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) market, with a special interest in developing aerial technology for the construction industry. Last month, the company unveiled its first drone, called the... Continue Reading
Sensors and UAS Article, 7/29/2016 12:59:31 PM Drones are more than devices designed to capture images of the construction jobsite. New research is adding sensors to systems in order to enable up-close property inspection.The Property Drone Consortium is working on a new... Continue Reading
Ep. 79: 2018 Construction Market Outlook Article, 12/6/2017 5:52:13 PM 2017 has been a big year for the construction industry, as the market has begun to pick up. This podcast will look to the future and identify trends about what to expect in the year ahead. Ken Simonson, chief economist, Associated... Continue Reading
Quiz: How Well Do You Know CONEXPO-CON/AGG? Article, 9/27/2016 6:08:04 PM Take the quiz! Test your knowledge of CONEXPO-CON/AGG. Continue Reading
Ep. 78: Using Big Data to Influence Equipment Operator Behavior Article, 11/30/2017 2:22:59 PM Labor productivity growth in construction has averaged only 1 percent a year during the past two decades. Big data and intelligent machines can help support construction companies out at the jobsite. How can your operators harness it... Continue Reading
Episode 68: ELD Mandate | Rent or Buy Article, 7/26/2017 6:39:32 PM Tuesday, July 11, 2017Listen now to the full episode, or select from the segments below.Segment 1: Infrastructure AheadPeggy Smedley starts the show by exploring the latest news that just might transform infrastructure construction in... Continue Reading
Is Your Ego Getting in the Way of Your Profitability? Article, 10/6/2016 1:49:52 PM By Ron Black, Owner, The Mentor GroupRegister to attend Success or Statistics? Why Some Contractors Fail & Others Thrive in Today’s Volatile Market education session at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. Register NowThe gross output of the construction... Continue Reading
AGC’s Ken Simonson: Top 4 Industry Trends for 2017 Article, 10/26/2016 1:18:15 PM As 2016 winds down, construction industry professionals are focusing on the challenges and opportunities that will present themselves in the year ahead. In an exclusive interview at the recent AED/AEM Equipment Economic Forum, Chief... Continue Reading
Episode 40: Tracking Assets | VR at the Jobsite Article, 12/21/2016 2:14:13 PM Tuesday, December 13, 2016Listen now to the full episode, or select from the segments below.Segment 1: LiDAR Market TrendsPeggy Smedley starts the show by examining a report that identifies growth in the LiDAR market and discusses what... Continue Reading
Attendees Continue to be Amazed at CONEXPO-CON/AGG Press Release, 3/10/2017 1:14:18 AM Attendees braved rising temperatures and thick crowds both indoors and outdoors at CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE on Thursday, navigating the 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space.The breadth of equipment on display across the Las Vegas... Continue Reading
The Excavator of the Future Article, 10/10/2017 12:10:42 PM Increased government spending on infrastructure is driving new technology to be placed on excavators. Infrastructure development is of prime importance in any country, as it is directly proportional to the economic growth of a nation.At... Continue Reading
Sustainability: The Future of Building Materials Article, 8/15/2016 2:13:41 PM Imagine a construction jobsite without 3D printers, robots, and drones. Instead, there are simply building materials that are able to take shape on their own, helping build the jobsite of the future.While this reality is certainly a ways... Continue Reading