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Utility Mapping in Construction: Reducing Risk, Improving Efficiency

CCR Magazine

In the world of construction, time is money. One of the most common causes of delays, damages, and even safety hazards on construction sites stems from one fundamental issue: unknown or incorrectly mapped underground utilities. This is where utility mapping comes into play.

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7 Ways To Track Construction Equipment

CCR Magazine

Keeping tabs on your construction equipment can be a real game-changer. Whether you’re running a small contracting business or managing a large construction site, knowing where your machinery is and how it’s performing is crucial. But how do you go about tracking all that heavy equipment?

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Drones, Trees, and Water: A Highway Project in Romania

Civil + Structural Engineer

Based in Romania, Graphein is a service integrator for the construction industry–supporting engineering, surveying, 3D scanning and modeling, and building behavior monitoring–and an Autodesk partner. Sueran says the project has put his team and equipment to the test, but, by relying on the best products, these difficulties are surmountable.

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Sunbelt Rentals launches an equipment visualiser app

Plant & Civil Engineer

This free app is available both to customers and the public, setting a new standard for enhanced project efficiency and sustainability in equipment planning and utilisation. This not only supports the equipment planning phase and placement, it ensures precision and ease when making decisions on the right equipment to hire.

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Ways to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 2: Automation

The Pro Builder

Callahan, Contributing Editor P art 1 of this series addressed how home building lags other industries in achieving productivity gains and how simplification and standardization are key to improving productivity in housing construction. 3 Ways to Automate Residential Construction and Increase Productivity 1.

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How Do Construction Firms Ensure Efficiency?

CCR Magazine

An efficient organization will gain a competitive advantage over its rivals by doing more in less time and getting the most value out of staff and equipment. Efficiency is also vital in the construction industry. Efficiency across multiple sites Many construction firms will need to operate across multiple sites.

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Drone Nerds Will Feature Industry Thought Leaders As Speakers for ElevateUAV Summit

Civil + Structural Engineer

In this session, attendees will learn how to use PIX4Dmatic, PIX4Dsurvey, and PIX4Dcloud for drone-based mapping, and to deploy terrestrial workflows with PIX4Dcatch and the viDoc RTK Rover for ground control and ground-based reality capture. This presentation will highlight the importance of drone education in driving growth in the industry.