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Mortenson Forecasts 3% to 4% Increase in Nonresidential Construction Costs

Structural steel and steel framing are just two components that could see cost increases of 3.5% to 4% this year

The Mortenson Construction Cost Index is calculated quarterly by pricing a representative nonresidential construction project in geographies throughout the country.

Construction Material Prices Fall for Eighth Consecutive Month

Construction input prices fell 0.6% on monthly basis in February and 3.7% on a yearly basis

Construction input prices fell 0.6 percent on monthly basis in February and 3.7 percent on a yearly basis. Inputs to nonresidential construction fell even further, declining 0.7 percent from January 2016 and 3.8 percent from February 2015. Prices for eight of the 11 key inputs declined on a monthly basis in February, while nine of the 11 key inputs experienced year-over-year price declines.

Latest Version of Trimble GCS900 Grade Control Now Supports Wheel Loaders

3D configuration for wheel loaders provides up to a 40% increase in productivity for material placement and grading and up to a 25% reduction in undercutting

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Trimble and Rototilt Join Forces to Deliver Grade Control in Any Position

New technology integrates the Rototilt tiltrotator with a Trimble grade control system to achieve better precision and productivity

Sealcoating among “Moving” Inventory

Paradise Asphalt Maintenance crews followed four days of milling with paving, then crews cleaned and cracksealed areas a day in advance to ready them for sealcoating. Striping was generally started the day after sealcoating an area, and as soon as it was halfway done and dried Adesa began moving cars back into the newly sealed and striped area.

Hilti PLT 300 Layout System

Requires no leveling and uses Auto-Stationing technology for easy automatic station setup

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How E-Construction Can Increase Your Efficiency and Your Bottom Line

The Iowa DOT and Manatts Construction partnered with Earthwave Technologies on a pilot project to reduce time-consuming paper shuffling

The pilot project involved an 8-mile resurfacing job on Highway 69 in Central Iowa. The first phase of the pilot was completed without telematics. The second phase used Earthwave Fleetwatcher to monitor HMA delivery trucks and two pavers used on the job.

[QUOTABLE] How Technology Can Solve Construction’s Workforce Shortage

Two contractor site-technology managers answer the question: what do you see coming next in construction technology?

Dustin Burns, IT Director, McCownGordon Construction

[QUOTABLE] Mobile Computing On Site Lets Everyone Focus on Making Money

Commercial building contractor’s site supervisors slash document-management time with cloud-based project-management software to make more time to build projects

Chandler Brooks, Project Engineer - Operations Technology, Andres Construction

[VIDEO] Topcon 3D-MC MAX Integrated “Mastless” Dozer System

The 3D-MC MAX system uses two Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors to deliver the next generation of unobstructed grading with maximum performance, maximum speed and maximum control.

[Video] Topcon 3D-MC MAX Integrated “Mastless” Dozer System

Construction Materials Prices Continue to Fall

Construction input prices fell by 0.6% during January 2016; have now decreased on a year-over-year basis for 14 consecutive months

'While it is possible that prices will begin to rise, increases are likely to be gradual absent some coordinated action by producers to limit supply. Falling input prices certainly carry positives, but there are also large risks involved,' said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.

[VIDEO] Cat Production Study Halves Road-Building Time with Connect Technology

Time-lapse video demonstrates how Cat Connect Technology and Services can help customers make more money by comparing traditional construction vs technology construction

[VIDEO] Cat Production Study Halves Road-Building Time with Connect Technology

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