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3 Construction Trends You Can’t Ignore: Why a Former Congressman Sees a Building Revolution Coming

Soaring home prices, the nation’s most expensive property insurance market, high interest rates and increases in construction costs are all contributing to a housing affordability crisis in a state that cannot keep up with the demand.

Soaring home prices, the nation’s most expensive property insurance market, high interest rates and increases in construction costs are all contributing to a housing affordability crisis in a state that cannot keep up with the demand.

Quality Control

Trackunit Rolls Out Emissions Reporting Software

Emissions Reporting harnesses synthesized machine metadata and individual equipment profiling to unlock fleet emissions reporting for off-highway machines and equipment.

Emissions Reporting harnesses synthesized machine metadata and individual equipment profiling to unlock fleet emissions reporting for off-highway machines and equipment.

Winter Warnings for Electrical Safety

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

More than half of the 45,000 annual electrical fires occur between December and February. The causes of electrical fires can range from damaged wiring and space heaters to outdoor and indoor holiday decorations.

Arc fault circuit interrupter breakers provide families with a high level of protection by stopping hazardous arcing conditions before an electrical fire can start.

Caterpillar Announces New Chief Sustainability, Strategy Officer

Caterpillar - Cat

Moubayed succeeds Chief Sustainability Officer Lou Balmer-Millar, who is retiring after over 20 years of dedicated service.

Moubayed has held several leadership positions in more than 25 years with Caterpillar.

Trimble Opens Lab at Virginia Tech

The multidisciplinary lab will bring technology to Virginia Tech's students in architecture, building construction, and construction engineering.

Using the Trimble XR10 HoloLens hardhat, Abiola Akanmu's research explores the potential for training and upskilling workers in mixed-reality environments to lead to safer and smarter work on construction sites.

Are States Misusing Sustainability Infrastructure Funds?

A recent shakeup at the California Department of Transportation could indicate a wider trend of states misusing funds meant for multimodal and sustainable projects for further highway expansions, under the guise of pavement maintenance.

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3 Ways That Automation is Sustainable Construction

Using autonomous technology in construction can lead to resource, cost, and time needed for project reductions. This kind of technology can also reduce the skilled workers needed for repetitive tasks.

The idea that sustainable construction is a costly and impractical solution to ensure a return on a building is outdated and inaccurate.

Winch Optimization on New Fire Dozer Packages

Feedback from agencies helped inform the engineering of new fire dozer packages for the Caterpillar D5 and its predecessor, the D6N.

New fire dozer packages for the Cat D5 were developed based on conversations with agencies like the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, the Georgia Forestry Commission and CAL FIRE.

Rebranded Perkins Reveals Global Strategy to Further Sustainable Power

Perkins Engines Inc.

Perkins is transforming to help customers challenge conventional wisdom and thrive in a lower-carbon future.

Perkins has made transformational changes spanning its worldwide operations, innovation strategy, research and development, and product and service offerings, including aftermarket support.

DEVELON Launches DD130 Dozer

DEVELON North America

The new mid-size 145.8-hp DD130 dozer is designed for construction, road construction, mining and forestry industries to do grading, leveling, site preparation and land clearing.

The new mid-size 145.8-hp DD130 dozer is designed for construction, road construction, mining and forestry industries to do grading, leveling, site preparation and land clearing.

What’s Driving Commercial Vehicle Electrification?

While the government's promotion of electric vehicles on the premise of combating climate change supports EV sales and battery manufacturing, the true reasons behind the switch are more complex.

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Road Construction Company Named in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

In a press release by the EEOC, Balfour Beatty was named the defendant in a lawsuit after a female employee was allegedly subjected to an environment of long-term, repeated sexual harassment, and was ignored despite reporting the incidents.

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