CABKOMA Strand Rods: World’s Lightest Anti-Seismic Reinforcement
The Constructor
JULY 4, 2021
Japan-based Komatsu Seiten Fabric Laboratory developed an innovative thermoplastic carbon fiber composite called CABKOMA Strand Rod in 2016. It is an.
Elon Musk’s tunnel shows the way to construction innovation
Lets Build
JANUARY 25, 2018
It all began when in December 2016 Elon Musk complained through his twitter account about the unbearable traffic in Los Angeles. This tweet surprised the building sector, as nobody was entirely sure what the next step would be. One month later, Musk had already started digging the first test segment.
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World of Concrete Drives Industry Engagement
Construction Business Owner
MARCH 10, 2016
In its 41st year of showcasing innovative products, equipment and machinery and new technologies for the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries, World of Concrete 2016 held its largest show since 2009. This year’s show spanned 743,889 net square feet of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb.
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Join CMA at the Largest Commercial Construction Event of 2016!
Construction Marketing
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
An astounding list of speakers, presenters, and sponsors, as well as tens of thousands of attendees ready to kick off the construction year at the largest commercial construction event of the year: World of Concrete 2016. The Largest Commercial Construction Event in 2016! But don’t just take our word for it. REGISTER TODAY!
New York Build 2016 Conference
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 12, 2016
The New York Build 2016 ( March 7th & 8 th ) focuses on a range of topic areas from construction regulation, major projects and upcoming contracts to sustainable building and the latest construction technology. The leading new construction exhibition will focus exclusively on New York and New York State. Why Attend?
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3 ways the most innovative companies work differently
BD+C
APRIL 15, 2024
3 ways the most innovative companies work differently 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/15/2024 - 14:24 AEC Innovators Gensler’s pre-pandemic workplace research reinforced that great workplace design drives creativity and innovation. And according to HBR , history shows that recessions can create opportunities for innovators.
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An Innovative Approach to Multifamily Housing
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 29, 2016
Multifamily housing projects were a growing trend on many construction outlooks for 2016. One California nonprofit developer is reinventing the spectrum of multifamily builds to create a more cost-effective, high-quality, sustainable structure that can be modified with the resident population moving into it.
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Ranger Design Wins Work Truck Show 2016 Innovation Award
Construction Equipment
MARCH 9, 2016
Ranger Design was presented with the 2016 Innovation Award at the NTEA Work Truck Show last week at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The Work Truck Show Innovation Award goes to the product deemed “most innovative” by a panel of trade media editors and truck fleet managers.
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Driving Industry Engagement
Construction Business Owner
MARCH 10, 2016
In its 41st year of showcasing innovative products, equipment and machinery and new technologies for the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries, World of Concrete 2016 held its largest show since 2009. This year’s show spanned 743,889 net square feet of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb.
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Milwaukee, WI Selected As Global Hub For New Energy Innovation Center
Business Facilities
AUGUST 27, 2014
Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and others to unveil plans for the new Energy Innovation Center (EIC), a facility that will accelerate the development of innovative technology in the energy, power and control industry. A second construction phase is expected to begin around October 2015 and be completed by mid-2016.
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American Standard receives 2016 WaterSense Excellence in Innovation and Research Award
Contractor Magazine
OCTOBER 6, 2016
American Standard Brands has been honored by the EPA as a 2016 WaterSense Excellence in Innovation and Research Award winner. Exceptional product engineering and inventiveness, plus commitment to conservation efforts, earn special recognition from U.S. read more.
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Bringing Industry Expertise to Your Doorstep: A Peek at Viewpoint’s 2019 Digital Contractor Roadshow Speakers
Viewpoint Construction Technology
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
More recently, Russ ran the global partnership team for Bronto, a technology company that was successfully acquired by Oracle in 2016. Russ’s session will dive into how to inspire innovation: Fostering Construction Innovation: Wisdom of the Hive. Leadership best practices for aligning your team in a culture of innovation.
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Stop by the CMA Booth at World of Concrete
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 20, 2016
The Construction Marketing Association (CMA) will be exhibiting at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, February 2-5, 2016. And, it jump starts each new year by supplying you with the latest innovations, expert know-how and best new products to finish your work faster, better and more profitably. More About World of Concrete.
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2016 AHR Expo calls for Innovation Award entries
Contractor Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
The annual International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Expo announces its call for entries for the 2016 AHR Expo Innovation Awards. Ten awards highlight most creative and useful products. read more.
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2016 Metro Rankings Report: Greater Rochester, NY Is Top Innovation Hub
Business Facilities
AUGUST 10, 2016
Greater Rochester, NY is Business Facilities' top-ranked Innovation Hub; Albany, NY and Youngstown, OH placed second and third, respectively, in the magazine's 12th Annual Rankings Report.
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Designing innovative solutions for chronic homelessness
BD+C
MAY 3, 2018
Los Angeles witnessed a 20 percent increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness from 2016 to 2017. Homelessness is on the rise in the United States for the first time since 2010, with both Los Angeles and the entire state of California hit particularly hard by what has become a full-blown humanitarian crisis.
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Bauma's most innovative machine
Digger Blog
APRIL 27, 2016
This is the machine that won the Bauma 2016 Innovation Award for Machinery. This is the machine that won the Bauma 2016 Innovation Award for Machinery. It is the Kramer 5055e, billed as the world’s first full-electric wheeled loader with all-wheel steering.
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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona
Business Facilities
AUGUST 23, 2017
P83 Innovation Center campus conceptual renderings. Feeding this worker pipeline is Arizona’s university system that produces in-demand graduates specializing in technology and innovation that can quickly make an impact on these growing businesses. In 2016, U.S. City of Peoria). Available infrastructure and utilities.
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Digital Builder Ep 60: How Innovation and Technology Intersect
Autodesk Construction Cloud
AUGUST 22, 2023
Digital twins at Massport Digital twin technology is always an exciting topic, particularly when discussing construction innovations. In 2016, we issued an RFI for a virtual campus. We got very few responses, and they were very disappointing."
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Younger Professionals are Snubbing Construction Careers — What Your Firm can do to Change Their Minds
Viewpoint Construction Technology
AUGUST 8, 2018
He noted that young construction workers — under the age of 24 — dropped by 30% between 2005 and 2016, and that 48 states have suffered from a decline of young construction professionals. Today’s leading construction firms are not just adopting new technologies, they’re embracing them and working to develop future innovations.
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182 Meet BREEAM, America’s Newest Green Building Certification
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JULY 23, 2018
in 2016 , which allowed owners of existing buildings to assess their sustainability and achieve certifications. A licensed third-party BREEAM assessor evaluates a building to measure sustainable value in a variety of categories such as energy, materials, innovation, land use, pollution, waste and water.
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195 Komatsu Unveils Its Innovative Autonomous Haulage Vehicle
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Today at MinExpo 2016 Komatsu unveiled its Innovative Autonomous Haulage Vehicle - a cabless vehicle exclusively developed and designed to maximize the advantages of unmanned operation in challenging conditions.
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48 Attend Greenbuild – The Best Way To Grow Your Green Building Business
Green Building Law Update
AUGUST 14, 2016
It is all but impossible not to encounter new vendors and innovative suppliers. Greenbuild 2016 in LA will be “the” target rich environment for green people this year. Last year there were 548 exhibitors on the 144,300 square feet Expo Floor.
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Owens Corning solutions bring breakthrough innovation to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art expansion
BD+C
DECEMBER 12, 2018
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) reopened in May 2016 following three years of construction to make SFMOMA the largest modern and contemporary art museum in America.
Texas Governor Presented With 2016 State Of The Year Award
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was presented with Business Facilities’ 2016 State of the Year Award by Senior Account Executive Joyce Wasserman, along with a proclamation from Chief Business Officer Ted Coene. Quality and economic impact of top projects secured in 2016 in terms of capital investment and jobs created.
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Paying It Forward to Foster Innovation
BIM & Beam
DECEMBER 22, 2017
As we shared in our recent post about the upcoming CES , our pavilion will feature a Startup Village featuring 12 innovative new companies who are part of our SOLIDWORKS for Entrepreneurs Program and Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Lab. We are an open innovation laboratory. Can you each quickly describe what they’re about?
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61 Unlocking innovation in the government workplace
BD+C
DECEMBER 1, 2016
Gensler’s 2016 U.S. Workplace Survey identified elements of workplace design that foster innovation. Digging into the data, Gensler researchers were able to determine which industry sectors have workplace designs that most foster innovation and which have workplaces that inhibit it.
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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County
Green Building Law Update
JULY 19, 2020
USGBC made substantive changes to the credit in 2015 and in 2016 and again in 2019 resulting in the current LEED v 4.1 Green building laws that promote innovation and create an environment rich for investment in real estate can repair our planet, but mandatory bird laws, like Howard County Bill No.
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“BIM 2016… Are you REALLY Ready?” Heck, yeah!
DebunkTheBIM
MARCH 5, 2015
So, when I get yet another invitation to line up obediently and get taught by the high and mighty David Philp Head of Government''s UK BIM TASK GROUP, Director of BIM AECOM on (quote): How to become Level 2 BIM Ready for 2016 How will Level 2 BIM effect your company? How will Level 2 BIM be assessed How BIM will increase your profits. ….
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Hydrogen, Carbon Black Plant Gets Conditional $1B DOE Loan for Cleaner Technology
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Kiewit is set to build expansion of Nebraska clean materials plant, the first non-nuclear power project since 2016 to gain yellow-light commitment under innovative federal clean energy loan program.
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Clean Hydrogen, Carbon Black Plant Gets Conditional $1B DOE Loan
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Kiewit is set to build expansion of Nebraska clean materials plant, the first non-nuclear power project since 2016 to gain yellow-light commitment under innovative federal clean energy loan program.
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Project To Produce Clean Hydrogen, Carbon Black Gets Conditional $1B DOE Loan
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Kiewit is expected to build expansion of Nebraska clean materials plant, the first non-nuclear power project to gain yellow-light commitment since 2016 under innovative federal clean energy loan program.
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Extreme Green Building Guru Jason McLennan Joins Perkins&Will
ENR Construction
JULY 19, 2022
Innovator and 2016 ENR Award of Excellence Winner who propelled a global building movement through the Living Building Challenge integrates the 10-person McClennan Design into the 2,400-employee design giant.
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March / April 2016 Issue (Volume 49, Number 2)
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 13, 2016
Business Facilities March / April 2016. 2016 Economic Development Awards | We adjusted our annual awards categories to shine our spotlight on locations that are leading the way in addressing today’s hot-button issues, including funding infrastructure upgrades, initiating smart grid modernization and pioneering offshore wind farms.
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Persimmon invests in modular house builder TopHat
Construction Enquirer
APRIL 25, 2023
TopHat has been trading since 2016 with shareholders led by Goldman Sachs investing £130m in the business up to the latest fundraise. This investment provides Persimmon with guaranteed access to very energy-efficient volumetric modular units as well as TopHat’s innovative brick façade to use with our Space4 timber frame products.
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102 Four BT Awarded JOC Consulting/Training Contract by ESC19 / Allied States Cooperative
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Nationwide innovative cooperative selects Four BT, LLC to provide Job Order Contracting Services to its membership. 23, 2016 – PRLog — Four BT, LLC awarded nationwide contract for Job Order Contracting Consulting by ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative. Job Order Contracting, The LEAN Contruction Delivery Process.
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ENR Announces 2016 Global Best Projects Winners
ENR Construction
JULY 5, 2016
The judges looked at projects in many markets and examined safety performance, innovations, challenges, and design and construction quality - with a special emphasis on the diversity of global project teams and their collaboration.
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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 15, 2013
Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. We attended several events hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and caught up with several new innovative tech companies. By Jenny Vickers.
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Viega wins Plastic Pipe Institute's 2016 Project of the Year Award
Contractor Magazine
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Climate Mat system installed to create innovative heated drying slab for Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency. Viega was awarded PPI's 2016 "Project of the Year" award in the building and construction division for its Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency heating bed project. read more.
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3 Ways Machine Learning Can Be Useful in Construction
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Housing's Incremental Innovation Path. 3 Home Building Innovations You Have to See [VIDEO]. Innovation. Innovation. Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. Driving Forces: Why Isn’t the Construction Industry Further Along in Adopting New Technology? Building Technology. Building Software.
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London, New York Top Global Cities 2016
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 1, 2016
Kearney Global Cities 2016 report. The Global Cities 2016 includes the Global Cities Index and the Global Cities Outlook. The Outlook evaluates the potential of 125 cities based on the rate of change in 13 leading indicators spanning four dimensions—Personal Well-being, Economics, Innovation, and Governance. GlobalElite.
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40 2016 LEED Canada Buildings-in-review: Highlighting LEED®-certified buildings in 2016
SAB Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
In this supplement, you will read about some of the most innovative and efficient buildings in Canada. Welcome to the eighth edition of the LEED® Canada Buildings-in-review supplement, produced in partnership with SABMag.
The 12 Best Construction Podcasts of 2020
Construction Junkie
JULY 8, 2020
To find the results of our 5 previous competitions, click the corresponding year: 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , and 2019. With so many new innovations and technologies entering the world of construction, host Todd Weyandt leads the discussion with industry experts to help keep you up-to-speed with the latest the industry has to offer.
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121 Survey Says: Contractors Committed to Tech, Industry Still Faces Hurdles
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JANUARY 17, 2019
in 2016 to 16.9% Whereas the bulk of contractors (22.8%) were using six or even more different solutions as recently as 2016, the largest percentage of respondents (21.4%) said they were using just two solutions as of 2018. Contractors Looking Ahead to More Construction Innovation. in 2017 to just 15.4% in 2017 to 43.2%
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