Investments pour into construction tech, but where are the real advancements?

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The Texas Dept. of Transportation has suspended design work on Corpus Christi’s Harbor Bridge pending a safety review of plans prepared by FIGG Bridge Group, one of the firms faulted by the National Transportation Safety Board for last year’s deadly pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University.

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On Nov. 19, the five-person Marin County, Calif., board of supervisors unanimously approved the nation’s first low-carbon concrete code that applies to both public and private construction.

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Construction software giant Autodesk has doubled down on a commitment it made two years ago, when then-new CEO Andrew Anagnost said it was a construction software company first, so making its tools work in an automated construction workplace is its future.

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Civil infrastructure is starting to catch up to buildings in terms of adopting 3D modeling, as companies like Autodesk Inc. expand their suite of tools to include transportation.

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Deere has upgraded five small-frame skid steers and compact truck loaders in its G-Series.

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At the start of my son’s junior year in high school, I tagged along with him to meet with his school career counselor to discuss post-graduation plans.

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Oceanic Data Centers Inc. is planning to build a data center complex in Fayetteville.
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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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Experts foresee enough construction work to hold off recession fears in the coming year, particularly in transportation.

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