The Rise of Telematics: How High-tech Equipment Tracking Is Taking Over Job Sites High

Forget about Uber. When it comes to innovative vehicle start-ups, the darling of investors is Uptake, a Chicago-based construction equipment telematics firm. Launched by Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell, Uptake was valuated at a unicorn-qualifying $1.1 billion last year. Read more

Cement Materials A Substantial, but Overlooked Carbon Sink

The cement/concrete industry has been an environmental bad boy for the last couple of decades. Read more

Virtual Reality Changing How Construction Industry Looks at Buildings

I’m sitting in a fully furnished condo unit, facing a large window. The city stretches out far below me; the majestic Rockies can be seen in the distance. Suddenly I’m moving quickly toward the window, and my stomach lurches at the thought that I am going to go flying through it. The movement stops as […]

Automated Vehicles Will Mean Major Disruption: Panellists

The advent of automated vehicles (AVs) is coming faster than anyone seems to have anticipated and engineers, city planners, tech experts, government policymakers and others need to prepare now. Read more

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