Search results for "Software"
Browse All
Sort by:
By Ed Ritchie Certainly, there’s good news about construction employment across the US. According to a recent analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America, 139 out of 337 metropolitan areas added jobs between December 2011 and December 2012. Association officials noted that growing private sector demand for new construction projects boosted employment in a slight plurality of metro areas. Though there are declining numbers in almost as many metro areas, the positi...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Construction and Demolition, Management, Software
By John Trotti Computers continue to make their presence felt in construction, but their impact for the most part mirrors what has been taking place elsewhere in the business world. The changes they have wrought—stunning as they seem—have been evolutionary in nature, allowing for a greater degree of control over the same sort of data that has been used in decision making for decades. But beneath the surface, seemingly unrelated forces have been at work—high-definition positioning systems, electro-hydrau...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Software, Technology, Telematics
Written by Debbie McClung Few facets of running a construction business are more fiscally insightful than real-time observation of your valuable mobile assets. If you have not incorporated a fleet management tool based on a global positioning system into your operation, you might be surprised to know the growing impact this technology can have on your bottom line. GPS-based fleet management systems have proved to be successful in the railway and trucking industries. Now they are bringing operationa...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Management, Software, Technology
Written by Jeff Winke When the February 22, 2011, Christchurch City earthquake erupted, this powerful natural event severely damaged New Zealand’s second-largest city and has been described as one of the nation’s worst peacetime disasters. To add context, the Canterbury region had been experiencing earthquakes since the September 2010 Darfield event, with over 10,000 recordable earthquakes to date. One significant road damaged in the quake required the Christchurch City Council’s (CCC’s) immediate ...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Excavating, Software, Technology
Written by Penelope B. Grenoble “If you don’t have confidence in your takeoff, it’s worthless,” says Coy Lowden, estimator/project manager at Lowden Excavating Inc. in Kyle, TX, “You might as well not have done it.” True enough, but how do you get there? Four years ago onscreen takeoffs all but made digitizers obsolete. The current standard, from Roctek to Trimble, is the ability to import and work with vector PDFs. Three-D is another feature, and depending on how far you want to go, both Topcon an...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Management, Software, Technology
Written by Daniel C. Brown While intelligent compaction (IC) for asphalt rollers provides a valuable quality-control tool, the technology is still evolving. With some IC systems, a display screen in the operator’s compartment shows real-time mat temperature, roller coverage of the mat, and some indication of mat stiffness. No current IC system, however, will directly read out mat density. The conventional quality-control process for asphalt density has shortcomings. Typically, a small number of spo...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Compacting, Software, Technology
Written by Carol Brzozowski Construction management software companies are increasingly linking the field with the office as well as spreading capabilities across an assortment of platforms and electronic devices in addressing the needs of grading and excavation contractors, large and small. Recently, Bid2Win Software released Build2Win 3.2, the latest version of its integrated construction management suite, in response to end-user suggestions. The software is designed to provide new field and logi...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Operations, Software, Technology
Written by Carol Wasson Many contractors have long realized the benefits of project cost management software systems—and they find these programs to be an oh-so-superior alternative to yesterday’s spreadsheet mentality. However, it’s estimated that up to 55% of construction cost estimators continue to rely upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel. Obviously, these low-to-no-tech strategies are prone to less accuracy and more man-hours. Such provi...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Business Management, Finance, Software
Written by Penelope B. Grenoble Professional trainers know things you and I don’t. They know how people learn, when and why they can falter, and what makes a software-training program successful. We asked four veterans for their behind-the-scenes tips. What they said was mostly common sense, yes, but how easily we forget. 1. Executive buy-in—Let your staff know the boss is behind them and why . “Executive buy-in is critical,” says Chris Henry, director of technical services at HCSS. “And this incl...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Software, Technology, Training
NORCROSS, Georgia, USA, 21 JUNE 2012 – Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Fugro Horizons Inc. has completed upgrading its four Leica ADS40 airborne digital sensors to the newer Leica ADS80 model. Leica completed the upgrades at its facility in Connecticut, and Fugro has deployed the enhanced sensors for the spring flying season. “The upgrade enables us to acquire data at higher speeds without losing resolution,” said Paul Harwig, President/Managing Director of Fugro Horizons. A global remote sen...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Software
|
|