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Zachry Holdings standardizes on Bentley's ConstructSim to enhance productivity and provide optimum construction paths

Zachry Holdings, Inc., a San Antonio, Texas-based engineering, construction, and industrial maintenance company, has standardized on Bentley's ConstructSim. The software will be made available to all of Zachry's project teams at job sites nationwide to enhance their productivity, provide optimum construction paths, shorten schedules, reduce risks, and improve safety. The innovative software produces a construction information model that links dat... [more]

Trimble TS835 Total Station enables contractors to increase point layout productivity and accuracy while reducing rework and project expenses.

The Trimble TS835 Total Station enables contractors to increase point layout productivity and accuracy while reducing rework and project expenses. Trimble has introduced the Trimble® TS835 Mechanical Total Station, a premium mechanical total station for building construction professionals. The instrument features an onboard Windows CE device running Trimble LM80 Layout Manager software. Building construction professionals can now experience th... [more]

Maxwell Systems' ProContractorMX gives concrete and masonry construction companies end-to-end control of critical business operations

Maxwell Systems, Inc.'s ProContractorMX gives concrete and masonry construction companies end-to-end control of all critical business operations. Using this solution, contractors can improve productivity, reduce costs, monitor and control cash flow, and confidently increase profitability on every project. The Maxwell Systems(TM) ProContractorMX(TM) 2.0 is a comprehensive, all-in-one construction business management solution that includes key ... [more]

Trimble AllTrak Asset Management System supplies building construction contractors with quantitative information about assets

With accurate asset information at their fingertips, contractors can make informed decisions about asset acquisition and maintenance. Trimble has introduced the Trimble® AllTrak(TM) Asset Management System running on the Trimble Tablet(TM) Rugged PC. Trimble AllTrak on the Trimble Tablet supplies building construction contractors with quantitative information about assets, which they can use to analyze and improve the utilization of equipment... [more]

Trimble CX 3D Scanner accurately records existing systems to ensure new installation will fit correctly

Trimble has introduced the Trimble® CX(TM) 3D Scanner for building construction applications. This high-accuracy sensor captures more than 50,000 position points per second - enough data to record the details of a target's shape, size and position with very high precision. It is ideal for building construction applications requiring the accurate measurement of as-built structures, in particular, by mechanical, engineering and plumbing contrac... [more]

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International exhibition for construction technology from April 12 (Gulf Times)
Project Qatar 2010 - the seventh international exhibition for construction technology, building materials, equipment and environmental technology will be held from April 12 to 15 at the Doha Exhibition Centre.

Walbridge Awarded Construction Manager Contract for Monroe Community College's New Career Technology Center (dBusinessNews.com)
DETROIT -- Walbridge, a Detroit-based multi-national full-service construction service provider, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Monroe County Community College (MCCC) as construction manager for its new 60,000 square-foot Career Technology Center.

Walbridge Awarded Construction Manager Contract for Monroe Community College's New Career Technology Center (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Walbridge, a Detroit-based multi-national full-service construction service provider, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Monroe County Community College as construction manager for its new 60,000 square-foot Career Technology Center. Â The new center will be constructed on the college's main campus in Monroe, Michigan. Â

US human rights report: Hillary Clinton says technology advances aid activists, oppressors (The Christian Science Monitor)
US human rights report reveals concern about China's clampdown on advocates for democracy and Internet access. New technology tools are 'useful to both oppressors and to those who struggle to expose the failure and the cowardice of the oppressors,' said Hillary Clinton.

Port of LA construction crews test new hybrid excavators (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Construction crews at the Port of Los Angeles are testing a new hybrid hydraulic excavator that emits fewer diesel fumes, officials announced Thursday.

Green strategy for construction sector to be developed (Business Times (Malaysia))
A GREEN strategy approach tailored to suit the country's construction industry is expected to be developed at an upcoming carbon neutral conference. This is in line with the Prime Minister's commitment for a 40 per cent Greenhouse gas reduction by 2020.

Value Engineered Solutions Targeting Infrastructure And Low Income Housing Projects Steer The GCC Construction ... (ChemicalOnline)
The Gulf Cooperative Countries (GCC) market for construction chemicals has seen rapid development between 2003 and 2008, mainly due to the underlying construction boom in the region. Increasingly sophisticated construction engineering, tight time lines, standards and budgets have raised the bar for the development of construction chemicals and has elevated suppliers to the role of strategic ...

Technology Village still on pause (The Capaha Arrow)
Five years after its conception, the site for Southeast's planned Technology Village off I-55 remains empty save for a few road signs promoting its birth. Nevertheless, university officials insist the project isn't dead but merely dormant, awaiting the proper time to return to life.

Bird Construction Selects Viewpoint Construction Software (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PORTLAND, Ore.----Bird Construction , one of the largest construction companies in Canada with revenues of $1.036 Billion, selected Viewpoint V6 Software® to integrate and enhance the company’s financial and operational systems while sharing data across branch offices in real time.