Construction technology news articles 
XIAMETER® Business Model Expands Silicone Product Offering
The XIAMETER® web-enabled business model from Dow Corning Corporation is expanding its product offering to provide customers with even more high-quality, standard silicone product choices. New products include a variety of silicone fluids, emulsions, resins, coatings, antifoams, moldmaking and liquid silicone rubbers, as well as additional rubber bases and compounds, modifiers, primers and catalysts. As is true of the previous XIAMETER® produ... [more]
Sto will present its solid wall solution at Ecobuild 2012
Sto will be exhibiting its range of External Wall Insulation Systems at Ecobuild in march. Traditionally focused on high specification new build projects, the technology is also perfectly positioned for use in retrofit projects designed to improve the U-value of solid wall property. All of the Sto EWIS options will provide a minimum U-value of 0.3W/m2K with the flexibility to reduce the U-value further by adjusting the volume of insulation m... [more]
CINTEC Canada Offers Parapet Wall Strengthening With Paratec
CINTEC Canada, a world leader in the field of structural masonry retrofit strengthening, repair, and preservation, offers Paratec (PARApet TEChniques), a highly versatile method of internal structural reinforcement that is tailored to meet the specific requirements of masonry parapet and retaining walls. The Paratec system strengthens low parapet masonry walls - such as those found on roofs or balconies, or a low wall that is part of a bridge or... [more]
Main contractors can save 90% of the cost and time used to send tender documents by switching to etendering
Etendering has been around for a number of years, but can seem expensive to SME’s and start up companies in the industry. Darley etender offers an affordable solution, with packages available from 1 tender to over 100 tenders, from as little as £60 per tender. Developed by construction professionals to improve document distribution at tender stages, Darley etender provides clients with their own branded etender account. As contract documents a... [more]
An offshore drilling rig to use J D NEUHAUS largest crane system
J D Neuhaus delivered to Westcon Lofteteknikk AS (WCL) of Norway, its largest crane system constructed to date. It will be used on an offshore drilling rig. The semi portal design comprises an A-frame supporting twin overhead horizontal track beams providing a 7.5 metre span. The crane has an approximate height of 11.5 metres with a total weight of 32 tonnes. It is equipped with JDN hydraulic EH 40-H monorail hoists operating on each of the t... [more]
Other Construction technology news and reviews
South Burlington construction firm finds past practices give way to technology-based approaches
Ray Moran, senior superintendent with PC Construction, holds an iPad and a stack of project blueprints it replaces at the Concord Hospital construction site in Concord, N.H. on May 16. PC Construction uses iPads to hold information from project blueprints and architect’s drawings to schedules and material inventory.
Suffolk Construction To Build INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital's New Medical Office Building IV
FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Suffolk Construction , one of the most successful, privately held building contractors in the country, announces today that its Mid-Atlantic Region was ...
Echo Pacific Construction Begins Modernization in the Anaheim City School District
Echo Pacific Construction, Inc. is pleased to announce the commencement of construction on the Gauer Elementary School campus in Anaheim. As one of the largest elementary school districts in California, Anaheim City School District offers a broad range of programs and learning opportunities, enhanced by strong support from families and the community.
SITECH Technology Dealer Established in Belgium and Luxemburg for Heavy Civil Construction Contractors
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (TRMB) announced today that a SITECH® Technology Dealer has been established in Belgium and Luxemburg. SITECH Belgium joins the premier network ...
The 2012 London Olympics, Emerging Architectural Trends for 2012, and The Top ten Construction Feats, in Construction ...
SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The May issue of Construction Digital is now available online for industry professionals.This month, we take a look at the London 2012 Olympics, exploring the building ...
Photo Release -- Newport News Shipbuilding Achieves Major Construction Milestone on Virginia-Class Submarine Minnesota
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the Virginia-class submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) is "pressure hull complete," signifying that all of the submarine's hull ...
Supplier Marketing Spend Activity, Marketing and Sales Behaviors and Strategies in the Global Construction Supplier ...
NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Supplier Marketing Spend Activity, Marketing and Sales Behaviors and Strategies ...
Exploring the London Olympic Village in May's Issue of Construction Digital
SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --In our May issue, Construction Digital delves into the buildings and venues that make up London's Olympic Village - one of the most advanced Olympic sites to date.Aiming ...
The Rise of Pedestrian-Friendly Cities in Our May Issue of Construction Digital
SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --In our May issue, Construction Digital explores the emerging trend of pedestrian-friendly urban centers.As the green building movement continues to gain momentum, ...
Sage Releases Intuitive Construction-Specific Cloud Service
BEAVERTON, OR-- - Sage North America today announced the release of Sage Construction Anywhere, a cloud-based platform that increases accessibility to project data, fosters collaboration, and increases ...
