Representatives from Turner Construction Company and the National Building Museum recently announced the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat will receive the 2015 Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction. Turner established the prize—which comes with a $25,000 honorarium—at the National Building Museum, to recognize an advance or high achievement in the process of construction: an invention, an innovative methodology and/or exemplary leadership. CTBUH was selected for its long history of leadership in facilitating research and promoting education, as well as for its invaluable contributions to the building industry, which has benefited from the council's work related to … Read more

The Bosch Power Box PB360C Jobsite Radio/Charger/Digital Media Stereo delivers high-performance and 360-degrees of sound in a durable design. With a connection range of up to 150 feet, the Bluetooth technology allows users to move freely around the construction zone without being tethered to a cable, and without fear of losing sound quality. It can all be controlled a free smartphone app. The Power Box’s digital media bay offers a secure, storage area for electronic devices while delivering sound via an auxiliary input port, and also features a powerful AM/FM radio with advanced digital tuning. The unit can run on … Read more

OxBlue recently launched its Custom Time-Lapse Movie Machine. The new offering enables clients to quickly and easily create custom, presentation-quality, time-lapse movies of their projects. The new tool is designed to let users easily target specific time frames, including the last day, week, month or the entire project; or they can specify a different, custom time frame. Quality enhancements built into the time-lapse technology ensure impactful presentation-caliber movies, while eliminating the need for user intervention beyond specifying the desired time frame. Users can also schedule automatic daily, weekly or monthly email deliveries of the movies to quickly review progress.

The Strong-Drive SDWH Timber-Hex HDG screw by Simpson Strong-Tie makes connecting beams to wood pilings easier and more effective. The screw replaces bolts, washers and nuts in pilings, piers, boardwalks and docks. It requires no pre-drilling, and resists severe corrosion levels in heavy-duty marine and coastal applications.