NoteVault's new NoteVault Notes 2.5 iOS app, along with an enhanced NoteVault Platform, is a daily reporting and communication solution that enables users to speak their notes and observations in real-time with professional daily report output to give important activities greater visibility. NoteVault Notes also provides the ability to increase jobsite safety with CrowdSource Safety, keep informed with keyword notifications, reduce risk and liability with AlertMe! and get easy integration with existing project management software. The new NoteVault Notes that replaces the existing NoteVault app is available for iOS and will soon be available for Android. In addition to the … Read more
Customer Input, New Models Highlight New Versatile Backhoes
The new John Deere L-Series backhoes are built on the distinguished performance of its K-Series predecessors. The new series offers improvements on features that customers have come to know and trust, plus the addition of several new ones, to increase uptime, provide exceptional productivity and lower daily operating costs. The L-Series lineup boasts six new dynamic and efficient models — the 310L EP, 310L, 310SL, 310SL HL, 315SL and 410L. The L-Series backhoes are designed for a variety of jobs, including loading trucks, placing pipe, digging trenches, moving materials or tearing up asphalt. Operators will find comfort in the cab, … Read more
Machine Control Systems Offer Increased Productivity, Optimized Performance
Trimble's upgraded GCS900 Grade Control System and Trimble CCS900 Compaction Control System feature performance improvements for dozers and machine-to-machine communication capabilities. GCS900 version 12.7 features GradeMax Plus, new technology that increases the overall performance of dozers by allowing the operator to grade faster and more consistently with tighter accuracy. Operators can grade a wider range of complex surfaces without constraints. CCS900 version 12.7 introduces wireless data share — machine-to-machine communication that gives operators the ability to share mapping data between compactors on the same site in real-time. The machines communicate using a Wi-Fi network via the Trimble SNM940 Connected Site … Read more
Bautex Block More Lightweight, Quicker to Install than Traditional Concrete Form Walls
Measuring 10 inches by 16 inches by 32 inches and weighing 45 pounds, the Bautex Block is lightweight, quick to install, requires no mortar between blocks and can easily be cut and formed to meet most design requirements. On average, an installed Bautex wall weighs 33 percent less than one built with standard concrete masonry unit block, and uses 50 percent less concrete than traditional insulating concrete form walls. Among its advantages are increased energy efficiency (continuous insulation, thermal mass, air tightness); FEMA and tornado-rated hurricane protection in winds up to 160 mph (250 mph with masonry veneer finishes); a … Read more
Construction Materials Prices Expand in March
Prices for inputs to construction industries expanded 0.8 percent in March, the largest monthly increase in more than two years, according to the April 14 producer price index release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices have now expanded for two consecutive months after declining during the prior six; however, input prices are down 3.6 percent on a year-over-year basis. March marks the fourth consecutive month year-over-year input prices have declined, the longest such streak since 2009. Crude petroleum prices fell 4 percent in March and have fallen in eight of the previous nine months. “Although overall construction materials prices … Read more








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