Sensera Systems Releases New AI-Powered Functionality for Jobsite Intelligence Solution

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Sensera Systems has added AI-powered updates to its SiteCloud, a cloud-hosted, web-based software for viewing, monitoring and sharing visual data captured on the jobsite. It translates raw information into actionable intelligence for contractors, allowing individuals and teams to make data-based decisions on any jobsite from anywhere. AI functionality takes terabytes of jobsite imagery and makes them meaningful for those responsible for running safe, secure and successful projects. It allows users to make informed decisions and take required actions without needing to physically travel or be present at each site. This increases jobsite visibility, and closes the gap between what was … Read more

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DBIA Honors Outstanding Design-Build Projects from US to Antarctica

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DBIA recognized nearly 50 project and team awards during a special awards dinner recently at the 2024 Design-Build Conference & Expo. In addition to celebrating Merit Award winners from each category, DBIA revealed the recipients of this year’s Excellence Awards, several Best-In honors and the coveted Project of the Year. Each year, one project’s commitment to Design-Build Done Right rises above the others to receive DBIA’s Project of the Year. This project excels in teaming, design and process –– and far exceeds the basic requirements of DBIA awards submissions. The Project of the Year is chosen by a jury of … Read more

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Groundbreaking Held for Lake County Sheriff’s Office

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The Design-Build team of Gilbane Building Company, K2M and Lakeland, The Construction Group broke ground on the new Lake County Sheriff’s Office in Painesville, Ohio. The correctional facility, located across the street from the county’s current jail, will increase the capacity from 355 to 504 beds over three and a half floors and 250,000 square feet. It is designed to enhance the criminal justice system with innovations in inmate supervision, mental health treatment, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, medical care and post-release supervision through intensive probation. The project is scheduled to open in the summer of 2027.

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University of Arizona Launches World’s Largest Thermal Vacuum Chamber within Collegiate Research

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The University of Arizona recently unveiled the Applied Research Building’s Thermal Vacuum Chamber, the world’s largest of its kind housed within a collegiate research facility. Weighing 40 tons and extending 30 feet, the TV Chamber is designed for testing nanosatellites under replicated atmospheric temperature and pressure conditions found within the space and near-space environment. The TV Chamber provides incredible accuracy in simulation, ensuring the greatest confidence in materials testing. This technology represents one of the primary features within the ARB. With the complexity of the TV Chamber, the Design-Build partnership between SmithGroup and general contractor McCarthy Building Companies Inc., sequenced … Read more

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ABC Releases AI Construction Technology Report

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Associated Builders and Contractors released its latest construction technology report, which focuses on the impacts of artificial intelligence in the construction industry. The report includes a case study and thought leadership from ABC’s Tech Alliance to showcase how ABC is strengthening members’ understanding of AI. “ABC contractor members and the overall contracting community want more information on AI and how it can help them improve safety, quality and profitability — and win more work.” said Matt Abeles, ABC vice president of construction technology and innovation. The ABC AI Tech Report, Abeles continued, highlights examples and insights from industry leaders invested … Read more

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