By Al Cervero I grew up with visions of the future from TV shows like The Jetsons and Star Trek, optimistic depictions of the future that had one major thing in common: Machines and technology not just doing more of the day-to-day work, but allowing the people of their worlds to do more and live better, safer lives. Recent leaps in technology over the past decade is starting to make the “distant future” seem closer than many of us expected. The biggest leaps impacting the construction industry include power storage (batteries), digital imaging, global positioning technology, display technology, information transfer … Read more