Looking at residential construction trends over the past 20 years, there’s been a significant shift in the values of both homeowners and construction companies. In the past, many contractors aimed to build the most cost-effective homes possible, while paying no mind to energy efficiency.
Owens Corning has been recognized as a 2021 Manufacturing Leadership Award recipient for its outstanding achievement in material science innovation supporting environmental sustainability.
In order to meet the needs of curriculum renewal and new teaching pedagogy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis desired renovations to its Farrell Learning and Teaching Center (FLTC) that would support medical education by improving flexibility and providing updated technology.
Integrating technology into the construction process has become a necessity for many construction teams to maintain communication with all parties, monitor site progression, and complete various tasks typically done in person.
As we pass one year of living in the “new normal” of a global pandemic, the construction industry—and the specialty trade sector in particular—has navigated the unprecedented year and resulting economic impacts with an unmatched level of resiliency.
Building information modeling is in many ways still a theory and not a reality. What do I mean by that? It’s still all about the data. It’s about data from the specialty contractors, which is the missing link to complete a true workflow of necessary inputs, whether it’s ISO 19650 requirements or working with software like Revit, MWF or LCP payroll tracker.
GCP Applied Technologies is pleased to announce that over 200 new detail drawings have been added to GCP Applied Technologies’ Air Barrier briefcase, a mobile-optimized tool designed for quick, efficient access to construction data.