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HCSS Fleet now pulls engine hours, miles and fuel straight from Motive
HCSS Fleet customers can now import Motive data automatically and see Motive-equipped assets on one map with OEM-connected machines.
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Data centers and advanced factories now compete for the same crews, DPR says
DPR says data centers and advanced factories now need the same power, crews and prefab, and that overlap can affect factory costs and schedules.
North Texas Data Centers Boom, Mechanical Trades Constrain
With 95% of DFW's 765 megawatts under construction already preleased and the industry short 349,000 workers, the mechanical trades have become the hidden constraint on AI infrastructure.
Brock's 3D scaffold model replaced 1,400+ standby hours with <25
Brock Group's leaders want scaffolding in the BIM model from day one. On one project, a 3D model replaced 1,400 standby hours with under 25 hours of rework.
CivDot robots shift surveyors to control and spot checks
On robotic layout jobs, the surveyor focuses on control and spot-checking marks.
Snaptrude says its new AI agent builds LoD 400 BIM models in minutes
Snaptrude says its AI agent can turn massing models into LoD 400 BIM models in minutes. If that holds, review becomes the slow part.
Bell partnership lets Hitachi target the classes that make up roughly 90% of the North American ADT market
Hitachi's ZD30, ZD45 and ZD50 ADTs, from a collaboration with Bell Equipment, are scheduled to launch in the early summer of 2027.
Hover 3D roof measurements now flow straight into Trussi roofing estimates
Shamrock-built Trussi now pulls Hover's smartphone-based 3D roof and exterior measurements into job records, with no markup on Hover reports.
Procore expands NVIDIA collaboration on construction digital twins
Procore's closed-beta digital twin, powered by NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, links 3D models to procurement and schedule data and DroneDeploy imagery.
Satellite bus maker Apex is in talks to raise $500 million at a $4 billion valuation
Four months after a $200 million round at $2.3 billion, the Los Angeles manufacturer is reportedly negotiating a raise led by Washington Harbour Partners that would nearly double its value. The pull is a factory built for 200 standardized satellite platforms a year and a Northrop Grumman partnership on Golden Dome interceptors.
Procore's AI Go app lets jobsite crews ask their project data out loud
Procore AI Go, now in open beta, answers crew questions by voice from drawings, specs and RFIs. Voice-created daily logs and draft RFIs come next.
Matt Willson makes the case for modular chip plants
Holland Construction’s Matt Willson argues for modular chip and battery plants. ABC’s updated 2026 workforce estimate is 349,000 net new workers.
Jemal and DivcoWest plan 323 apartments inside a 1982 DC office building
A $40M Madison Realty Capital loan funds acquisition and predevelopment for a West End office-to-residential conversion, with DivcoWest keeping equity.
Why a clean-looking aerospace part can still fail a residue test
Element Materials Technology explains how NVR and gravimetric tests weigh the residue and particles a cleaned aerospace part still carries.
Bain Capital's reported $250M minority investment values construction platform Kahua above $1B
Kahua has hit $100M in annualized revenue and is now valued above $1B. Bain's reported $250M is a bet on owner-side program data as the base for AI.
Element’s Charlotte lab makes tensile specimens from turbine blade roots
Daniel Steele says Element's Charlotte lab low-stress grinds specimens cut from CFM56 blade roots, and knows of no other lab grinding specimens that small.
NMHC survey: 37% raised pricing on projects on hold
37% of NMHC survey respondents raised pricing on projects on hold, up from 17% in June, as starts slowed and costs rose.
CMHA’s 2026 report estimates paver and wall production
CMHA's 2026 Hardscape Production Report analyzes segmental concrete pavement and retaining wall production across the US and Canada.
EPA $251M loan to help fund Pure Water Project
A federal WIFIA loan backs the Pure Water Project in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. EPA expects the financing structure to save about $13.6 million.
RIEGL’s miniVUX-4UAV hits 150 scans/sec in 120° FOV
RIEGL's miniVUX-4UAV captures up to 133,333 measurements a second in a 120-degree field of view. RIEGL lists 12 mm accuracy.
Cat expands autonomous Cat 775 haul trucks to two more Luck Stone sites
After 3.5M+ tons at Bull Run, Luck Stone and Caterpillar expand autonomy to Cat 775 fleets at Boscobel and Bealeton in Virginia.
Packaging robots can beat labor long term on cost, PMMI argues
PMMI’s Tom Egan argues packaging automation can win on long-run cost versus labor. Packaging World details AI-guided AMRs from ABB and Agilox.
Xtellio brings telematics to jobsite tools and heaters
Xtellio's Xense sensors and Pro-Xentral devices put telematics on small tools, heaters and excavators alike, with open APIs so fleets keep their own data.
Senate bill would double smart water grants to $50 million a year
S. 2388 would raise an EPA pilot to $50M a year through 2028 for AMI, leak detection and AI tools, but not for planning or maintenance.
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