Industry Updates
Versatile Raises $20 Million in Funding to Bring Tech to Jobsites
CraneView captures and analyzes thousands of data points to provide real-time insights on jobsite performance. This week, construction technology firm Versatile announced it secured $20 million in Series A funding. Insight Partners and Entree Capital led the round, and were joined by investors Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Root Ventures, Conductive Ventures and construction technology […]
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How to Protect Your Construction Company From Ransomware
How to Protect Your Construction Company From Ransomware Last year, according to research conducted by SafetyDetectives, 54% of organizations in the United States reported a ransomware attack. Among the fascinating statistics, one piece of information has gone largely overlooked — that slightly more than 13% of construction companies have reported being extorted using this technique. […]
Read MoreKB Home Partners With the Well Living Lab to Learn How to Make Homes Healthier
(iStock/Prostock-Studio) There is always time to learn how to make better products for customers, and KB Home plans to do just that in its new, multiyear research project with the Well Living Lab. The organization, which was founded as a partnership between Delos and Mayo Clinic, focuses on advancing knowledge to transform indoor environments and […]
Read MoreSea Pointe Construction Lends a Helping Hand to a California Family Shelter
(Photo: Business Wire) The holidays are getting closer, which makes it a good time for builders to show their charitable side. One company doing just that is residential design/build firm Sea Pointe Construction, which recently donated and installed Omega Cabinets at Thomas House Family Shelter in Garden Grove, Calif. The shelter provides aid to those […]
Read MoreStudy Shows That Chicago is No. 1 When It Comes to Construction Jobs
iStock/Sushiman Story Highlights • Next Insurance ranks Chicago No. 1 as the best overall city for construction workers, thanks to its multiple active local and federal construction projects, which are worth billions of dollars.
Read MoreHow Residential Construction Companies Can Start Laying the Foundations for Their Future
The emerging trend of building modules, components or even homes in a manufacturing facility prior to shipment to a construction site for assembly is expanding. (iStock/Bilanol)
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4 Tips on How to Manage a Team and Stay Organized
Tracking hours in the cloud will take away the inconvenience of punching in and will prevent other workers from punching in for friends at work. (iStock/Ridofranz) Being the manager of any kind of group of people can be a challenge at times. From making sure that your employees are working and getting the job done […]
Read MoreSouthern Co. and Mississippi Power Shine Bright With Solar Roof Initiative
A Tesla Solar Roof was installed on this Habitat for Humanity Home in Hattiesburg, Miss., by Cross Roofing, a Certified Tesla Installer, in less than three days. More and more, housing projects are being built with methods that help reduce the impacts on the natural environment. Mississippi Power and Southern Co. are following that lead […]
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