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Dec 2, 2024 | 
ironpros.com | Michael Cheng
Balaji Sreenivasan, founder and CEO, Aurigo Software, details the top tech trends set to define the construction industry in 2025. IRONPROS: Please provide an overview of Aurigo and its mission. Balaji Sreenivasan: Aurigo builds software that helps build the world.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
forconstructionpros.com | Michael Cheng
Balaji Sreenivasan, founder and CEO, Aurigo Software, details the top tech trends set to define the construction industry in 2025. IRONPROS: Please provide an overview of Aurigo and its mission. Balaji Sreenivasan: Aurigo builds software that helps build the world.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
ironpros.com | Michael Cheng
Construction sites rely on portable generators to power equipment and tools, as access to power is very limited or inaccessible. Bobby Ranker, product specialist at Bobcat, highlights the design and features of portable generators, considerations when sizing the units for projects and best practices during operation in this Q&A. IRONPROS: What is the primary role of a portable diesel generator on remote construction sites with limited access to power?
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
ironpros.com | Michael Cheng
Ibon Iribar, investment and open advisor at Cemex Ventures, highlights the critical role of technology in supporting safety on construction sites. IRONPROS: Products and programs designed to improve construction safety are slow to develop, resulting in increased risk on the jobsite. Why is this the case?
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
ironpros.com | Michael Cheng
IRONPROS: Why is the construction industry having a difficult time letting go of Microsoft Excel for project scheduling? Nitin: Excel's popularity stems from its familiarity and availability, which creates a certain inertia against adopting new tools. Many construction professionals have spent years developing custom Excel workflows, making it challenging to switch to something new.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
ironpros.com | Michael Cheng
IRONPROS: What is 3D scanning technology? Artec 3D: 3D scanning is a technology that brings physical objects or the information about the shape and oftentimes color of an object into the digital world, in three-dimensional form. Far more than a 2D photograph, for example, a highly accurate and precise 3D replica of an object can be inspected, measured, modified, reverse engineered, put through simulations or stress tests, shared, collaborated on, imported in AR/VR environments and far more.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
forconstructionpros.com | Michael Cheng |Jonathan Kozlowski
Join editor Jonathan Kozlowski along with fellow editor and guest-host Michael Cheng as they speak with safety technology and product innovators Ryan Barnes, founder and CEO of STUDSON, and the CEO of TwICEme, Christian Connolly. Together, they speak on safety technology in construction and help the idea of smart PPE. TwICEme is on a mission to supply its help the helpers technology to all sports practitioners and workers all over the planet.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
ironpros.com | Michael Cheng
IRONPROS: Why should construction businesses use drones for site analysis and inspections? Burns:Using drones, construction businesses can obtain precise, up-to-date topographical data for accurate planning and progress tracking. Drones can quickly capture a construction site's current state, allowing project teams to identify issues, measure volumes and optimize workflows, which can significantly reduce costs and delays.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
ironpros.com | Michael Cheng
IRONPROS: What business problems were you trying to address with technology and what technology did you decide to adopt? Matt: Essentially, we were looking for a way to eliminate unforeseen challenges as early as possible by generating standardized, scalable, and flexible processes, deliverables and digital outputs that would fit at least 80% of our industry’s needs. We were looking to be proactive in our approach as opposed to reactive to the common problems that arise in electrical construction.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
ironpros.com | Michael Cheng
IRONPROS:What challenges are construction businesses facing these days when it comes to keeping their projects profitable? What factors make profitability difficult in construction projects? Lee:Construction is a cash-intensive, high-risk business and factors like rising material costs, project delays and inaccurate cost estimates can quickly put a contractor out of business.
