Technology
Easing Paperwork Headaches with Dashpivot
Sitemate is a project management startup founded by Hartley Pike, a civil engineer and Sam McDonnell, a graphic and product designer. Together they have created Dashpivot, a software that helps the construction industry, as well as the oil and gas, building, and mining sectors to digitalise their internal management system’s standard operating procedures. Previously known […]
Trimble Connect Software Leading the Civil Construction Industry
Technology for the Civil Construction Industry takes another leap forward with Trimble Connect Software. Trimble Connect is a cloud-based app that is designed to improve the efficiency of and collaboration between design, construction, and civil construction crews, as well as management. This software streamlines day to day operations and simplifies the collaborative process, giving construction […]
Could Aerial Robots Assist Future Civil Construction Projects?
Aerial robots (flying robots) are currently being developed to inspect infrastructure which could assist with Civil Construction Projects. Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing IZFP Researchers (in Saarbrucken, Germany) are currently working on the “Octocopter”. It is a miniature remote controlled aerial robot that is fitted with a High-res digital camera. The initial purpose of the robot is […]
CivilWorks Saves Civil Construction Projects
A new app, called CivilWorks™, was designed to reduce cost miscalculations in the Civil Construction Industry. After more than 25 years in the Civil Construction Industry, Shane Dodd of Ballarat, Victoria created the cost calculations app to cater specifically to the needs of the Civil Construction Industry. Shane witnessed first-hand the need for something like […]
BIM is the Now of Civil Construction
Building Information Modelling Systems (BIM) are assisting Civil Construction. Say you’re in the middle of commercial construction or a major civil construction project and there is a problem somewhere on the site. The project managers and engineers are scratching their heads and saying: “Well we didn’t see that coming.” In any construction project, but especially in large complex […]