Calling all Risk Management Dynamos, Captains of Compliance, and Influencers of the Insurance Sector… We’re heading to San Antonio for RIMS 2018! You have three stellar opportunities to interact with JBKnowledge. Read on to find out the places you can catch up with us at RIMS. Visit SmartCompliance™ JBKnowledge’s SmartCompliance™ will be at RIMS at booth # 2417. SwingRead more

We would like to invite you to join Pix4D’s free live webinar, in partnership with SmartBid, “How Drones and Photogrammetry are Changing Construction ” on January 16th, 2018 at 11:00 am PST. In an industry where tech is becoming ever more present, Pix4D wants to share with you how drone mapping can save both money and time on your construction projects. Register today to save your spot!  Who Will You Learn From? Speaker: Christopher Baze, Exclusive Guest  Christopher Baze is the BIM Manager at Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, which started droneRead more

The 2016 Construction Technology Report, published by JBKnowledge in partnership with the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA), the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), and Texas A&M University’s Construction Science Department, is now available for download. The fifth annual report compiles the survey results of over 2,000 construction professionals and provides analysis of technology trendsRead more

Tools have been evolving on this planet for thousands upon thousands of years. From the beginning of construction of the Egyptian pyramids up to Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 spacecraft, tools are becoming smarter, safer and more efficient. The evolution of tools in construction has lead our engineers to create better power tools, like some ofRead more

W.G. Yates Construction, one of the top construction services providers in the US, was in the bidding and presentation phase for the Tampa Hard Rock Hotel® project and needed to set themselves apart from their competitors. In order to show the owners the value they could add to the project, Yates decided to use BIMRead more

As part of its HIVE community launch and HIVE 2016 Conference, Hanley Wood announced on September 8, 2016, the winners of the HIVE 100 Innovators Award, a list of housing’s most innovative 100 individuals. The awards recognize the most prominent innovators in five categories: Design, Demographics, Finance, Business Management, and Products. JBKnowledge CEO, James Benham made theRead more

On October 7, 2016 JBKnowledge staff and interns volunteered with BUILD, a student run organization on the campus of Texas A&M University. The volunteer experience taught all of us here at JBKnowledge the true power of the Aggie Spirit, what a job in construction looks like, and how rewarding it is to not only giveRead more

Foreword This blog post is a technical post from one of our R&D team members, Eli Billette. Eli has spent the last quarter researching, prototyping, and finally building a large format CNC and 3D printer – “The Machine”. The R&D team will use the additive and reductive platform for our hardware prototyping efforts. We’re excitedRead more

  Construction Professionals: What is your greatest challenge when it comes to BIM coordination? Complete the form below and automatically enter to win a free pass to Autodesk University ($2,175 value)! We will select two winners that will receive each a complementary AU pass. Contest ends on November 4, 2016 at 12 p.m. CDT. Winner willRead more

People often ask me what news channel I watch, or what news podcast I listen to in order to stay informed personally and professionally. While I am a big fan of the BBC Global News podcast, I haven’t found a great US News Podcast (suggestions most welcome @LizTweetsTech!). And so I tend to get theRead more