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

In mid August, Ford Chief Executive, Mark Fields, announced plans to have fully self-driving cars available for sale by 2021. The cars will be unrolled first as a ride sharing mechanism before they will be made available to the general public a few years later. Fields commented about Ford’s future strategy to the LA Times,Read more

JBKnowledge’s BIM Services Director, Josh Bone, using the Microsoft Hololens  On April 15, 2013, Google released Google Glass. The response was underwhelming.  Consumers who paid the hefty $1,500 price tag to join the Google Glass Explorer Program were introduced to an undersized display, with a lack of accompanying software, which left users with a lowerRead more