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Building the future of construction

CIO

The construction industry in many countries around the world is facing a labor shortage crisis. For construction to continue at the pace needed, something has to change. For construction to continue at the pace needed, something has to change. There is a solution: remote operation of construction machinery. Innovation

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Gravel gets funding from NEA to support Indonesia’s booming construction industry

TechCrunch

Indonesia’s construction industry is growing quickly, driven by residential and industrial building, alongside infrastructure development plans by the government. Sourcing skilled labor is still a time-intensive process, however, and often relies on personal networks and lengthy recruitment efforts.

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Japanese construction tech Aldagram nails down backing from Panasonic

TechCrunch

Aldagram , a startup out of Japan developing project management software for construction companies, has picked up a new strategic backer to help it build out its footprint across Asia and the Middle East. On top of that, KANNA helps construction project managers keep connected with what’s happening on-site.

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GreenLite streamlines ‘nightmare’ of construction permitting for businesses

TechCrunch

Getting the required permits for construction can take an excruciatingly long time in many cities — whether it’s for a residential or commercial project.

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible.

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The Davis-Bacon Act changes present a chance for startups to disrupt construction tech

TechCrunch

construction landscape looks much different this week compared to last Friday, following the amendments to the Davis-Bacon Act that went into effect earlier this week. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Rugged’s construction layout robots land $9.4M

TechCrunch

The Houston-based startup developed a robot that prints building layouts on the floor of construction sites, so workers know where — and where not — to build. Now, it seems, construction is a prime target for robotics. Pandemics happen, people get sick — but construction, it seems, never stops.

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Design and Run Experiments That Actually Progress Your Business

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

You'll also learn a few tips and tricks for making experimentation a constructive habit for you and your team. Join Nick Noreña, educator, entrepreneur, and currently an Innovation Coach at Kromatic, as he walks us through how we can figure out the right experiments to run for any product or service, and in organizations of all sizes.

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The Product Symphony: Orchestrating Success with Storymapping

Speaker: Jamie Bernard - Senior Product Director at Launch by NTT Data

This session will cover: Leveraging the concept of storymapping to demystify business case efforts and focus on valuable problems to solve Looking at storymapping as the true construction of the story of the experience – the who, what, when, where, and why you might be thinking of building something, plus how you know whether or not it will be valuable (..)