Starting Off:
Last Friday, The ConTechCrew aired episode 89 of the podcast with special guest, Kris Lengieza, Vice President of Operational Excellence at Stiles and discussed data analytics for construction. The top headlines included Runnur Mobile Tech Gear, Cazza Construction Technologies’ new 3D printing construction robots, Alive.ai’s video story on rover drones, MIT’s remote-controlled robot system and much more!
Upcoming Events:
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ConTechTuesday:
This week on ConTechTuesday, Rob McKinney goes in-depth and reviews the Tech Tool Belt from Runnur Mobile Tech Gear.
Construction Tech News:
Industry Education, Insights & Trends
Texas A&M University’s RELLIS campus is showing practical examples on how drones are being used in the field by discussing a project where unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) perform topographic surveying for infrastructure design.
Technology is ALIVE on jobsites, watch the Alive.ai video story below to learn more about rover drones.
[Video] Teen runs over police car after stealing a bulldozer, police chased the teen for almost four miles before catching him. This is a reminder for construction professionals, to always secure and lock up heavy equipment on the job site.
3D Printing
Cazza Construction Technologies introduces 3D printing construction robots that are able to build commercial buildings, houses, villas and other unique structures.
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
STRUX Series from Bluebeam presents Crucial Conversations Part Three, discussing how to improve BIM project communication. The ConTechCrew’s very own Josh Bone was a special guest on the panel.
Emerging Technology
IAPMO and Hydronics Industry Alliance have released a new software tool that allows users to compare HVAC system efficiencies in early design phases.
MIT has created a remote controlled robot system that operates with virtual reality. Watch the video below to learn more details about how MIT is controlling robots remotely for manufacturing jobs.
Artificial intelligence advances to improve construction with the help of Smartvid.io pushing the envelope on all things deep learning, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Geek of the Week:
We Interviewed: Kris Lengiza 
Day Job: Vice President of Operational Excellence at Stiles
Fun Fact: Kris is a huge New England Patriot’s fan
Resume: Kris was born and raised in Massachusetts and graduated from Lehigh University with a civil engineering degree. After college Kris worked at The Weitz Company for several years before joining Stiles a little over five years ago.
Joined the Podcast to Geek Out On: Stiles Construction’s unique methodology on designing, building, and operating projects, as well as, walked through Alive.ai pilot case studies. Kris and The ConTechCrew also provided advice on how to get started with data analytics, and lastly explained how machine learning platforms like Project IQ from Autodesk can help project analysis.
Next Week on The ConTechCrew: Marcel Broekmaat from Trimble will be joining the podcast to discuss project controls. Don’t miss it!
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