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Will Robots Revolutionize BIM Workflow? (Mon, 12 Jul 2021)
Hilti's drilling Jaibot. (Picture courtesy of Hilti USA.) Building information modeling (BIM) is one of the most disruptive technologies to reach the construction industry. In the U.S., 93 percent of BIM adopters say the technology has brought value to their operations, and most agree they haven’t unlocked its full potential yet. The robotization of BIM can help with that. BIM has plenty of value by itself but can offer more than what its users currently experience. Combining robotics ...
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That Sinking Feeling. Surfside Condo Subsidence Discovered in 2020 Study. (Mon, 12 Jul 2021)
A structural collapse of a building is usually due to multiple causes occurring simultaneously or in sequence. Subsidence, the lowering of a building, either from the ground movement, building movement, or both, can start a failure, or in the worst case, like an earthquake, be the primary cause. The Champlain Towers South building that collapsed June 24 was indeed subsiding. The rate of subsidence, 1.9 mm per year, was mentioned in a 2020 study Local Land Subsidence in Miami Beach (FL) and Norf...
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Texas & Louisiana Construction News

Texas & Louisiana People: August 2021 (Tue, 27 Jul 2021)
Updates about construction professionals in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.
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August 2021 City Scoop: New Orleans (Tue, 27 Jul 2021)
Dodge offers data on projected 2021 construction starts in the New Orleans area.
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Today in Energy

U.S. liquefied natural gas exports grew to record highs in the first half of 2021 (Tue, 27 Jul 2021)
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued to grow in the first six months of 2021, averaging 9.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). This average marks an increase of 42%, or 2.8 Bcf/d, compared with the same period in 2020 (according to the U.S. Department of Energy's LNG Monthly reports and our estimates for June 2021, based on shipping data from Bloomberg Finance L.P.). During the summer months of 2020, U.S. LNG exports fell to record lows, but they set consecutive record highs in November and December.
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In 2020, the United States produced the least CO2 emissions from energy in nearly 40 years (Mon, 26 Jul 2021)
In 2020, as the country responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, CO2 emissions from energy consumption in the United States fell to the lowest level since 1983. The 4.6 billion metric tons (Bmt) of CO2 emitted in 2020 was an 11% decrease from 2019, the largest annual decrease on record, according to our Monthly Energy Review. Our new U.S. CO2 emissions from energy consumption by source and sector chart illustrates CO2 emissions by energy source and sector.
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Business

‘Holy moly!’: Inside Texas' fight against a ransomware hack (Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:06:03 UT)
DALLAS (AP) — It was the start of a steamy Friday two Augusts ago when Jason Whisler settled in for a working breakfast at the Coffee Ranch restaurant in the Texas Panhandle city of Borger. The most pressing agenda item for city officials that morning: planning for a country music concert and anniversary event.  
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Amazon's mission: Getting a 'key' to your apartment building (Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:47:30 UT)
Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells.
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