Innovations enhancing jobsite intelligence

Innovations enhancing jobsite intelligence

 In today’s competitive landscape, construction firms need to leverage current technologies in their business strategy. Innovations in site monitoring alone have proven to increase efficiency and productivity while improving communication.  The insights that real-time jobsite monitoring deliver can transform how you manage your projects. The visual data collected during the execution phase can significantly influence…

Six Ways Robotics Can Make ECs Safer

Six Ways Robotics Can Make ECs Safer

Electrical contractors (ECs) have dangerous jobs by nature since they work around electricity. However, robotics and other kinds of autonomous equipment could help ECs enjoy more safety every day. Here are six ways to implement robotics into the work ECs do. Remotely disconnect power sources ECs know how to work around electricity responsibly, but it’s…

Joining the Elite: GP Industrial Contractors, Inc. Receives ISO 9001 Certification

Joining the Elite: GP Industrial Contractors, Inc. Receives ISO 9001 Certification

Roosevelt Petry, Jr., CEO and President of GP Industrial Contractors, Inc. in Port Arthur, Texas, is no stranger to hard work. Petry prides himself on his company’s dedication to serving the industry with true skill. GP Industrial Contractors, Inc. offers 24/7 customer service, completed with immediate response, competitive pricing, qualified personnel and upgraded equipment. GP…

Houston Bond Issue Jump-Starts 237 Flood Control Projects

Houston Bond Issue Jump-Starts 237 Flood Control Projects

More than $3 billion in flood risk reduction and repair projects can move forward in Houston following a vote held on Hurricane Harvey’s anniversary that authorized a $2.5-billion bond program. Those bonds will be used to fund 237 projects, including three large detention basins across the county. “We’ve already received approval from court to start…

Low community college transfer rates in Texas hinder progress towards increasing diversity in engineering and computer science

Low community college transfer rates in Texas hinder progress towards increasing diversity in engineering and computer science

By News Provider Chicago—January 2, 2017—A report examining Texas community college transfer students by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) found that very few women and minorities pursue engineering and computer science degrees at Texas universities. The research team’s goal was to assess the progress of women and minorities transferring from community colleges to four-year…

ExxonMobil Begins Production on New Polyethylene Line at Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant

ExxonMobil Begins Production on New Polyethylene Line at Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant

 By News Provider First of two 650,000 tons-per-year polyethylene lines starts production Project is a component of ExxonMobil’s $20 billion Growing the Gulf expansion initiative First polyethylene shipment to be exported from the Port of Houston later this month  Tuesday, October 17, 2017 11:00 am EDT “The investments we’re making through our Growing the Gulf…