I was recently asked on a panel, how has technology changed in the construction industry. If you look at just the last 20 years, our industry has gone from using virtually no...
Technology
Collaborating with Other Contractors: 3 Takeaways
Construction is competitive. All builders work to fine tune their processes and procedures to offer something different or better. But recently, we opened our offices to seven...
5 Reasons You Need a Tech-Savvy Contractor
The year was 1996 – only 100,000 websites were online, Michael Jordan was still playing with the Bulls, and DVD’s had just launched in Japan. That was also the year Hoar...
Robotic Total Station Provides Precision and Quality Control in the Field
When I started working on our 2850 Fannin St project in November 2017, I knew one of the challenges would be the aggressive structure schedule. The team was looking at a 5-day...
Using Technology to Bring Value on the Jobsite
At Hoar Construction, technology isn’t about using the latest and greatest gadget or gizmo, it’s about researching and testing to find the right tools that will help our teams...
Robotics is Changing the Construction Landscape
It’s no secret that we are facing a labor shortage in the construction industry or that productivity has gotten progressively worse over the past 50 years. One of the ways we are...