Maintaining continuity: Keeping air/moisture barriers continuous at movement conditions

All images courtesy Sto Corp. by John ChamberlinAt this point, most design/construction professionals have a pretty good understanding of the need for well-designed air and moisture control layers in wall assemblies. Water-resistive barriers (WRBs) have been in use for decades; in more recent years, a number of new systems have popped up that combine these […]

Robotic software startup FieldAI lands $405M in fresh funding

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Irvine, California-based FieldAI, a startup that focuses on physical artificial intelligence for robots, has raised $405 million across two consecutive funding rounds, the company announced on Aug. 20, as builders look for proven tech solutions […]

This New Tool Could Change How Engineers Work—Meet the Visionary Behind Enjicalc

I sat down with Viktar Beliakou, the founder of Enjicalc, to discuss a new computational tool designed to streamline engineering calculations. Viktar aims to address the long-standing issues in construction-related computational tasks, providing a transparent and flexible alternative to existing software solutions. The problem with “black box” software I remember how engineers used calculators, slide […]