Temporary enclosure to cover Alamo church during roof replacement process

SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Historical Commission approved a temporary enclosure over The Alamo to protect the church during a roof replacement, an Alamo spokesperson confirmed to KSAT on Wednesday. Spokesperson Jonathan Huhn told KSAT that the Temporary Protective Enclosure (TPE) was initially presented to the Texas Historical Commission in July 2024. The commission approved […]

CEMEX Ventures Launches TOP50 Contech Startups

CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s Corporate Venture Capital and Open Innovation unit, has announced its TOP50 ConTech Startups list, which includes the 50 most promising new solutions from the 2020 construction ecosystem and the cities of the future. The investment ecosystem in construction startups gets traction and closes the year 2020 surpassing US$1.3 billion of investment in […]

Why We’ll See Robots on Construction Sites

In his Architect Magazine article, Boston Dynamics construction manager Brian Ringley sees invaluable opportunities for robotics that have little to do with automating building construction and installation. The notion that architects can regain their “master builder” status through robotic construction is not currently feasible, according to Ringley. He writes: “This file-to-field approach, challenging even for […]