Technology & Innovation
New System Detects Smoke in Educational Settings
Lebanon, NH – FreshAir announces its unique and highly effective FreshAir1 Smoking Detection System. The FreshAir system is ideally suited for use in dormitories and other school and university buildings. Deployed in schools, these devices, with their patented PolySens technology, detect and prove smoking in unauthorized areas. The molecularly imprinted polymer that forms the sensor […]
Education Finance Company Receives ETF Loan
Boston – MassDevelopment has provided a $1 million Emerging Technology Fund (ETF) loan to MentorWorks Education Capital, Inc., a Boston-based education finance company that offers flexible alternatives to student loans. The company has developed a financing platform using Income Share Agreements (ISAs), which cover students’ up-front tuition costs and allows students to begin repayment once […]
Logistics Platform Helps Facilitate Essential Construction
Waltham, MA – TRUX, a dump truck logistics technology firm, announced its new enterprise-level logistics service, Powered by TRUX. This new suite of services equips aggregate and material producers with the tools they need to provide best-in-class service to their customers and innovative software to their dispatchers. Over the past year, TRUX expanded its product […]
Study Reports Spending on Digital Transformation
National – Today’s macro-economic disruption has failed to dampen digital transformation plans, with 52% of companies stating they will increase their spending on digital transformation, according to a global research study from IFS. While many people might assume that respondents concerned with the economy would pull back on technology spending, the reality is that investment […]
That’s the Way We Always Do It
by John Cannistraro I never thought the day would come when traffic patterns throttled back to 1970, and I’d be wishing for bumper to bumper again! The alarm clock doesn’t need to ring at 4:30 a.m. Wake-up is as automatic as the day is full of Teams chats, Zoom meetings, and webinars. The surprisingly smooth, […]
3D Laser Scanning and Social Distancing: The Best Time to Perform Essential Safety Inspection Services
by Paul Devlin What makes safety inspection services “essential” and what makes it an optimal time to perform these services? With the reboot of the economy, it’s safe to say, construction sites will operate differently than the one we have left. Social distancing is here to stay. With the Leica 3D scanners project, stakeholders have […]
Utilizing Technology with the End User in Mind
by Emily Langner In episode 24 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia talked with Daniel Stonecipher, senior director of innovation at PROCON, Inc., a design/build firm based in New Hampshire. Stonecipher is responsible for setting and overseeing the company’s overall innovation and technology initiatives. His primary role defines PROCON’s internal operational effectiveness and design/build capabilities […]
Technology Cures Concrete Challenge
East Setauket NY – Completed in December 2019, renovation work at the IRCCS Policlinico San Martino Hospital in Genoa, Italy, needed a seamless waterproofing solution to address various challenges. The Penetron System – based on a proprietary crystalline technology – allowed the contractor to complete the project on schedule. The hospital recently completed an internal […]
New Tool Enhances Contractor Productivity
Agawam, MA – OMG Roofing Products, a provider of induction-based fastening technology for commercial roofing applications, has introduced a new RhinoBond tool with OptiWeld technology, providing automatic calibration on membrane up to 80 mils. OMG’s exclusive OptiWeld technology optimizes the energy required to generate sound and consistent bonds with installed OMG RhinoBond Plates. Patrick O’Connor, […]
Tech Firm Awarded ITS 74 GIS Contract
Boston – LiRo Applied Technologies, a division of The LiRo Group, has been awarded a five year Commonwealth of Massachusetts Operational Services Division (OSD) ITS 74 GIS contract and the ITS 74 PROJSERV contract. LiRo was selected competitively based on evaluating the firm’s project experience, capacity, and references. LiRo has been doing business for over […]
