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McKinstry | May 20, 2022

AkitaBox and McKinstry announce their partnership on delivering facility condition assessments (FCAs). AkitaBox FCA software will give architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) firms and building owners/operators a tool for conducting data collection, reporting, and other aspects of a complete FCA. "A partnership with McKinstry, a leader in designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining high performance buildings, is exciting for AkitaBox, Their i...

Bird Construction | February 03, 2020

The CBC reports that leading Canadian general contractor Bird Construction was recently the victim of a cyber-attack and ransom demand from a group known as Maze. The hacker group claims to have stolen 60 gigabytes of data. Bird Construction was founded in 1920. Today it is a publicly-traded company with offices from coast-to-coast in Canada and annual revenue over $1.3 billion (2018). In addition to serving a wide range of institutional and commercial clients, Bird has undertaken multiple contr...

Construction

STRUCTURAL | January 04, 2022

Structural Preservation Systems, LLC (STRUCTURAL), the largest concrete repair and maintenance provider in the United States, has acquired Restruction Corporation's business. With offices located in Colorado, Arizona, and Utah, Restruction is a contracting company that specializes in concrete repair and structural strengthening. "Restruction will increase our capabilities, resources, and presence in the mountain west region of the United States,By adding Res...

The Digital Wise | January 14, 2020

There are many of us who may have come across the term that there is no better alternative to the preconstruction process. However, to understand this term better, we need to have a better understanding as to what preconstruction process is all about. That is what we will try and do over the next few lines. There is no denying the fact that not many people have the right understanding and meaning of the preconstruction phase, and that is what we will be looking at over the next few lines. Whethe...