The data center landscape in the U.S., particularly in New Jersey, is experiencing significant growth driven by the evolution of technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Yet there is still a good deal of uncertainty around how to meet this growing need.

Sometimes the tools we use shape us, as much as they do the task at hand. For the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry that’s perhaps a little truer than most; ironically so, given the persistent reputation for clinging to the old ways.

Environmental impacts of the construction sector are well known. Its estimated contribution of 40 percent of the global CO2 emissions annually is reported often.

Following a 20-week pilot program with Structure Tone, Otto Tech Systems will release their SmartLadder system to combat a leading cause of workplace accidents: falls from ladders.