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How AI Is Helping Companies Redesign Processes
Shell uses AI-powered monitoring and inspection that used to be exclusively done in person by inspectors and maintenance technicians. They can focus on higher-value activities and perform more advanced verification on-site.
#contech #AI #aecbusiness
March 27, 2023 | AI
Onsite prefabrication for healthcare construction: It’s more than a process, it’s a partnership
Prefabrication can help project teams navigate an uncertain market. GBBN’s Mickey LeRoy explains the difference between onsite and offsite prefabrication methods for healthcare construction projects.
#contech #prefab #aecbusiness
March 27, 2023 | Industrialized construction
Travis Perkins launches BIM platform for SME housebuilders
WholeHouse generates designs, material schedules, detailed construction, and marketing materials needed to plan, cost and build projects at the click of a button.
#contech #BIM #aecbusiness
March 24, 2023 | Smart construction
Bjarke Ingels Has Designed the World’s First 3D-Printed Hotel
BIG is working with Icon and hotel proprietor Liz Lambert to create the world’s first 3D-printed hotel in Marfa, Texas.
#contech #3dprinting #aecbusiness
March 23, 2023 | Industrialized construction
What The New York Times got wrong about construction
What is holding the industry back from broader tech adoption and more collaboration?
#contech #aecbusiness
March 22, 2023 | Smart construction
Topcon Positioning Systems acquires Digital Construction Works
The acquisition brings on a venture originally formed out of collaboration between Topcon and Bentley Systems.
#contech #aecbusiness
March 22, 2023 | Smart construction
Mach9 launches new geospatial software platform aimed at infrastructure space
Mach9’s mapping product creates maps from reality capture data much more quickly than traditional solutions.
#contech #infrastructure #aecbusiness
March 22, 2023 | Smart construction
Hypar: text-to-BIM and beyond
Could a small software firm help users to sidestep much of the detail modelling and drawing production associated with BIM 1.0? Martyn Day reports on Hypar, a company looking to do exactly that.
#contech #BIM #aecbusiness
March 22, 2023 | Smart construction
Graphisoft’s Archicad Collaborate makes leading BIM technology more accessible through new subscription offering
With Archicad Collaborate, architects now have easy, affordable access to powerful BIM technology for design and cloud collaboration
#contech #BIM #aecbusiness
March 22, 2023 | Smart construction
Australia: Flatpack homes are being touted as the salve to affordable housing, but will it work?
Homes built off-site and trucked to the regions are being proposed as a quick solution to Queensland’s housing affordability issues, but some builders say the approach isn’t sustainable.
#contech #prefab #modular #aecbusiness
March 22, 2023 | Industrialized construction
The sky’s the limit: the latest in drone technology
There are new drones that can also fly indoors. And their utilization can be combined with 3D laser scanning to create a complete reality model of a construction site.
#contech #aecbusiness
March 20, 2023 | Smart construction
Father of BIM: ‘AI will one day be able to design a building for you’
Dr. Jonathan Ingram tells Neil Gerrard how AI and AR could revolutionize how construction professionals design and build buildings – and what needs to change before that happens.
#contech #AI #AR #aecbusiness
March 20, 2023 | AI
America’s biggest 3D printed house – yours for $500k
SQ4D says that while its competitors typically print only the walls (8-11% of the building), SQ4D prints more than 40% of the structure, including the footings, foundation slab, and interior and exterior walls on site.
#contech #3dprinting #robotics #aecbusiness
March 19, 2023 | Industrialized construction
German start-up oculai has raised €2.5 million to bring AI-based processes to the built environment
oculai is a digitalisation and AI solution for construction firms. Cameras provide a bird’s eye view of the construction site, logging all of the site’s processes.
#contech #aecbusiness
March 17, 2023 | Smart construction
Topcon Acquires Digital Construction Works
DCW connects the job site and the office with its software integration platform and services, allowing the use of construction data across multiple apps and software.
#contech #data #integration #aecbusiness
March 16, 2023 | Smart construction
Advanced Construction Robotics launches rebar installing robot
ACR’s new IronBOT can lift, carry and place rebar. It completed its inaugural project alongside the rebar-tying TyBOT in February on the Port St. Lucie West Boulevard Bridge in Port St. Lucie, FL.
#contech #robotics #aecbusiness
March 16, 2023 | Industrialized construction
Treble Technologies announces new sound simulation platform
The platform is aimed at architects and engineers, and allows for integration with previously built 3D models.
#contech #aecbusiness
March 15, 2023 | Smart construction
Tech survey reveals construction’s need for digital solutions
KHL’s second annual construction technology survey revealed that 65% of industry respondents placed technology high on their agenda, with over a third saying it was ‘very high’ on the agenda.
#contech #aecbusiness
March 14, 2023 | Smart construction
Autonomous construction equipment company Teleo signs up new customers and expands worldwide
Teleo, a company building autonomous technology for heavy construction equipment, has agreed deals with construction customers John Aarts Group, Teichert, and Tomahawk Construction for remote-operated wheel loaders, bulldozers, and dump trucks, respectively.
#contech #robotics #aecbusiness
March 14, 2023 | Industrialized construction
4 Digital Trends Driving Technician-First Field Service
Tech-first solutions that enhance productivity in the field can be a powerful step toward beating the labor shortage and establishing a competitive advantage
#contech #aecbusiness
March 14, 2023 | Smart construction