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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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March 14, 2023 | Smart construction


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