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Deploying AR In Construction To Achieve Operational Excellence
Due to the ability of AR to provide real-time information, the construction industry will be able to improve safety, streamline operations and collaboration, increase productivity and boost project confidence.
#contech #AR #aecbusiness
August 17, 2022 | Extended reality
FlowForma process automation recognised as Top 10 Construction Tech Solution Provider
FlowForma provides a 100% no-code process automation tool, which enables developers to digitize processes faster than alternative tools, gain rapid adoption, and deliver ROI within 12 weeks.
#contech #automation #aecbusiness
August 17, 2022 | Smart construction
The net zero challenge: feeling is believing
Forget everything you thought you knew about building design if you want to achieve net zero, writes Susan Roaf.
#contech #netzero #aecbusiness
August 15, 2022 | Smart construction
MMC makes it harder to reuse materials, experts warn
National Federation of Demolition Contractors chief executive says modern materials are ‘nowhere near’ as reusable as those used in traditional construction.
#contech #modular #prefab #MMC #aecbusiness
August 15, 2022 | Industrialized construction
This Gates-Backed Startup Builds Modular Homes Out of Energy-Efficient Panels
Vantem Global has already helped construct a total of over 3 m square feet of living space in six different countries. It now has closed a Series A funding round co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
#contech #aecbusiness
August 11, 2022 | Industrialized construction
Modular Design and Construction Transform Building Processes
Dassault Systèmes’ 3D EXPERIENCE platform, a collaborative, cloud-based environment that enables data sharing, is aiding the modularization of numerous AEC projects. It can incorporate data from multiple sources and software providers.
#contech #aecbusiness
August 11, 2022 | Industrialized construction
Modular startup raises $38M, says it’s “the opposite of Katerra”
Assembly OSM compares method to Ikea-style construction. The startup has now raised more than $60 million.
#contech #aecbusiness
August 11, 2022 | Industrialized construction
Connected Construction: How to Chart a Digital Course for Success
In some regards, small contractors stand to benefit more than anyone from implementing project management, business management, or other construction technology tools.
#contech #aecbusiness
August 11, 2022 | Smart construction
Digital construction: Is it the industry’s wonderland?
The “not just yet; we must focus on delivering our projects first” thinking slows down the digitalization of the construction industry.
#contech #aecbusiness
August 9, 2022 | Smart construction
How augmented reality is revolutionizing data center construction
David Mitchell, XYZ Reality on construction technology: “Designed to make life easier, invariably they made it more difficult. Getting the technology right is no easy feat, and its development needs to be approached with a sector-first attitude.”
#contech #aecbusiness
August 9, 2022 | Extended reality
5 Ways Big Data Improves the Way Your Construction Company Operates
Software Advice has outlined five ways big data can improve the way a construction company operates.
#bigdata #AI #contech #aecbusiness
August 9, 2022 | AI, Smart construction
Siemens Launches Building X Open AI-enabled Suite for Net Zero Buildings
Siemens Building Technology division has released Building X, which integrates a suite of applications that makes all your building data accessible from a single interface.
#contech #aecbusiness
August 5, 2022 | AI
Adding More Data Isn’t the Only Way to Improve AI
Connecting data-driven AI with other scientific or human inputs about the application’s domain is a way to avoid mishaps and increase efficiency in machine learning.
#contech #aecbusiness
August 5, 2022 | AI
Driverless and Smart Vehicles Are Coming to the Construction Industry
Smart construction equipment is on the horizon, but is the industry ready for it? Tools are evolving, from AI-powered driverless construction equipment to intuitive IoT sensor technology. It remains to be seen whether or not the sector is prepared to adapt to these major changes.
#contech #aecbusiness
August 5, 2022 | AI
ITP Media Group presents BIM & DIGITAL TWINS MIDDLE EAST 2022 and SMART CONSTRUCTION 2022
The 4th annual BIM & DIGITAL TWINS MIDDLE EAST 2022 is the region’s leading event for Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Digital Twins, organized in partnership with Event Partners buildingSMART UAE, Dubai Municipality, Land Department, and buildingSMART International.
#contech #smartconstruction #event #aecbusiness
August 5, 2022 | Smart construction
Finnish AI Region drives digital growth in small businesses
Helsinki-based SMEs are being offered support and resources to help them get the best out of artificial intelligence technology to improve their operations and create services to sell
#contech #ai #finland #aecbusiness
August 5, 2022 | AI
Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy backs Terabase’s robot-built solar farms
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate-focused VC firm linked to some of Earth’s wealthiest individuals, has joined a $44 million bet on solar startup Terabase Energy. Terabase aims to rapidly build new solar farms “at the terawatt scale.”
#contech #robotics #aecbusiness
August 5, 2022 | Industrialized construction
How can factory-built homes cut carbon?
Modular construction is playing a vital role in the construction sector’s battle to cut carbon emissions with factory-built homes, says Nick Hillard, ESG lead at Tide Construction.
#contech #modular #aecbusiness
August 5, 2022 | Industrialized construction
Innovating the construction industry through modules
Samsung C&T Engineering and Construction Group recently completed its first modular building project that is also its first “smart turnkey” project.
#contech #modular #prefab #aecbusiness
August 5, 2022 | Industrialized construction
Causeway launches ‘world’s first’ design engineering platform
Causeway Live Design is a cloud-licensed platform that provides seamless integration across all aspects of site infrastructure design, graphical ground modelling, roads and drainage design including hydraulic analysis and 2D overland flow, vehicle swept path analysis, road marking and traffic sign design.
#contech #infrastructure #aecbusiness
August 5, 2022 | Smart construction