Category: Bulletin
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German Contech Champion Sablono Raises EUR 5.3M Series A Investment
Sablono, a digital lean technology construction startup, has raised €5.3M Series A to accelerate international growth and execute on their first-to-market advantage to establish Sablono as the next-generation platform in AEC. The round was led by Bachmaier Invest GmbH, the investment company of industry veteran Thomas Bachmaier, who is the founder and shareholder of Thinkproject,…
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Real-Time Construction Site Management Webinar
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XYZ Reality and UCL to Help Transform Hospital Construction
London-based construction technology start-up XYZ Reality and UCL have received a government grant to develop XYZ Reality’s augmented reality solution into the construction of UK hospitals. The grant has been awarded by UKRI through an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). Founded in 2017, XYZ Reality developed Engineering-Grade Augmented Reality to tackle some of the…
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Buildots Releases AI-Powered Mobile Control Room for Construction Sites
Buildots, an AI construction tech start-up, announced the release of the first mobile “control room” to give project managers access to critical information on the go. Profit margins in construction are some of the lowest for any industry, averaging just 2.8%, according to a CE Performance Report. These tight margins leave companies with little room…
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Prescient Announces a $190 Million Strategic Investment
Prescient’s game-changing digital design-build platform is increasing returns on investments across the entire development, construction, and operating value chain. The platform provides an efficient, integrated, and transparent approach for advanced professionals who plan, design, and build multi-family housing and hospitality structures. Prescient announced it has closed a $190 million strategic investment and bonding support led…
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WDBE 2021 Call for Proposals Closing Soon
WDBE is now the “World of Digital Built Environment” – a continuous platform for our growing global community highlighting the brightest minds and digital solutions improving our urban future. WDBE writes: “We have opened a call for presentations that explain and discuss what kind of supersenses there are available now and what else is still…
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OpenBuilt Platform Accelerates Digitalization of the Construction Industry
IBM, Red Hat and Cobuilder have announced a global collaboration to co-develop OpenBuilt, a new platform designed to help securely connect fragmented construction industry supply chains. Built on Red Hat OpenShift and running on IBM Cloud, OpenBuilt will offer new digital solutions to help innovate and drive more efficient, sustainable, and safer construction projects. A cross-industry…
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Situational Awareness on Construction Sites with Spot
The Building 2030 consortium is doing cutting-edge research on situational awareness in construction. On March 16, 2021, it tested robotized reality capture indoors on Skanska’s Lippulaiva shopping center site in Espoo. Building 2030 had set up this test to examine the feasibility of robotized reality capture for real-time construction management. During the test run, the Boston Dynamics Spot robot carried a Trimble 3D…
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A Replay of WDBE is Now Available to Watch Online
World Summit on Digital Built Environment has published the video recordings of the virtual event for everyone to watch. The event originally used Epic Games technology to offer the attendees an interactive virtual experience. Watch the keynotes, workshops, partners sessions, and community sessions. The post A Replay of WDBE is Now Available to Watch Online…
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Communicating Construction – PR and Marketing for Contech
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