Category: Bulletin
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Six Leaders Provide Insights to Optimize the Construction Industry
CEMEX Ventures shares the conclusions drawn from a recent roundtable in Paris, France, with six industry leaders to improve digitization and productivity in the construction industry. Specifically, CEOs and innovation and technology representatives of Bouygues Construction, Hilti, DPR Europe, FMI, Versatile Natures and CEMEX Ventures met recently to explore how to attract tangible benefits to…
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Thyssenkrupp Presents AI “alfred” to Manage Their Global Logistics Network
thyssenkrupp Materials Services relies on Microsoft for in-house solution development. AI is an essential component of the holistic digitalization strategy of the company. Customers benefit from individualized offers and more efficient processes. thyssenkrupp Materials Services continues to drive digital transformation: Since early 2019 an artificial intelligence solution (AI), supported by Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure, has…
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Thyssenkrupp Presents AI “alfred” to Manage Their Global Logistics Network
thyssenkrupp Materials Services relies on Microsoft for in-house solution development. AI is an essential component of the holistic digitalization strategy of the company. Customers benefit from individualized offers and more efficient processes. thyssenkrupp Materials Services continues to drive digital transformation: Since early 2019 an artificial intelligence solution (AI), supported by Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure, has…
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LetsBuild Sets Out to Solve Problems with On-site BIM Adoption
LetsBuild, recently formed by the merger of Belgian APROPLAN and Danish GenieBelt, will soon be launching an ambitious BIM product. LetsBuild wants to seamlessly link on-site activities and checks to the project’s BIM model. Just as importantly, the company is focusing on ensuring easy adoption by site teams. Most companies in the construction industry are…
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Forum Wood Building Nordic 2019
Forum Wood building Nordic 2019 will focus on the role of design in the future, veneer and massive wood construction, resource efficiency and sustainability, Nordic harmonization of regulations and guidelines. The event takes place in Helsinki on September 25-27, 2019. The conference brings together academics and practitioners to exchange experiences and learn from the forefront…
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Building with Artificial Intelligence – AEC Business
Artificial intelligence and machine learning help building designers, but also those who want to make construction sites safer. Here are my picks from recent construction-related AI news. Big construction companies are testing technology that could save lives A number of big construction companies are testing AI-aided computer vision that could save lives, and money, by…
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Seven Years of AEC Business
Aarni Heiskanen started the AEC Business blog in June 2012. Over the years, hundreds of experts in construction innovation and technology have shared their knowledge, views, and ideas in interviews. The award-winning blog has a global audience that’s growing constantly. The monthly AEC Business podcast was featured by iTunes as New and Noteworthy in the…
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Disruptors: The House the Robots Built
The article The House the Robots Built by Ben King in the BBC’s Disruptors series explains how the construction industry can use new technologies to improve productivity and quality. The video titled Why is building so slow and expensive? leads into the story. The post Disruptors: The House the Robots Built appeared first on AEC…
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Built Robotics and Mortenson Announce Partnership
Built Robotics and Mortenson have announced their partnership. The partnership is focused on earthmoving activities for renewables projects like wind and solar farms, which tend to be in remote areas, far from traditional workforce centers. “Our robotic equipment is able to shoulder some of the load by assisting with basic, repetitive tasks, freeing up human…
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AEC Business Newsletter 5/2019
Our May 2019 newsletter includes Aarni’s thoughts at a construction site, links to our posts in May, links to other popular posts we shared on social media, and a short list of interesting events. If you want the newsletter delivered straight to your inbox when it’s out, subscribe to it. The post AEC Business Newsletter…