Category: Construction
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New and Noteworthy in AEC Tech in 2021
In this last AEC Business Podcast episode of 2021, Paul Wilkinson and Aarni Heiskanen discuss the AEC technology news and phenomena that they found interesting this year. Paul and Aarni started collaborating in 2020. They host AEC TechTV and organized two AEC TECH Webinars with WDBE this year. Both Aarni and Paul blog about AEC…
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Smart Collaboration on Infrastructure Projects – An Interview with Joe Giegerich
I had the pleasure of interviewing Joe Giegerich, founder and CEO of ProjectReady. We discussed why and how the construction sector should start using an integrated data environment on large infrastructure projects. You can listen to the interview on the AEC Business Podcast. The USA, Japan, China, and the EU are among the economies that…
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Zepth and Spot for Construction Management – An Interview with Prasoon Shrivastava
I had the pleasure of discussing the latest technology in construction management, robotics, with Prasoon Shrivastava, CEO of Zepth. The company has partnered with Boston Dynamics and uses Spot, the robot, for data collection on construction sites. “The construction industry is going through rapid digital transformation, especially post-pandemic, and there are studies that indicate that…
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Zepth and Spot for Construction Management – An Interview with Prasoon Shrivastava
I had the pleasure of discussing the latest technology in construction management, robotics, with Prasoon Shrivastava, CEO of Zepth. The company has partnered with Boston Dynamics and uses Spot, the robot, for data collection on construction sites. “The construction industry is going through rapid digital transformation, especially post-pandemic, and there are studies that indicate that…
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The Digital Roads of the Future Initiative
Dr. Ioannis Brilakis, Laing O’Rourke Reader in Construction Engineering at University of Cambridge (UK) presents at the WDBE Community Session titled “How can supersensing improve infrastructure construction” on September 22, 2021. The session hosts were Aarni Heiskanen (https://aec-business.com) and Paul Wilkinson (http://extranetevolution.com). The session program is at https://kirahub.org/en/wdbe/community-session-supersensing-for-infrastructure-construction/ The post The Digital Roads of the…
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Snaptrude, an Intelligent Online Building Design Tool
Aarni Heiskanen’s guest is Altaf Ganihar, CEO of Snaptrude. He talks about the background of Snaptrude and gives a quick demo showing the capabilities of the online design tool. To learn more, visit https://www.snaptrude.com. The demo begins at 6:05. The post Snaptrude, an Intelligent Online Building Design Tool appeared first on AEC Business. View the…
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What Metrics Tell About the Project Performance of the Finnish Construction Sector
In many international comparisons, Finland’s construction sector comes out as reputable. In terms of job site safety and prevention of unreported employment, Finland shines. However, there’s still room for improvement in other business areas, as a new study shows. In 2020, Aalto University revealed exciting data on the project performance of Finnish construction companies. Eelon…
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The Elephant in the Circus
All of us construction professionals are elbow fighting to get tickets to the biggest and most spectacular show ever been staged that has been touring around the construction industry world. THE DIGITAL TWIN CIRCUS Who knew that I would have unintentionally bought myself a front-row seat to this promising jaw-dropping sensational show precisely three years…
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The Winners of the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced the winners of the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program recognizes the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Sixteen independent jury panels selected the 57 finalists from nearly 300 nominations submitted by more than 230 organizations…
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Top 50 Construction Technology Startups in 2021 by Cemex Ventures
CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s Corporate Venture Capital and Open Innovation unit, released today its yearly TOP50 ConTech Startups list. The selection features 2021’s top 50 solutions from the construction technology ecosystem from around the world and the most promising for 2022. Investment in the ConTech environment reached record levels this year, with over $4.5 billion USD…