Category: Construction
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CEMEX Ventures on Their Bet on Startups and the Fourth Edition of Construction Startup Competition
With Construction Startup Competition 2020, CEMEX Ventures exposes the need to find solutions to the industry’s most pressing challenges, promoting startups and the integration of new business models. CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX´s open innovation arm and Corporate Venture Capital has one goal: to foster the construction revolution. This implies promoting innovation, the use of new technologies…
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Data Gumbo and PrairieDog Venture Partners Collaborate to Deliver Blockchain-based Smart Contracts
Data Gumbo, the trusted transactional blockchain network for tomorrow’s industrial leaders, announced a partnership with PrairieDog Venture Partners (PDVP), the technology and development arm of the Operating System 2.0 (OS2) research project co-led by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), dedicated to the creation and advancement a new business model for construction. Together, Data Gumbo and…
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Webinar: Digital Situational Awareness in Construction
The Digital Situational Awareness in Construction webinar and interactive workshop event briefs you on the latest developments in digital construction and features first-hand experiences from the field. This is an official pre-event of the World Summit on Digital Built Environment WDBE 2020. The focus of this event is situational awareness; what it is, why it’s…
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From 3D Printing to 3D Value Networks – An Interview with Janne Kyttanen
What’s the future of 3D printing in construction? I discussed this and other related topics with 3D visionary Janne Kyttanen in this podcast episode. Kyttanen, the CEO of What the Future Venture Capital, is a Finnish conceptual artist and designer who is best known for his work in design for 3D printing. He is the…
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DataStreet Announces an Integration with PlanGrid
Today DataStreet is announcing an integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud’s field collaboration solution PlanGrid. DataStreet provides project management software for subcontractors. The integration will allow for DataStreet users to link PlanGrid Tasks to their Time and Material (“T&M”) tags and Fixed Price Change Orders, saving customers time on tedious documentation processes and simplifying activity reports to ensure they are paid on time. This integration enables seamless data…
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Five Industry Leaders Launch 2020 Construction Startup Competition
CEMEX Ventures, Ferrovial, Hilti, VINCI Group’s Leonard, and NOVA by Saint-Gobain launch the 2020 Construction Startup Competition, seeking entrepreneurs and startups to drive innovation in the construction industry. The call will be open to participants from around the world from May 19 through July 26. CEMEX’s Corporate Venture Capital Unit, announced today the launch of…
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Five Industry Leaders Launch 2020 Construction Startup Competition
CEMEX Ventures, Ferrovial, Hilti, VINCI Group’s Leonard, and NOVA by Saint-Gobain launch the 2020 Construction Startup Competition, seeking entrepreneurs and startups to drive innovation in the construction industry. The call will be open to participants from around the world from May 19 through July 26. CEMEX’s Corporate Venture Capital Unit, announced today the launch of…
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How Solibri Is Continually Guiding Its Customers to BIM Success
Solibri is a trailblazer in the automated checking of building information models and it has been a leader in this field for many years. I had the pleasure of discussing with CEO Ville Kyytsönen how the company is expanding its offering and future-proofing its customers’ success. “When I learned that Solibri was looking for a…
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Solibri Transforms Building Permitting with Its Intelligent Code Checking
Building authorities around the world are looking for ways to transform the permitting process, to use building information models (BIMs) instead of 2D drawings. I sat down with Wafa Alsakini to discuss how Solibri is making that possible, and what new opportunities Solibri is offering to its customers across the globe. Building information modeling is…
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Tietoa Launches an Online Platform for the Review Process for Architectural Competitions
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