Category: Construction
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Do We Need Blockchain in Construction?
Blockchain technology claimed to have the potential to disrupt many aspects of how companies do business. And like other emerging technologies, I have been exploring its uses, benefits and assessing its potential opportunities in the construction industry. If like me, you have been wondering what it is and if its applications are limited to financial…
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WDBE Recording: Data Flow in the Construction Lifecycle
A recording of the live-streamed WDBE 2020 pre-event titled Data Flow in the Construction Lifecycle is now available. Antti Peltokorpi, Assistant Professor at Aalto University, gave an introductory presentation focused on recent research-based innovations and developments regarding digitalization in construction projects and operations. Port of Tallinn has been developing a fully digital port concept. D-terminal reconstruction is…
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Study: Construction Organizations with the Highest Levels of Trust Perform Twice as Well on Crucial Business Metrics
Autodesk, Inc., in partnership with management consulting firm FMI Corporation, released the results of an industry study. It shows that higher levels of trust within organizations and across project teams correlate with increased profit margins, employee retention and repeat business that can all add up to millions of dollars of profitability annually. The study, Trust…
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Digitalizing the Building Permit Process
In this podcast episode, Aarni speaks with Francesca Noardo and Rick Klooster who gave presentations at this year’s first WDBE pre-event which took place in Tallinn, Estonia. The event was about BIM-based Building Permit Process Automation. The WDBE pre-event took place on the 20th of February 2020 and was hosted by the Estonian Ministry of Economic…
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Eliminating Waste in Construction – An Interview with Turner Burton
I had the pleasure of interviewing Turner Burton, President of Hoar Construction. We discussed waste in construction and how his company is on a mission to eliminate it. Can you say a few words about yourself and your company? I grew up around construction and this company, hearing about the business from both my grandfather…
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WeBuild Construction Software – Covid-19 Support Package
Australian company, WeBuild Construction Software, released today details of a support package designed to help small and medium-sized businesses in the construction sector cope with the potential Covid-19 related slow down. Director and Co-founder, Jason Kamha, said: “We realise that many construction businesses will be impacted by shutdowns and time away from the office/jobsite. As…
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Bridging the Gap: Using Computational Design to Meet Today’s Infrastructure Demands
In the race to repair our failing infrastructure, BIM and computational design can help us build faster, better, and cheaper – Mac Little, Computational BIM Lead and Anton Dy Buncio, COO, VIATechnik The transportation infrastructure of the U.S. is approaching failure at an alarming rate – the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card issued by the American…
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Australia’s way to better plan, design and manage its cities
The last couple of weeks have been very significant for Digital Built Australia. On the 24th of February, Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello launched the New South Wales Spatial Digital Twin (NSW SDT). It’s a virtual 4D (3D + time) model of the Western Sydney area’s built and natural environment. The government has worked…
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Australia’s way to better plan, design and manage its cities
The last couple of weeks have been very significant for Digital Built Australia. On the 24th of February, Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello launched the New South Wales Spatial Digital Twin (NSW SDT). It’s a virtual 4D (3D + time) model of the Western Sydney area’s built and natural environment. The government has worked…
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10 Construction Robotics Companies – AEC Business
Here are 10 companies that develop robots for construction and are in commercial operation, in alphabetical order. The featured companies are Advanced Construction Robotics Branch Technology Built Robotics Construction Robotics Dusty Robotics FBR – Fastbricks Robotics Hyperion Robotics KEWAZO OKIBO Scaled Robotics Note: Check out our latest list with more construction robotics companies. Update your…