Category: operations and maintenance
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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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Esri UK and Tetra Tech Provide One-Stop Solution for Indoor Mapping
Esri UK today announced a new partnership with Tetra Tech to offer customers an end-to-end solution for indoor mapping, designed to capitalize on an increasing demand for indoor mapping for facilities management, at large offices, campuses, or hospitals. Offering the complete workflow, global consulting and engineering services company Tetra Tech will provide the necessary 3D…
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Do you speak my language? – Programming for the AEC Industry
At VIATechnik, we are constantly exploring and analyzing different programming languages to identify which tools align best with project goals. Here’s what we’ve learned. As digital technologies become more pervasive in the design and construction space, the industry is no longer an exclusive domain to architects, engineers, and contractors. Many processes related to building design and construction increasingly depend…
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The Digital Building Lifecycle
What value does the digital building lifecycle create for owners, users, and the whole supply chain in the AECO industry? Salla Eckhardt, Director of Transformation Services at Microsoft, has written a series of articles on the topic. She writes: “The digital age is bringing a better way—and at the Microsoft real estate group we believe…
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House of Digital Twins – AEC Business
As a vocal and passionate advocate for the adoption of Digital Twins for our built assets, I keep finding myself standing in, what feels like, the middle of a house of cards, observing its always rocky structure in constant danger of collapse. A wobbly system threatened by the tremors stressed by one of the most…
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AEC TechTV – Episode 1
The first episode of AEC TechTV is hosted by Aarni Heiskanen and Paul Wilkinson. The Program 01:07 Immersive collaborative VR in AEC / Aarni Heiskanen 06:07 Good data for the public good / Paul Wilkinson 12:30 BIM and FM / Karl Fitzpatrick, Auckland Airport 18:40 The AEC Hackathon Online / Damon Hernandez, the AEC Hackathon…
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WDBE 2020 to Redefine the Virtual Summit Experience Using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine Technology
Though we may be socially distant, we can find new ways to connect in these challenging times. COVID-19 gave the World Summit on Digital Built Environment, WDBE, a reason to redefine itself and share a new virtual event experience. Taking place on September 29-30, Virtual WDBE 2020 will use a combination of Unreal Engine and…
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KONE is Shaking Up the Industry with BIM
KONE supplies elevators, escalators, autowalks and maintenance and modernization solutions. I sat down with Kenneth Flannigan to discuss how BIM is changing KONE and what it means to the industry. Ken Flannigan KONE operates in over 60 countries, has around 1.3 million units in service, and moves over one billion people per day. The company’s…
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A Vision and Strategy for the Adoption of Open International Standards
The final report of RASTI is now available in English. The project outlined a national vision and strategy for the adoption of open international standards in the real estate and construction industries. The Finnish version includes several appendices. One of the frameworks that RASTI devised was a built environment life-cycle process map. It is derived…
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Construction Blockchain Consortium: Symposium Presentations
CBC International Symposium took place in Paris, France, on June 6-7, 2019. The presentations are now available online. Here is a selection of the topics discussed: What Are The ‘Breakthrough’ Use Cases? Practical Applications For Blockchain In Construction Change Management In Complex Infrastructure Projects Blockchain And Contracts Blockchain For Facilities Management And Operations Leveraging Distributed…