Tag: Business Development
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The Future of Construction Post Covid-19
Fabian Saverimuttu of Rackspace interviewed Aarni Heiskanen on the future of construction post Covid-19. Read the interview on LinkedIn. The post The Future of Construction Post Covid-19 appeared first on AEC Business. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Building 2030 Consortium Transforms the Finnish Construction Industry
Building 2030 is a Finnish consortium of 19 construction industry companies, led by Aalto University. The consortium has devised a vision for the industry and supports research projects in the field. The consortium published a video to summarize their accomplishments to date. Visit https://www.aalto.fi/en/building-2030 for more information. The post Building 2030 Consortium Transforms the Finnish…
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The Next AEC Hackathon Takes Place Online
AEC Hackathon online is a multi-week experience of online presentations, workshops, interviews, mentor hours, meetups, hackathon, and more. The event starts on July 6, 2020, and the winners will be announced on the 26th. Register at https://www.hackaec.com/. The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) Hackathon was created in 2013 to give those designing, building, and maintaining our…
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Redefining Sustainability Through Future-Proof Real Estate Investments
This WDBE Talks podcast episode is a prelude to the pitchfest, WWF Life EconomisE KIRA-challenge, that takes place on May 19, 2020, in Helsinki and online. It’s a WDBE 2020 Pre-event, in which WWF is partnering with KIRAHub and RAKLI to find cutting-edge solutions that can support institutional investors and real estate owners in future-proofing…
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Virtual AEC/RE Pitchathon to Assist Innovative Startups in Wake of COVID-19
Venture capital investment firm Shadow Ventures announced today a virtual AEC/RE Pitchathon that will connect a global community of investors, architects, engineers, contractors, and real estate professionals with 60-plus pre-seed to Series B startups offering groundbreaking innovation in their market segments. The first-ever, all-online event within the AEC/RE space will take place on June 2-3…
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The Unthinkable Has Happened. How Should Contractors Respond?
Any construction veteran expects the economy to contract and expand. However, the global pandemic presents contractors with a challenge unlike any in recent memory. Dr. John Killingsworth How should they respond in an environment of such uncertainty? For some perspective, I chatted with Dr. John Killingsworth, a construction management professor at Colorado State University who…
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The Second Edition of Cinema Build KSA 2020 Kicked Off
The second edition of Cinema Build KSA Forum kicked off on February 19, 2020, in Fairmont Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event was organized by Eyes of Cities in association with The Great Minds Group and supported by the Quality of Life Program, as one of the Saudi Vision 2030 realization programs. Building and developing the…
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Business, Tech, and Design Trends 2020 by Fjord
Every year, Fjord–Accenture Interactive’s design and innovation practice–crowdsources trends for the year ahead from its network of 1,200 people in 33 studios worldwide. The report looks at what’s ahead for the future of business, technology, and design. This is recommended reading for AEC leaders and developers who want to widen their horizons. The main message of…
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An Interview with Fred Mills of The B1M
Fred Mills, the Co-Founder of The B1M, gave a keynote presentation at InfraBIM Open 2020 in Tampere. I had the pleasure of interviewing him on the spot. The B1M is the world’s largest and most subscribed-to video channel for construction with over 11 million viewers each month. The post An Interview with Fred Mills of…
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Suffolk Expands Services Beyond Construction
Suffolk, one of the most innovative and successful contractors in the USA, unveiled a diversification strategy. It is focused on leveraging the company’s core competency of construction and expanding into additional service lines to create a fully-integrated platform that adds value for clients across the entire building lifecycle. As part of the strategy, Suffolk launched…