Tag: Construction
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Developing New BIM Norms for Building Construction – Videos
BuildingSMART Finland has supplemented open building information modeling (BIM) guidelines in a project that is a part of the national KIRA-digi program. The project has published its first version of the new norms. Here are short video versions of my interviews with Tomi Henttinen and Tero Järvinen. They explain why the open IFC classification required an update and…
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Digitalizing the Construction Site – Interview with Tenderfield’s Jason Kamha
Here’s my interview with Jason Kamha, Director at Tenderfield, an Australian construction software company. Can you say a few words about yourself and your company? Tenderfield is based in Sydney, Australia and was established in 2014. We provide a software-as-a-service (SAAS) platform that enables construction firms to collaborate on large construction projects throughout the tendering…
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Construction Robotics – Videos – AEC Business
The market for construction robotics is still in its infancy. That’s mainly because a large portion of the work takes place on-site, not in controlled industrial environments. The following videos demonstrate the possibilities of today’s construction robotics and offer a glimpse into tomorrow. Fastbrick Robotics: Hadrian X Digital Construction System Fastbrick Robotics develops an on-site…
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How Drones are Speeding Up Construction
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are being used in many industries, e.g. agriculture, construction, mining, oil & gas, mapping, and surveying. In construction, drones have proven to be quite disruptive, offering huge productivity increases. Gartner’s famous Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2016, positioned drones as just entering the Peak of Inflated Expectations. Gartner claims…
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Mobile Construction Field Management – Interview with Miikka Viljanen of Consight
In this interview with Miikka Viljanen, CEO of Consight, we discuss the company’s solution for mobile construction field management. How did your company come about? Miikka Viljanen Consight was founded in late 2013. The founder, Niilo Kemppainen (M.Sc. Construction Management), had the idea for a mobile app specifically designed for construction project management. As a…
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Automating Construction Processes by Making BIMs Machine-Readable
Process digitalization and automation is an essential strategy in improving construction productivity. A Finnish fast-track standardization project is paving the way to automation by making open building information models (BIMs) machine-readable. buildingSMART Finland is a collaboration forum that disseminates information on BIMs and helps its members implement BIMs. Standardization is at the core of buildingSMART…
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The Agile Construction Company – Interview with Pirita Vainio of NCC Group
I had the pleasure of meeting with Pirita Vainio, Head of Digital and Innovation at NCC Group. In this podcast interview, we discuss how a newcomer to the industry brought agile practices into a construction company. NCC Group is actively exploring agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban. What is agile? Agile is the term…
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Robotic Timber Fabrication – Videos
These videos demonstrate today’s possibilities of robotic timber fabrication. A multi-functional portal robot for automated assembly and processing of timber constructions ROB Technologies The WoodFlex 56 is a portal robot equipped with a tool changing system. The robot can handle large timber boards, shoot nails, and cut and mill wood. It is used for making…
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Predicting Our Future with Andrew Weinreich
In this podcast episode, my guest is Andrew Weinreich. We talk about the future of homebuilding against the backdrop of Andrew’s new podcast Predicting Our Future. Is construction ripe for disruption? Andrew believes that homebuilding is much closer to a tipping point than ever before. In this interview, he explains why. “In the United States,…
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Will On-Site Robotics Become Feasible in Construction?
Over the last few years we’ve seen concepts and pilot projects for construction site robotics. Peter Novikov, Enrico Dini, Wolf D. Prix, and others have shown what on-site robotics can already accomplish. There are still hurdles to overcome, but the convergence of several technologies is making the automated construction site look attainable. Professor Thomas Bock,…