Tag: deliver
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How construction can deliver innovation faster
2022 to present – Leeds Beckett University: Head of engineering; Professor of construction management and innovation, 2017 to present2010-20 Director of CIB MENA2016-18 Research and innovation adviser, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry2004-16 Professor of project management and innovation, The British University in Dubai2008-10 Director of research and Innovation, Abu Dhabi International Centre for…
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Does Your Project Deliver the Expected Value?
“People come together on AEC projects as strangers. Too often leave as enemies.” That’s a quote from Sutter Health‘s lean project delivery manifesto. Imagine a project in which the owner expected financial predictability and reliability in project execution, but the project cost more than planned. The users were not happy either; they felt the facilities…
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Sloan Helping Michigan Schools Deliver Clean Drinking Water
Sloan, the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems, is supporting schools across the state of Michigan as they work to meet Michigan Filter First Legislation compliance in order to protect children statewide from exposure to lead in drinking water. Local Sloan representatives across the state are assisting schools as they decide which filtered Sloan DropSpot™…
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Industry experts deliver careers advice in West Yorkshire
Enhance Your Career, which is now in its second year, included participation from the Association for Project Management, the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) and the Institute of Leadership (InstL), as well as industry partners Elexion, Gleeds, Hawkswell Kilvington, Michael Dyson Associates, Morgan Sindall, Promoting Construction…
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Almer and TeamViewer Partner Up to Deliver User-Friendly Industrial AR
In an exciting development for augmented reality and remote support, TeamViewer has announced a strategic partnership with the Swiss AR startup Almer. This collaboration marks a significant shift in TeamViewer’s direction, closely following Apple’s foray into the AR market with their upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset. Almer’s latest innovation, the Almer Arc 2 headset, is…
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Designing the Process to Deliver Zero-Carbon Construction – Computational Design in Practice
Computational Design is generating increasing interest in the construction industry as well as a certain amount of confusion. It is not parametric design; instead it takes parametric design to the next level. It is a set of methods that will define how we design structures over the next decades. With Computational Design, you don’t design…
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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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Microsoft Urges the Construction Industry to Deliver Lifecycle Value
Digitalization is changing the way that we operate and use buildings. Salla Palos is directing Microsoft towards a future that inspires innovative changes in both the mindset and the business models of AECO industry stakeholders. Salla Palos moved from Finland to the United States in July 2015 and settled down in Seattle, one of the…
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AI Helps Deliver Better Concrete More Efficiently
The construction industry uses 13 billion cubic meters of ready-mix concrete every year. The logistics and quality assurance of this concrete depend on legacy technologies that are no longer sufficient for today’s needs. To address this, Caidio is introducing AI-based solutions to help the supply chain deliver better quality concrete more efficiently. The Challenges of…