Tag: environment
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Cordapillar- A New Solution to a Safer Working Environment
A simple innovation is often all it takes to solve a nagging problem. Cordapillar deals with the predicament that is all too familiar to everyone: extension cords running loose on the floor, creating potentially hazardous conditions in the working environment. OSHA wants you to better protect your construction workers today. Cord protection is an essential part…
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The Changing Business Environment of Design in the Construction Industry
The Finnish Association of Consulting Firms (SKOL) organized its annual Consultants’ Day in April. The first presenter was the chairman of SKOL’s board, Markku Moilanen, of the Ramboll Group. His presentation addressed the changing business environment of design. “Big changes are taking place in our business environment. Oftentimes, when we’re talking about our business environment…
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Experimenting in the Built Environment – Interview with Marco Steinberg
Marco Steinberg is a consultant, architect, and former Associate Professor at the Harvard Design School. He’s also been the Strategic Design Director at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund. Currently, he has his own practice, Snowcone & Haystack. Marco writes on his homepage: “I believe we can solve the complex challenges that our governments, societies, and environment face. To do…
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Experimenting in the Built Environment – Interview with Marco Steinberg
Marco Steinberg is a consultant, architect, and former Associate Professor at the Harvard Design School. He’s also been the Strategic Design Director at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund. Currently, he has his own practice, Snowcone & Haystack. Marco writes on his homepage: “I believe we can solve the complex challenges that our governments, societies, and environment face. To do…
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Internet of Things for the Built Environment
There have been several predictions that by the year 2020, there will be approximately 4.4 billion digitally operated electronic devices on the earth, from a figure of 6 billion as of today. The rapid increase in the number of connected devices and the corresponding growth in available data have been referred to as “Internet of…
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Built Environment 2050 – Report Available
Built Environment 2050 – A Report on Our Digital Future urges the construction industry to challenge outdated ideas and create a compelling vision for the future where digital and physical interact. The report is a compilation of essays published by the UK-based BIM2050 group, an initiative formed via the Construction Industry Council. The report postulates that construction must become much more than…