Tag: Industrialized Construction
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From BIM to Site: A Digital Chain for Takt Production
How do you measure the performance of a takt construction project? That was one of the research themes presented at the Building 2030 summer seminar in Espoo, Finland. The Finnish Building 2030 consortium held its summer seminar last Thursday and Friday. The event was the culmination of Building 2030 Week, which my company had helped…
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Making Volumetric Modular Construction Work
Is volumetric modular construction on the verge of a breakthrough, or will it remain experimental or occasional, as it has so far in many countries? Finnish contractors have used concrete prefabricated building frames regularly since the 1960s. Now, we’re seeing growing interest in volumetric modular construction, especially for certain types of spaces. My early experiences…
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BuiltWorlds Unveils 2025 Construction Robotics Top 50 -copy
BuiltWorlds has just released its 2025 Robotics Top 50, an annual roundup of the most impactful robotics companies shaping the future of construction. The list, now in its sixth year, segments the field more precisely than ever, covering three key domains: Onsite Robotics, Offsite Robotics, and Automated Machinery & Related Solutions. The report reflects a…
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BuiltWorlds Unveils 2025 Construction Robotics Top 50
BuiltWorlds has just released its 2025 Robotics Top 50, an annual roundup of the most impactful robotics companies shaping the future of construction. The list, now in its sixth year, segments the field more precisely than ever, covering three key domains: Onsite Robotics, Offsite Robotics, and Automated Machinery & Related Solutions. The report reflects a…
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BuiltWorlds Unveils 2025 Construction Robotics Top 50
BuiltWorlds has just released its 2025 Robotics Top 50, an annual roundup of the most impactful robotics companies shaping the future of construction. The list, now in its sixth year, segments the field more precisely than ever, covering three key domains: Onsite Robotics, Offsite Robotics, and Automated Machinery & Related Solutions. The report reflects a…
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Building a Successful AEC PoC
“Can a robot navigate on a construction site and collect information for situational awareness?” “Does a construction process ontology help combine information from multiple sources to support construction management?” “Can a digital twin platform serve for visualizing 3D zoning data?” These are some of the questions our clients have answered through Proofs of Concept (PoCs).…
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NXT BLD Showcases the Future of AEC Tech
The 2025 NXT BLD and NXT DEV conferences gathered a large international crowd of construction technology enthusiasts and developers in London’s Westminster on June 11 and 12. It was exciting to meet many of the industry’s leading innovators and see where AEC tech is headed. BIM 2.0 in the limelight If I summarize the events…
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From BIM to Building: Finland’s Push to Digitalize the Construction Supply Chain
The way the construction industry manages product data throughout a project’s lifecycle is far from lean. The process involves manual re-entry at each step and repeated quantity takeoffs using the same data by designers, contractors, and manufacturers. We could prevent this costly and unnecessary work by systematically managing product data. At the May 20 Round…
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Two Paths to Industrialized Construction: Lessons from China
Chinese construction has been in the headlines for record-breaking speed: a 10-story residential building erected in 28 hours and 45 minutes, or a 57-story skyscraper built in 19 working days. These projects rely on meticulous planning, extreme prefabrication, and clockwork execution. Besides those unique showcase projects, I wanted to learn how Chinese AEC firms are…
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Nordic Façade Forum Helsinki 2025
World-Class Experts Gather in Finland to Shape the Future of Façade Design The Nordic Façade Forum, a premier one-day seminar dedicated to the future of façade construction, will bring together the world’s most experienced experts in Helsinki on June 9, 2025. This exclusive event will explore the latest advancements in sustainability, design, material innovation, energy…