Tag: Industrialized Construction
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Industrialized Construction News 7/2022 – AEC Business
The AEC Business newsletter’s Industrialized Construction edition in July featured the following news stories: The Pros and Cons of Offsite Construction – A French Research Study The study is titled The current use of industrialized construction techniques in France: Benefits, limits and future expectations. The authors are Emna Attouri, Zoubeir Lafhaj, Laure Ducoulombierb and Bruno Linéatte. Read…
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The New Book on Industry 4.0 for the Built Environment
Two editors of a new Springer book, Industry 4.0 for the Built Environment, are Aarni Heiskanen’s guests on the AEC Business podcast. Marzia Bolpagni, Head of BIM International at Mace, and Rui Gavina, Digital Practice Manager at VN2R, talk about the process of making the book, its content, and how Industry 4.0 can transform the…
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HKU Uses Blockchain for Modular Construction Quality Management
A team from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has developed a novel e-inspection system to monitor the manufacturing and delivery of student residence modules. It uses blockchain technology to store inspection records. “This e-inspection 2.0 system is a world’s first. It has set new standards and will serve as…
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Construction Robotics Today Course Launched
Construction Robotics Today is a self-paced, concise e-learning course for current and future construction practitioners. Are you worried about construction labor shortages in the near future? Are you all the time up to date on what’s happening in a construction project? Do you consider an industrialized model for your business? If any of those questions…
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Construction Robotics Today Course Launched
Construction Robotics Today is a self-paced, concise e-learning course for current and future construction practitioners. Are you worried about construction labor shortages in the near future? Are you all the time up to date on what’s happening in a construction project? Do you consider an industrialized model for your business? If any of those questions…
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Turnkey Transportable Factories for Home Construction
Cuby Technologies, Inc., a construction technology firm with headquarters in New York, is poised to change the way construction is done. Cuby has ambitions to build housing and other building types in days instead of years, using its proprietary, portable factories to accelerate construction. While there are many “assembly-line” style prefab and modular building manufacturers,…
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Industrialized Construction Pioneer Bryden Wood Opens Boston HQ
Global design company and industrialized construction pioneer is expanding its service delivery across numerous sectors in the USA and Canada. Tech-powered global design company, Bryden Wood, is strengthening its presence in the US by opening a new headquarters in Boston, MA, in the coming weeks. Bryden Wood board director Jaimie Johnston MBE, together with Phil…
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AEC Business to Launch Construction Robotics E-Learning Course
AEC-Business.com is going to launch an e-learning course, Construction Robotics Today, for business owners, decision-makers, tech leaders, and professionals interested in the topic. Sign up for updates on the course! What is the state of construction robotics today? How are companies already using robots? Should we start testing or investing in this technology? The course…
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NEXT Energy Technologies Delivers Solar Prototype Window Wall to Walters & Wolf
NEXT Energy Technologies, Inc. makes a proprietary transparent photovoltaic (PV) coating that transforms commercial windows into energy-producing solar panels. The company announced the demonstration of a PC Prototype Window Wall at the headquarters of its manufacturing and glazing partner Walters & Wolf in Fremont, CA. The wall is a collaboration between NEXT, Walters & Wolf,…
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New Business Models for Industrialized Construction
Daniel Hall is an Assistant Professor of Innovative and Industrial Construction at ETH Zurich. The theme of his research is to enhance governance, industrialization, circularity, and innovation in the construction industry through a transformation from fragmented project delivery methods to new organizational and informational models that integrate the complex supply chain. He holds a Doctor of…