Tag: infrastructure
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How to Build Climate Change-Resilient Infrastructure
Ohio University has released a guide titled, An Engineer’s Guide to Building Climate Change-Resilient Infrastructure. It was created for engineers, environmentalists, climate change communities, and construction organizations who are looking to share information about the importance of building cities that are able to fight growing climate threats. The guide itemizes the many aspects that you should…
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Bridging the Gap: Using Computational Design to Meet Today’s Infrastructure Demands
In the race to repair our failing infrastructure, BIM and computational design can help us build faster, better, and cheaper – Mac Little, Computational BIM Lead and Anton Dy Buncio, COO, VIATechnik The transportation infrastructure of the U.S. is approaching failure at an alarming rate – the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card issued by the American…
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An Infrastructure Construction VR Game
The InfraBIM Open 2020 conference featured top experts, case studies, and solutions for digitalized infrastructure construction. The exhibition area showcased the latest in digital solutions and technologies. FCG Finnish Consulting Group and Softability Oy had created a virtual reality game that I tried out. You navigate a ship through a lock on the Saimaa Canal…
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Taking Care of Infrastructure – Interview with Marilyn Grabowski
Marilyn Grabowski leads Atlantic Infrared with a mission to protect and improve infrastructure. In this interview, we discuss her professional background, the technologies that her team uses, and why more women should consider construction as a career. Marilyn Grabowski, known as “The Lady in Red”, and her team Atlantic Infra employees dubbed “The Red Crew” have been…
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Speeding up Infrastructure Projects with the Cloud
Infrakit, a cloud service developed by a Finnish startup company, is accelerating infrastructure projects both in Finland and, increasingly, abroad. Automatic transfer of information among parties involved in a project saves time, reduces paperwork, and facilitates the work of land surveyors. In addition to excavators, rock drills can now also be viewed on the map.…
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Echargie: How to Make Use of Existing Infrastructure for E-Mobility
All major car manufacturers are committed to making hybrids and 100 % electric vehicles (EVs). Consequently, a growing number of drivers will need sockets to charge their vehicles. Echargie solves this problem by turning any power socket into a smart charging station. “Last year, I hosted a group of German automotive manufacturers in Finland. We…
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Lessons Learned from Implementing Infrastructure BIM in Helsinki
Finland’s capital is currently experiencing a construction boom. Old industrial citadels are turning into residential areas with new commercial centers. Consequently, Helsinki needs to build new infrastructure. To improve the efficiency and quality of infrastructure construction, the city has started using BIM, and is now learning how to get the most value from it. Ville…
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The Latest and Greatest – How to Succeed in BIM for Transport Infrastructure Construction
Do you want to know how to successfully use BIM for infrastructure construction? InfraBIM Open Tampere invites clients, consultants, tech companies, and startups to learn from the best. The world’s first international two-day event starts on February 6, 2018, with a lineup of top-notch presenters and case studies. OpenBIM, the Nordic Way Many think that…
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Managing Infrastructure Projects with Infrakit – Interview with Teemu Kivimäki
Finland has been in the vanguard in adopting building information modeling (BIM) for infrastructure construction. In this interview I discuss with Teemu Kivimäki, CEO of DCS Finland, how Infrakit helps in projects that use BIM. Can you say a few words about the background of your company and how Infrakit came about? The background of…
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BIM Requirements for Infrastructure Released in Finland
Built infrastructure clients, consultants, contractors, and software developers assembled yesterday to celebrate a milestone in Finnish BIM history. The release of InfraBIM requirements took place at Dipoli in Otaniemi. The development of the guidelines has been a cross-disciplinary venture. The resulting documents are to be used as general technical references and modeling guidelines during procurement and…