Tag: Innovation
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Construction Innovation News from the North
Many of you know Nokia and Rovio, the creator of Angry Birds. Are you aware that Finland also has innovative companies in the construction industry? A one-hour roof Two Finnish companies, Koskisen Oy and Brand Building Oy, have developed a patent-pending roofing system (Vetokatto) that takes under an hour to install. The roof is prefabricated…
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Transforming an Unispiring Office Campus into an Innovation Village
SRV, a Finnish building contractor, hosted an interesting seminar on the future of offices and workplaces in Helsinki on June 2, 2015. In this podcast episode, you can hear the presentation by Mikko Kauppinen, Finance Director and Health Innovation Village Project Leader at GE Healthcare. Mikko tells a story of an uninspiring office campus that GE Healthcare…
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Construction Innovation in the Headlines
Here are my latest picks on construction innovation news. ORBA Convention: Construction firms must embrace a culture of innovation to keep up Gregg Shoppman, principal at FMI Corp., and Bridgit co-founder Lauren Hasegawa, spoke at the recent Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) 88th Annual Convention in Toronto. Shoppman pointed out that, on a macro level, the…
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Gamestorming – Bring Structure to Innovation
In this episode of the AEC Business Podcast Dave Gray, founder of XPLANE and co-founder of Boardthing, talks about innovation, design, and collaboration. The title of the presentation is Gamestorming. Dave gave this inspirational presentation in our Webinar in 2011. Dave helps large organizations solve complex problems related to culture, innovation and change. He uses structured…
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Success in Innovation Requires Both Leadership and Management
I had the pleasure of interviewing management consultant Markku Vesa on his PhD thesis Innovation Management in the Construction Products Industry. Markku has a 40-year-long history in the industry in Finland, which makes this thesis very personal and insightful. He used a qualitative research methodology, strongly relying on theme interviews. What is the problem with…
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See and Be Seen on the Construction Site with This Innovation
Construction often takes place in poorly lit environments. Workers use reflective gear to be seen, and site lighting and camping head lights to see. Until recently, we have not seen many innovations in this field. I got my hands on ILLUMAGEAR’s patented The Halo Light™, which is certainly something new in the area of personal…