Tag: news
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Onyx Creative News Managing Architect Atlanta
Please help us give a warm welcome to our newest team member, Charles Killebrew! Charles is joining our Onyx Creative team in Atlanta, Georgia as the Managing Architect. With more than thirty years of experience in architecture and building consulting—most recently overseeing operations and strategy—he brings a wealth of knowledge to our firm. Charles has…
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Awaab’s Law coming into force is good news – but it doesn’t go far enough
The second phase will be rolled out in 2026, when Awaab’s Law will be expanded to address all category 1 hazards in the housing health and safety rating system (HHSRS), which go beyond just mould and damp issues. This includes hazards such as excess cold and heat, falls, structural collapse, fire, electrical, explosions and hygiene.…
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Building with Inflatable Concrete Formwork and Other News
Here are our industrialized construction updates from February 2023. Automatic Construction, an NYC startup, was one of eight 2022 Construction Startup Competition winners. Alex Bell, the co-founder, presented the company’s concrete building solution at the competition’s Pitchday in October 2022. Bell’s and Tyler Robins’s company produces inflatable concrete formwork in a factory and transports it to the building…
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The Numbers Behind Inefficient Construction Practices and Other News
Here are our smart construction updates from February 2023. Buildots just published a report analyzing quantitative data from 64 global construction projects and identifying common inefficiencies in current construction processes. The data came from Buildots’ datasets. Here’s a snapshot of the indicators: Area Utilization: 46% This is the percentage of available areas that are worked…
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Construction AI News 8/2022 – AEC Business
Here are picks from the AI issue of the AEC Business newsletter in August 2022. Subscribe! Artificial intelligence can now make convincing images of buildings. Is that a good thing? “In less than a month of using AI, I have created 11,515 images,” writes Kory Bieg. “I have no doubt that this will be a…
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Industrialized Construction News 8/2022 – AEC Business
Here are picks from the August 2002 Industrialized Construction issue of the AEC Business Newsletter. Subscribe! 5-Million-Pound Bridge Moved Slowly Into Place in Detroit (Video) A new 5-million-pound bridge that will be the first of its kind in Michigan has been moved into place over the I-94 freeway in Detroit, thanks to special machinery known…
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Smart Construction News 8/2022 – AEC Business
Here are the topics covered in the August 2022 Smart Construction issue of the AEC Business Newsletter. Keep tabs on AEC innovation and tech news, and subscribe! Breaking down the 6 principles of Lean construction This article breaks down the six core lean construction principles and explores how to implement them in your organization. Read…
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Artificial Intelligence Technology News 7/2022
Here are the topics covered in the July 2022 AI issue of the AEC Business Newsletter. Subscribe! Six things to know about AI If you’re worried that AI might put you out of a job, read Phil Bernstein’s July 2022 article in the RIBA Journal. He has some reassurance and realism to put your mind…
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Extended Reality News 7/2022 – AEC Business
Here are the July 2022 topics covered in the Extended Reality issue of the AEC Business newsletter. Subscribe! Lori Hufford of Bentley Systems: The intersection of digital twins, the metaverse, and the physical world is an ideal place to invest, allowing global teams to collaborate and solve complex infrastructure problems. Read more A digital partner…
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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…