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Construction 3D Printing and Robotics News
The Industrialized Construction edition of the AEC Business Newsletter in February 2022 covered the latest industry news: A great video channel about construction 3D printing AI-powered estimating for mechanical and electrical sub-contractors Construction robotics companies in 2022 Other news Read the newsletter and subscribe. The post Construction 3D Printing and Robotics News appeared first on…
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7 Days of Construction Tech News – Week 49
Here are our picks from the latest construction technology news. “We always ask our people: ‘what are the problems in the construction industry?’. It’s always been done the same way for many years,” says Jeff Condello, President & CEO of RANDALL Construction. The company is cementing its position as the leading self-perform in Florida by…
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7 Days of News – Week 47
Here are our picks from the most recent construction technology news. The top concern of the 666 contractors surveyed for the 2020 FMI Industry Report was jobsite safety, although only 54% said they turned to technology to maintain it. Furthermore, 70% of the respondents said they don’t have a technology roadmap. What hampers productivity in…
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7 Days of News – Week 46
Here are our picks from the recent construction technology news. Is 3D printing in construction more than overhyped promises and underwhelming deliveries, asks Andrew Wheeler. Read his summary of the latest developments in this technology. 3D printed buildings could strip out as much as half the cost of building a home, Jason Ballard’s startup, Icon,…
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7 Days of News – Week 45
Here are our picks from the latest construction technology news. “You look at 5G wireless, artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), these are going to be three key technologies for your industry,” Michael Hainsworth, executive producer of Futurithmic and co-host of the Geeks & Beats podcast, told the audience at a talk billed Future Forward:…
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7 Days of News – Week 44
A ‘Tsunami of solutions’ conference, ‘Wall-as-a-service’ robotics, a roadmap to improve recycling throughout the US, and more in this week’s AEC tech headlines. Cooper Carry recently secured a Radical innovation Award (2019) for their modular hotel design. This deploys modular construction techniques to build ‘pop up’ hotels in interstitial spaces between buildings and allow them…
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7 Days of News – Week 43
Cooper Carry recently secured a Radical innovation Award (2019) for their modular hotel design. This deploys modular construction techniques to build ‘pop up’ hotels in interstitial spaces between buildings and allow them to ‘collapse’ once completed – unlocking new opportunities in crowded urban areas. The UK-based Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) have raised $5.2m to commercialize…
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Construction Technolgy News Week 42
Here are our picks from construction technology newsfeeds from the last 7 days. 21 European companies have formed a consortium to “take multi-story timber mainstream”. The group has secured €10m in EU funding and plans to spend the next four years developing standards, documenting social and environmental benefits, and addressing the estimated need for 1.6m…
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Picks from Construction IoT News
Internet of Things is a rapidly expanding technology that will have a fundamental impact on the built environment. Here are picks from articles in April/May 2019 representing the many aspects of IoT applications. IoT for Commercial Buildings: From Cost Reduction to Enhanced User Experience David H. Deans writes about a recent study by Berg Insight.…
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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…