Tag: remote
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Basement Home Office Design. Creating the Perfect Remote Work Environment
The dramatic shift toward remote work has transformed our homes into multifunctional spaces, with dedicated home offices becoming essential rather than optional. Basements—often underutilized and overlooked—present unique opportunities for creating ideal work environments separated from the household’s daily activities. While these below-grade spaces come with challenges like limited natural light and potential moisture issues, they…
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KOBELCO Europe Partners With Leica and Xwatch on Remote Excavation in New K-DIVE System
KOBELCO Construction Machinery Europe B.V. (KCME), wholly owned by KOBELCO Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. Japan and dedicated to the sales and service of crawler excavators, demolition excavators and crawler cranes, has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Leica Geosystems and Xwatch Safety Solutions, both part of Hexagon, to drive the evolution of excavation with the K-DIVE remote operation system.…
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On site with the UK’s first remote controlled tower crane
Contractor: WinvicCost: £80m+Form of contract: JCT Design and Build with amendmentsClient: Crown Student LivingArchitect: ECE WestworksEngineer: MeinhardtProgramme: 153 weeksCompletion: November 2025 (targeted) SubcontractorsConcrete frame and groundworks: MidwestFacade: HansenMEP: HighadmitPods: Offsite SolutionsPiling: VolkerFF&E: DeanestorRoofing: Advanced Roofing View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Kirsty Young given planning approval for house on remote Scottish island that has wild wallabies
Kirsty Young, former Desert Island Discs host, and her husband Nick Jones, founder of the Soho House group, have finally secured planning approval for a luxury eco-retreat on Inchconnachan Island, popularly known as “Wallaby Island.” The couple’s ambitious project to transform the 103-acre island, long neglected and overrun with invasive species, has ignited a passionate…
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How VR and AR Will Help in Remote Expert Assistance
The speed and quality of maintenance and repair are critical in the modern, technology-packed built environment. Consequently, these were considered in an experimental project that tested how remote expert assistance using VR and AR technologies could help improve the productivity of field service. I’m in a hall overlooking white mountain tops. It’s snowing. In front…