Category: Artificial Intelligence
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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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TestFit, the Maker of an AI-Powered Building Configurator, Gets $20 Million Funding
TestFit Inc., the maker of an interactive AI-powered real estate feasibility software, has announced $20 million in Series A financing led by Parkway Venture Capital, bringing the total company financing to $22 million. TestFit’s building configurator helps real estate developers, architects, urban planners, and more to solve site plans in seconds. Development deals for multifamily, commercial,…
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Kwant Expands Its Connected Construction Solution
Kwant, the New York-based construction software company, has announced a product expansion that supports Lean Construction-based waste reduction. The expansion provides digital transparency for construction sites by connecting each data node to improve safety and productivity. As construction projects become more challenging, the need for fully connected jobsites and data-driven decisions becomes critical. Kwant solves the…
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Autonomous Drones Are Now a Reality in Construction
Grant Harris, Director of Business Development at Exyn Technologies, is Aarni Heiskanen’s guest on the AEC Business podcast. Exyn provides autonomous aerial robot systems for the construction industry. The discussion topics include: Exyn’s background The challenges and limitations of manually operated drones What added value do autonomous drones provide How to turn a drone autonomous…
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Automating Construction Verification and Progress Monitoring
In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, Aarni Heiskanen interviews Raffi Holzer, CEO of Avvir. The company provides a reality analysis platform that uses reality capture and BIM data to automate construction verification and progress monitoring. The discussion topics include Raffi’s “unorthodox” background How traditional companies can start transforming their business with technology What…
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How to Leverage AI in Your AEC Business
In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, Aarni Heiskanen interviews Mehdi Nourbakhsh, Ph.D., on his new book, Augment It. The book is a great resource for AEC professionals who want to start leveraging AI in their business. Artificial intelligence is one of the most under-utilized emerging technologies in the AEC industry. When understood and…
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Slate Technologies Launches an AI-Powered Digital Assistant for Construction
Slate Technologies, an AI software platform, has launched a digital assistant for the construction industry. Slate uses AI and machine learning to improve the productivity of construction professionals by enabling better, earlier decision-making to keep building projects on time, maximizing revenue. Among the company’s early development collaborators include multinational construction leader Skanska. Analyzing unstructured data…
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Workorder Uses Deep Learning for Fast Quantity Takeoffs
Workorder, Inc., a construction technology startup, has raised a $1.1 million pre-seed round from UBMB and Mucker Capital to assist in the launch of its innovative software. Workorder’s software is among the first for construction estimating to use image recognition, deep learning, and OCR to automatically detect, measure, and count objects in construction blueprints. The…
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AI Pushes the Boundaries of Design
Artificial Intelligence has been in the headlines for the past decade across several disciplines. From building systems to detect breast cancer that outperform expert diagnosticians, to start-ups creating self-driving cars, the AI momentum has built up exponentially. One thing is for sure: AI is here to stay. Interestingly, even though AI has become a buzzword…
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Birdflocks Connects AEC Professionals
In the AI edition of the AEC Business Newsletter, I introduce Birdflocks. It is an online AEC community that invites professionals to showcase their work and skills, find new opportunities, and learn from others. It aims at solving global construction industry problems through collaboration and communication. Members of Birdflocks can start their own communities. I…