Category: Bulletin
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InfraBIM Open Coming up on February 3, 2020
The first InfraBIM Open in 2018 brought already together 400 participants to Tampere, Finland. In 2019 it attracted 530 participants from over 25 different countries, and the program included 60 presentations. The world had been waiting for this conference series! During two days in February 2020 the organizers will gather together the best subjects, most…
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Buildiro Introduces a 90-minute Courier Delivery Service for Small Stock Items
Buildiro, the world’s first mobile app for materials procurement which has been building a loyal fanbase of tradespeople and merchants since its launch in September 2019, is set to introduce a new service. On 20 January 2020, Buildiro Direct begins, delivering those crucial, small, missing items to tradespeople within London, offering a 0.5% discount off…
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DiCtion Digitalizes Construction Workflows – AEC Business
Construction projects suffer from low productivity and risks pertaining to schedules, quality, and costs. Over recent decades, construction productivity has improved by a mere one percent. DiCtion is a research and development project led by the Aalto University that seeks to boost productivity through the digitalization of construction workflows. Aalto University’s Department of Civil Engineering…
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Unissu is Hosting the Global Real Estate Equivalent of TED Talks
Proptech marketplace Unissu.com has launched Connect, creating the first simultaneous global view of the rise of technology in the property market. Unissu will be working with local partners in 15 cities in five days on March 2-6, 2020. It will provide free-to-view videos from experts on the future of global real estate and the rise…
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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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HoloBuilder Announces Partnership with Boston Dynamics
HoloBuilder announced today their partnership with Boston Dynamics and released SpotWalk, a new product integration with Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot. The new partnership brings autonomous 360° reality capture to construction projects, addressing core productivity inefficiencies that continue hampering the construction industry. A Walking Robot Captures 360° Images Controlled by HoloBuilder’s SpotWalk app, the Boston Dynamics’…
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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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DiCtion Has Devised an Ontology for Construction
DiCtion is a research and development project led by the Aalto University that seeks to boost productivity through the digitalization of construction workflows. To be able to collect data from various sources and combine it in a meaningful way and without manual interaction, we need a shared data model. DiCtion has devised a data model,…
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Idea Wall for Online Brainstorming
Idea Wall is a software-as-service for collecting ideas online in a structured way. It’s fast to implement and has a zero learning curve for the participants. Sticky notes are great for brainstorming. However, when you are not in the same place physically or you have many teams attending, digital tools work better. Also, if you…