Category: Bulletin
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Major Construction and Design Show Moves to Chicago
On Sept. 19 and 20, 2019, Oliver Kinross, the organizers of the New York Build Expo, will be hosting Chicago Build at McCormick Place. Oliver Kinross organize an award-winning, global portfolio of construction events, including what the company describes as “the largest shows in London, New York, and Sydney”. Chicago Build is officially supported by the…
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Construction Blockchain Consortium: Symposium Presentations
CBC International Symposium took place in Paris, France, on June 6-7, 2019. The presentations are now available online. Here is a selection of the topics discussed: What Are The ‘Breakthrough’ Use Cases? Practical Applications For Blockchain In Construction Change Management In Complex Infrastructure Projects Blockchain And Contracts Blockchain For Facilities Management And Operations Leveraging Distributed…
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Richard Harpham of Katerra: Silicon and Sawdust
Richard Harpham, Vice President Software Products at Katerra, gave this presentation titled Silicon and Sawdust – Deconstructing Construction at NXT BLD 2019. He talks about how Katerra operates and Apollo, a software platform and suite of applications designed to support building projects and teams from beginning to end. “…we’re thinking about these six things: cost, schedule,…
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AEC Business Partnering with Chicago Build
AEC Business in partnering with Chicago Build, the leading construction show for Chicago and the Midwest. Part of the internationally renowned global Build series in New York, London, Sydney, Glasgow and Auckland, Chicago Build 2019 (September 19-20) features 200+ speakers across 12 conference tracks (including Government Contracts & Policy, Sustainability, Real Estate, Architecture, BIM &…
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The 10 Winners of CEMEX Ventures’ Construction Startup Competition 2019
CEMEX Ventures celebrated its Pitch Day, an event at which the 10 winners of the Construction Startup Competition 2019 presented their solutions to a jury of experts in construction, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The global challenge doubled its participation compared to the 2018 competition. It seeks new business models that work in the six priority opportunity…
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Fifth Wall Closes New $503 Million Fund, the Largest Real Estate Venture Capital Fund Raised to Date
With over $1 billion assets under management and more than 50 corporate strategic investors spanning 11 countries, Fifth Wall has assembled the largest consortium of real estate owners to invest in cutting edge startups and transform the global real estate industry. On July 17, 2019, Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technologies…
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Six Leaders Provide Insights to Optimize the Construction Industry
CEMEX Ventures shares the conclusions drawn from a recent roundtable in Paris, France, with six industry leaders to improve digitization and productivity in the construction industry. Specifically, CEOs and innovation and technology representatives of Bouygues Construction, Hilti, DPR Europe, FMI, Versatile Natures and CEMEX Ventures met recently to explore how to attract tangible benefits to…
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Thyssenkrupp Presents AI “alfred” to Manage Their Global Logistics Network
thyssenkrupp Materials Services relies on Microsoft for in-house solution development. AI is an essential component of the holistic digitalization strategy of the company. Customers benefit from individualized offers and more efficient processes. thyssenkrupp Materials Services continues to drive digital transformation: Since early 2019 an artificial intelligence solution (AI), supported by Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure, has…
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Thyssenkrupp Presents AI “alfred” to Manage Their Global Logistics Network
thyssenkrupp Materials Services relies on Microsoft for in-house solution development. AI is an essential component of the holistic digitalization strategy of the company. Customers benefit from individualized offers and more efficient processes. thyssenkrupp Materials Services continues to drive digital transformation: Since early 2019 an artificial intelligence solution (AI), supported by Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure, has…
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LetsBuild Sets Out to Solve Problems with On-site BIM Adoption
LetsBuild, recently formed by the merger of Belgian APROPLAN and Danish GenieBelt, will soon be launching an ambitious BIM product. LetsBuild wants to seamlessly link on-site activities and checks to the project’s BIM model. Just as importantly, the company is focusing on ensuring easy adoption by site teams. Most companies in the construction industry are…