Category: Bulletin
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Augmented Reality for Construction Videos
I’ve been looking for information on augmented and virtual reality for construction. Here is a collection of videos that I’ve come across lately on the use of augmented reality. If you’re interested to know how you can use virtual and augmented reality for your AEC business, join me on a webinar I’ll host on February 16,…
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How Virtual and Augmented Reality Can Change Your AEC Business
AEC Business hosted a Virtual and Augmented Reality Webinar aimed at the construction industry. Watch the recorded presentations now! The eight-trillion-dollar construction industry is ready to embrace virtual and augmented reality. According to the 2016 Construction Technology Report (JBKnowledge Inc.), 7.4 percent of construction companies have already tried virtual and 7.1 percent augmented reality. Over the…
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Popular in 2016 and Plans for 2017
Happy Holidays and an Innovative New Year 2017! A warm thank to all my interviewees, my readers, and those who shared my content on social media. Here are the most popular posts from 2016 and plans for 2017. The Most Popular Posts in 2016 I published 57 posts in 2016. These are the top 10 in popularity: Peter Vesterbacka…
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ReCoTech: A Slush Side Event Where Startups Partner with Established Companies
The first-ever ReCoTech meetup, an official Slush side event, took place in Helsinki on November 30, 2016. This meetup was an opportunity for startups to partner with established real estate and construction companies and possibly get funding. Driving to the ReCoTech venue took longer than expected. The roads were filled with cars and taxis headed…
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The Innovation Maze – A Book for Innovators and Game Changers
Innovation is a maze. You can get in, but navigating to a commercialized innovation fails eight times out of ten. Gijs van Wulfen’s book The Innovation Maze is a practical guide to finding your way through the maze. Gijs van Wulfen is a professional keynote speaker and author. He facilitates innovation workshops for companies, and assists organizations…
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Peter Vesterbacka of Rovio: The FINEST Tunnel and More
Today, at the AEC Hackathon 3.2 Helsinki, Peter Vesterbacka of Rovio made two interesting announcements. He wants to build an undersea tunnel between Finland and Estonia and at the same time create the capital of Eurasia. Here are my quick notes on Peter’s announcement You can watch the video of Peter’s presentation below. He starts talking…
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Towards Paperless Construction: PaperLight – AEC Business
I just toured the newly built headquarters of a financial corporation. Our guide, a M&A specialist, boasted that they have completely removed paper from their offices. Could paperless construction become feasible any time soon? PaperLight is a portable smart board that could replace paper drawings on many occasions. Rollout, Inc., the developer of PaperLight, says that 90% of…
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State of experimentation survey
Construction industry companies of any size can develop and improve their business through experiments. Experimentation is a great, cost-effective way to explore new opportunities, learn new things, and implement what you’ve learned. We’re conducting a survey to understand if and how construction industry firms experiment, and we invite you to participate. What is the survey…
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INFRA: A Video Game with a Purpose
The theme of Infra 2016, held in Helsinki in March, was the future of infrastructure management. One of the presentations that caught my eye was about INFRA – a new video game. I had the opportunity to interview Oskari Samiola, the CEO of Loiste Interactive, the game’s developer. How did you become interested in infrastructure?…
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INFRA: A Video Game with a Purpose
The theme of Infra 2016, held in Helsinki in March, was the future of infrastructure management. One of the presentations that caught my eye was about INFRA – a new video game. I had the opportunity to interview Oskari Samiola, the CEO of Loiste Interactive, the game’s developer. How did you become interested in infrastructure?…