Category: Construction
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Snaptrude, an Intelligent Online Building Design Tool
Aarni Heiskanen’s guest is Altaf Ganihar, CEO of Snaptrude. He talks about the background of Snaptrude and gives a quick demo showing the capabilities of the online design tool. To learn more, visit https://www.snaptrude.com. The demo begins at 6:05. The post Snaptrude, an Intelligent Online Building Design Tool appeared first on AEC Business. View the…
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What Metrics Tell About the Project Performance of the Finnish Construction Sector
In many international comparisons, Finland’s construction sector comes out as reputable. In terms of job site safety and prevention of unreported employment, Finland shines. However, there’s still room for improvement in other business areas, as a new study shows. In 2020, Aalto University revealed exciting data on the project performance of Finnish construction companies. Eelon…
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The Elephant in the Circus
All of us construction professionals are elbow fighting to get tickets to the biggest and most spectacular show ever been staged that has been touring around the construction industry world. THE DIGITAL TWIN CIRCUS Who knew that I would have unintentionally bought myself a front-row seat to this promising jaw-dropping sensational show precisely three years…
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The Winners of the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced the winners of the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program recognizes the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Sixteen independent jury panels selected the 57 finalists from nearly 300 nominations submitted by more than 230 organizations…
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Top 50 Construction Technology Startups in 2021 by Cemex Ventures
CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s Corporate Venture Capital and Open Innovation unit, released today its yearly TOP50 ConTech Startups list. The selection features 2021’s top 50 solutions from the construction technology ecosystem from around the world and the most promising for 2022. Investment in the ConTech environment reached record levels this year, with over $4.5 billion USD…
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Buildots Provides a Single Source of Truth for the Park East Project in London
Buildots, an innovator in AI construction technology, has been selected by Wates Residential for Orbit’s Park East residential project in Erith, London. Wates Residential is part of the Wates Group, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned construction, development, and property services companies. The company has recognized Buildots’ ability to help them deliver exceptional homes on budget and schedule.…
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Document Crunch Won the Biggest Construction Industry Startup Competition
CEMEX Ventures, together with Dysruptek, Ferrovial, GS Futures, Hilti, VINCI Group’s Leonard and NOVA by Saint-Gobain, have announced the ten winners of the Construction Startup Competition 2021. Document Crunch, an AI-powered software to identify and explain critical issues in construction contracts, was chosen as the gold medalist of the 2021 edition. The Pitchday took place…
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Bridging the Gap Podcast: Bringing Iron Man to Construction
Does your company embrace innovation and new opportunities? Do you? Also, what is the future of robotics in construction? Join host Todd Weyandt and guest Aarni Heiskanen as they discuss crossing the divide between labor and construction demand, the growing importance of robotics in the field, the people-centric aspect of the construction industry, and much…
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AXA XL Recognizes Three Contractors For Pioneering Tech Adoption
AXA XL’s Construction insurance business recognizes three contractors for pioneering implementation of risk-reducing technologies and achieving the highest scores in its Technology Adoption Maturity Index (TAMI) scorers for 2021. Boston-based, national builder Suffolk and Jacksonville, Florida-based Haskell received silver honors for their tied score, while PCL Construction, based in Edmonton, Canada, received gold honors for receiving the TAMI’s highest score in…
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Why Subcontractors Need to Own Their Construction Data
Are subcontractors at a data disadvantage? As new construction projects get underway, a routine practice is for general contractors to ask their subs to use software such as Procore or PlanGrid. The GC’s goal is to ramp up efficiency by making sure all parties stay on the same page with billing, RFIs, submittals, logs, photos,…