Category: Construction
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The Next Level of Access Control for Construction with IoT and Video
Triax Technologies, Inc. and EarthCam announced a partnership to integrate their solutions to increase visibility into jobsite perimeters, enhancing safety and security. Using Triax’s Spot-r network, the two companies are offering a first-of-its-kind solution, enabling EarthCam’s high-resolution video cameras to provide real-time, independent visual verification of data identified through a worker’s wearable Spot-r Clip as it…
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The Living Makes Buildings Better with Computational Design
The AEC industry has a responsibility and mandate when it comes to addressing significant global challenges in the sector and improving operational practice. Professionals such as Lorenzo Villaggi, Senior Research Scientist at The Living, believe that new design technologies hold the key to better-performing built environments. Lorenzo Villaggi “Although I’m trained as an architect, I’ve…
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From Linear to Circular in Construction: An Interview with Lu Ying
Lu Ying recently co-founded Future Urban Living to explore sustainable solutions for businesses and cities in the Circular Economy through design thinking. Lu gave a great keynote speech at WDBE 2019 in Helsinki. We continue the discussion in this interview. AH: Can you say a few words about your background, what you do, and what…
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Kitconnect, a Web App for Industrialized Construction
Project Frog unveils Kitconnect, an integrated web application for Industrialized Construction. Built on Autodesk’s® Forge™, the solution enables end-to-end data flow from design to manufacture and construction. Project Frog is a San Francisco, California-based product and technology company founded in 2006. It delivers the platform, software and integration tools needed for the Industrialized Construction (IC)…
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Global Admixture Manufacturer Partially Acquires a Concrete Sensor Solution
Vancouver, Canada, based Kryton International Inc. acquired 30% of the fast-growing concrete sensor company Sensohive. The young IoT company Sensohive Technologies based in Denmark launched its Maturix™solution two years ago. It has been adopted by leading contractors and precast producers like PASCHAL GmbH, VolkerWessels, Heidelberg Cement, NCC, Skanska, and Kruse Smith, among others. The monitoring…
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Egnyte and Procore Team Up to Replace Outdated Processes in Construction
Egnyte, the business first security content platform, today announced an integration with Procore, a leading provider of construction management software, that will provide the construction industry with a better way to work that replaces the outdated, manual approach to accessing, changing, and reviewing files. “Construction tech is gaining traction as companies in the field are…
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South-East Asia’s Largest 3D-printer for Construction Operational in Singapore
South-East Asia’s largest 3D-printer for construction is declared operational in Singapore by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) in Singapore at the PEAK Forum on 11 September 2019. This 3D concrete printer is capable of printing concrete components up to 9 m long, 3.5 m wide and 3.8 m tall. The 3D-printer is developed and…
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Handiss Helps You Hire Top Freelance Architects and Engineers
Handiss is a freelancing platform made specifically for architecture and engineering. It helps companies find global talent for freelance work. Handiss is the construction market network where vetted engineering consultants, architects, and industry experts can offer their work to their peers in the industry. Founded by engineers for engineers, Handiss is dedicated to matching clients…
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From CAD to Machines as Co-Designers
Finnish economics professor Osmo A. Wiio claimed that we typically overestimate the near future and underestimate the distant future. His thoughts resonate well with today’s perception of design automation. Back in the 1980s, I took part in the first-ever Finnish “integrated CAD” projects, in which the architect, the structural, HVAC, and electrical engineers exchanged CAD…
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Make Every Construction Project Succeed with VisualLeader
Ains Group has just released a digital service that radically changes the way construction projects are managed. The concept consists of a new management process, a command center, and a situation awareness portal for project decision-makers and partners. It aims to make every project reach its goals. Jaakko Jauhiainen Ains Group has long been a…