Category: Features
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How Solibri Is Continually Guiding Its Customers to BIM Success
Solibri is a trailblazer in the automated checking of building information models and it has been a leader in this field for many years. I had the pleasure of discussing with CEO Ville Kyytsönen how the company is expanding its offering and future-proofing its customers’ success. “When I learned that Solibri was looking for a…
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Solibri Transforms Building Permitting with Its Intelligent Code Checking
Building authorities around the world are looking for ways to transform the permitting process, to use building information models (BIMs) instead of 2D drawings. I sat down with Wafa Alsakini to discuss how Solibri is making that possible, and what new opportunities Solibri is offering to its customers across the globe. Building information modeling is…
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Eliminating Waste in Construction – An Interview with Turner Burton
I had the pleasure of interviewing Turner Burton, President of Hoar Construction. We discussed waste in construction and how his company is on a mission to eliminate it. Can you say a few words about yourself and your company? I grew up around construction and this company, hearing about the business from both my grandfather…
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10 Construction Robotics Companies – AEC Business
Here are 10 companies that develop robots for construction and are in commercial operation, in alphabetical order. The featured companies are Advanced Construction Robotics Branch Technology Built Robotics Construction Robotics Dusty Robotics FBR – Fastbricks Robotics Hyperion Robotics KEWAZO OKIBO Scaled Robotics Note: Check out our latest list with more construction robotics companies. Update your…
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Solving AEC Project and Task Management with monday.com
When construction production planning and scheduling is collaborative, and everyone working on a project is up-to-date, productivity increases. To achieve that, you need easy to use digital tools. Over a year ago, I discovered monday.com, a cloud-based tool for collaborative task planning and management. It has features that make it an excellent choice for AEC…
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An Interview with Fred Mills of The B1M
Fred Mills, the Co-Founder of The B1M, gave a keynote presentation at InfraBIM Open 2020 in Tampere. I had the pleasure of interviewing him on the spot. The B1M is the world’s largest and most subscribed-to video channel for construction with over 11 million viewers each month. The post An Interview with Fred Mills of…
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The Need for Situational Awareness in Construction
Recent research backs up what we already know from practice: construction work is suboptimal. What happens on a construction site has not kept up with the demands of an increasingly complex work environment. Situational awareness could give on-site employees the necessary means to finally reap the productivity benefits of digitalization. Under the guidance of Professor…
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Construction Needs Collaborative Planning – AEC Business
What makes construction different from manufacturing is its dynamic nature. Unlike a systemized production plant, a construction site is a mesh of interconnected processes that are far from optimized. The traditional top-down planning practice does not solve problems on the construction site, as recent research reveals. Making planning collaborative is a necessary step in making…
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KONE is Shaking Up the Industry with BIM
KONE supplies elevators, escalators, autowalks and maintenance and modernization solutions. I sat down with Kenneth Flannigan to discuss how BIM is changing KONE and what it means to the industry. Ken Flannigan KONE operates in over 60 countries, has around 1.3 million units in service, and moves over one billion people per day. The company’s…
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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…